Each year, Christians across the world celebrate Advent as a season of anticipation— of waiting in the darkness for the Light of the world to come.
At the end of a year like this one, the idea of waiting in darkness might seem less appealing than ever. Still, Advent invites us to keep leaning in. This season, as we wonder at the Incarnation— the ultimate leaning-in of God towards us— we ask how the humanity of Christ enables us to pray, presently and with hope, in the limitation and the glory of our own incarnations.
Click on the guides below for daily prayers and scripture passages to read with your family or enjoy on your own. Or, check out the All Souls Daily Worship podcast to hear these read by members of our community.
Psalm 146
Isaiah 1:1-9
2 Peter 3:1-10
Matt. 25:1-13
Psalm 1
Isaiah 1:10-20
1 Thess. 1:1-10
Luke 20:1-8
Psalm 5
Isaiah 1:21-31
1 Thess. 2:1-12
Luke 20:9-18
Wreath making with Alyssa Reeve + daily readings
Psalm 18:1-20
Isaiah 2:12-22
1 Thess. 3:1-13
Luke 20:27-40
Psalm 16
Isaiah 3:8-15
1 Thess. 4:1-12
Luke 20:41–21:4
Psalm 20
Isaiah 4:2-6
1 Thess. 4:13-18
Luke 21:5-19
Psalm 148
Isaiah 5:1-7
2 Peter 3:11-18
Luke 7:28-35
Psalm 25
Isaiah 5:8-12
1 Thess. 5:1-11
Luke 21:20-28
Psalm 26
Isaiah 5:13-17
1 Thess. 5:12-28
Luke 21:29-38
Movement with Sydney Buckley + daily readings
Psalm 37:1-18
Isaiah 7:1-9
2 Thess. 2:1-12
Luke 22:1-13
Psalm 31
Isaiah 7:10-25
2 Thess. 2:13–3:5
Luke 22:14-30
Psalm 30
Isaiah 8:1-15
2 Thess. 3:6-18
Luke 22:31-38
Psalm 63
Isaiah 13:6-13
Heb. 12:18-29
John 3:22-30
Psalm 41
Isaiah 8:16–9:1
2 Peter 1:1-11
Luke 22:39-53
Psalm 45
Isaiah 9:1-7
2 Peter 1:12-21
Luke 22:54-69
Illumination with Lori Bailey + daily readings
Psalm 50
Isaiah 9:18–10:4
2 Peter 2:10b-16
Matt. 3:1-12
Psalm 40
Isaiah 10:5-19
2 Peter 2:17-22
Matt. 11:2-15
Psalm 139
Isaiah 10:20-27
Jude 17-25
Luke 3:1-9
Psalm 24
Isaiah 42:1-12
Eph. 6:10-20
John 3:16-21
Psalm 61
Isaiah 11:1-9
Rev. 20:1-10
John 5:30-47
Psalm 66:1-12, 16-20
Isaiah 11:10-16
Rev. 20:11-21:8
Luke 1:5-25
Psalm 72:1-14, 18-20
Isaiah 28:9-22
Rev. 21:9-21
Luke 1:26-38
Christmas Eve Vespers + daily readings
Psalm 85
Zech. 1:7-13
1 John 4:7-16
John 3:31-36