Digital Advent Calendar

Now in its twelfth year, the popular interactive digital Advent calendar is published by the Catholic Communications Office and offers a distinctive and spiritually enriching way to journey through this holy season.  For each day of Advent, all are invited to click open the calendar’s doors on the homepage of Digital Advent Calendar

Welcoming the digital publication of this year’s calendar, Archbishop Eamon Martin said, “The four weeks of this year’s online Advent calendar will draw on the themes of love, joy, peace and hope.  The video content, and short daily prayers, will be provided by the staff and friends of the Irish Bishops’ Conference’s secretariat in Maynooth, as well as Church’s safeguarding office, and the overseas development agency, Trócaire.  The online calendar is designed to help prepare individuals, families and faith communities to reflect on the hope that Christ brings to the world.

“The period of Advent hosts big personalities such as John the Baptist, the prophet Isaiah and, of course, Mary Our Blessed Mother, who embraced God’s will completely and made a special place for God in her life.  This season speaks loudly of hope, promise and peace and, of course, the message of conversion and preparation!”

“I thank all the contributors to the 2025 Advent calendar as we reach the end of this universal Jubilee Year themed, ‘Pilgrims of Hope’.  I encourage everyone to make some small sacrifice as a gesture of solidarity with the poor, the vulnerable and all those who are displaced from their homes and families at this special time of the year.  In that way we can prepare well for the celebration of the sacred moment when we mark the coming of Christ our Saviour, born for us on Christmas Day.”

Archbishop Eamon concluded, “During this season we also journey inwards to prepare in our hearts, as Mary did, for the light of Christ.  Over the next four weeks, let us walk together with family, friends and community, so that everyone can experience the good news of this holy season, and in particular those less fortunate than ourselves.”