1st Week of Advent

30 November 2025

Opening liturgy

Gift-giving God,

may Advent be for us a time of giving

and receiving

Lord God of this Advent season, of every

season, every day, minute and second,

give us, we pray, the gift of peace in this

season of Advent.

Bring peace to the world, but also bring

peace within each of us.

Gift-giving God,

may Advent be for us a time of giving

and receiving

Lord God, we give ourselves afresh to you

as we step into Advent.

Let us iron the crumples and the creases

from our lives

so that we may be the best gift that we

can be.

Gift-giving God,

may Advent be for us a time of giving

and receiving

May we start today and not wait

to become, and to be, the person/people

you want us to be,

so that we can give the best that we can

of you and ourselves, to those around us.

Gift-giving God,

may Advent be for us a time of giving

and receiving.