 Advent  My Christmas Pledge with Prayer to the Infant Jesus I Promise . . . 1. To make my Christmas a holy day with Christ-----not a holiday without Him. 2. To observe Christmas as the birthday of Christ-----not a day to give and receive material gifts. 3. To remember that the real symbols of Christmas are the Star, the Stable and the Crib-----not Santa Claus and his reindeer. 4. To teach my children that "Santa Claus" is the nickname of St. Nicholas-----who gave to the poor in honor of Christ. 5. To help one poor family-----in honor of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Holy Family of Bethlehem. 6. To send Christmas cards remindful of Him, the Infant Savior-----not decorated only with candy canes, dogs, ribbons and wreaths. 7. To make room in my home for Him-----with a Christmas Crib to remind me that He was born in a stable. 8. During the Christmas season, in a special way, to honor Mary, His mother-----who kept the first Christmas vigil beside the manger. 9. To begin Christmas by leading my family to His altar-----to receive the Bread of Life. 10. Today and every day, to give "Glory to God in the highest"-----to work and pray for "Peace on earth to men of good will." PRINT THE CHRISTMAS PLEDGE AND PRAYER ALONG WITH THE ADVENT NOVENA ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE. Nihil Obstat: Joseph A. M. Quigley, Censor Librorum Imprimatur, + John J Krol, D.D., J.C.D., Archbishop of Philadelphia, March, 1964  Prayer to the Infant Jesus Come to me, O Divine Savior, vouchsafe to be born in my heart. Grant that, taught by Thine example, and assisted by Thy grace, I may be poor in spirit and humble of heart. Keep me chaste and obedient. I wish to live but for Thee, and to do all things purely for love of Thee. O Mary, my Advocate and Mother, obtain by thy prayers forgiveness of my past offenses and holy perseverance unto death. St. Joseph, do thou also pray for me, that I may become daily more pleasing to Jesus. Amen. WITH ECCLESIASTICAL APPROBATION VIEW THE PLEDGE IMAGE WITHOUT THE TEXT www.catholictradition.org/Advent/advent19.htm |
