"Putting the waiting back into wanting": Operation Noah's advent campaign to reduce consumption at Christmas

"Advent is the traditional month of preparation before Christmas, a time of fasting and intense prayer, a time of eager expectation. It is above all a time to celebrate waiting as a normal part of human experience, when the Christian tradition invites us to wait for the birth of a child. In Advent we rejoice that we are waiting, that there is still time to prepare a way for the Lord and we celebrate the virtue of patience. By contrast, the consumer world tells us not to wait but to 'buy now.' Greed cannot wait, so to learn to wait is a simple antidote to greed." - Father Christopher Jamison (BBC Monastery)

This advent, we want PROPHETS, not PROFITS!

Operation Noah is putting together a series of actions and events centred around the first weekend in Advent which parishes and churches can adopt. The weekend will include pilgrimages on foot, meditation and prayer, cleaning up rubbish in shopping malls and sessions in high-quality handicraft making taught by local skilled artisans.

Please download the document below for more details and liturgical resources.