Advent Paragraph from Good Shepherd Catholic Bulletin

Adventus means arrival or coming in Latin. Advent is a time of preparation for Our Saviors birth. Four candles are lit on the Advent wreath to symbolize four weeks(or four Sundays) before Christmas. It is also the beginning of a new Church year. The color for the coming of the King is purple to symbolize royalty. On the third Sunday of Advent(Gaudete Sunday) the vestments worn are Rose to call to attention the close arrival of the newborn baby Jesus. During Advent we give up various attachments to ready our home and our souls for christmas. The Prayer of St. Andrew is said throughout Advent to bring blessings to our new Year as the universal Catholic Church. Contributed by Avila Dauvin

The Jesse Tree from three years ago...our ornaments are still in storage but we are reading the Jesse Tree readings every evening.
Creation, Banishment from Eden, Cain and Abel, and Noah and the Ark.

P.S. Incidentally, upon close examination, the ornaments are not in order, but they still are beautifully placed by small hands.