LITMIR.BIZ

      Copyright © 1999 by Barbara Dee Baumgarten

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      Unless otherwise noted, the Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      The scripture quotations from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (RSV), copyright © 1946, 1951, 1971, 1973, are used by permission.

      Additional Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version (NKJV), copyright © 1979, 1980 and 1982 by Thomas Nelson Publishers, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee.

      Symbol 33 is the logo for The Catholic Worker, designed in 1935 and revised in 1985 by Ade Bethune. Used by permission.

      The hymn “Phos Hilarion” and the canticles “Surge, llluminare” and “The Magnificat” are from The Book of Common Prayer (1979) of the Episcopal Church, as adapted into inclusive language by the Community of St. Francis in its CSF Office Book, copyright © 1996, San Francisco, California. Used by permission.

      The meditation attributed to St. Ambrose is from Lesser Feasts and Fasts 1991, copyright © by the Church Pension Fund of the Episcopal Church. Used by permission.

      The Collect for the Third Sunday after Easter (Christmas Eve prayer) and the Collect for the Holy Innocents are from A New Zealand Prayer Book, He Karakia Mihinare Aotearoa, copyright © 1989 by the Church of the Province of New Zealand. Used by permission.

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Baumgarten, Barbara Dee Bennett, 1955-

      Teach us to number our days: a liturgical Advent calendar/Barbara Dee Baumgarten,

      p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references.

      ISBN 978-0-8192-1765-3

      1. Advent. 2. Advent calendars. 3. Handicraft—Religious aspects—Christianity.

      I.Title.

      BV40.B385 1999

       Printed in the United States of America

       For Bill

      CONTENTS

       Preface

       Chapter 1. The Advent Calendar

       How to Choose the Symbols for Your Calendar

       A Few Suggestions

       The Colors of Advent

       Chapter 2. A Historical Overview of Advent

       Chapter 3. Biblical Markings

       The Biblical Foundation of Advent Themes: Hope for Christ’s Coming

       The Key Figures of Advent: Isaiah, Mary and John the Baptist

       Chapter 4. Changing Dates of Advent and Their Symbols

       The Advent Wreath

       The Four Sundays of Advent

       Special Days

       Biblical Figures

       Chapter 5. Fixed Observations during Advent and Their Symbols

       November 27-December 16: Advent Watchers and Holy Ones

       December 17-23: The Great ‘O’ Antiphons of Advent

       December 24-28: Christmas Eve and Christmas Days

       Chapter 6. Traditional and Personal Symbols and Events during Advent

       Chapter 7. Creating Paper-Version and Junk-Mail Calendars for Celebrating Advent

       Chapter 8. A Felt No-Sew Variation

       Chapter 9. The Fabric Calendar

       Chapter 10. Symbols, Letters and Numbers for the Advent Calendar

       Symbol Key and Cross-Reference

       The Images

       Endnotes

       Bibliography

       Symbol Keys to Cover Calendars