{"product_id":"the-magnificat-advent-companion-2026-large-print","title":"The Magnificat: Advent Companion 2026 Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrepare your heart to welcome the Prince of Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pocket-sized Companion follows a practical, page-a-day format and features original meditations on each day's Gospel by one of twenty gifted authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA variety of beautiful and practical blessings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Advent Penance Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecially commissioned poetry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvent Stations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe O Antiphons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvent is that sacred season of anticipation and expectation in which we come to terms with the deepest yearning of our soul—a yearning fulfilled only in Jesus Christ. As we wait in longing for the coming of the Christ Child at Christmas, we turn over to him all the false satisfactions—the compromises—of our life. To live Advent is to live in the awareness of a Presence that changes us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Advent preparation is marked by vigilance—custody of the heart, in which we keep our soul fixed on the Lord. For what we see incarnate in the infant Jesus we desire for ourselves: purity, innocence, childlikeness restored. In the birth of this Child we know the promise of our own spiritual rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rich spiritual companion will accompany you like a beloved friend through the four weeks of Advent with poignant scriptural reflections for each day of the season. You will also find a wealth of meditative prayers, essays, and poetry, an examination of conscience, and a unique feature: the Advent Stations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67537247011106,"sku":"adventL","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/9959\/files\/adventcompanion_7449942d-0b56-42f5-a16e-ae8f0a8973b9.jpg?v=1792182074","url":"https:\/\/www.uniquecatholicgifts.com\/products\/the-magnificat-advent-companion-2026-large-print","provider":"JMJs Catholic Store, Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}