Advent and Christmas
![Sunset at Lake Titicaca. CAFOD partner CIPCA work in this area of Bolivia providing agricultural training, focussing on soil conservation & facilitation of sharing of best practice across community & beyond [Stephen Hunt]](/var/storage/images/images/worship/light-on-water-bolivia/887880-1-eng-GB/light-on-water-bolivia_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Prayer for creation (25.00 kB) We pray this Advent that a fair and binding deal will be reached on climate change in Copenhagen and that all things will be made new |
 | An Advent service for your group or parish on the theme of creation |
![Denge Galgalla (55) tends his goats in drought-affected Kenya. His pastoralist way of life is gravely threatened. [Richard Wainwright]](/var/storage/images/images/worship/kenya-sunset/823512-1-eng-GB/kenya-sunset_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Reflection: First Sunday of Advent (25.50 kB) A reflection on the Psalm for Sunday 29 November |
![Young girls collecting water in Kurkum, Northern Kenya [Georgina Cranston]](/var/storage/images/images/worship/three-girls-in-kenya-landscape/887798-1-eng-GB/three-girls-in-kenya-landscape_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Reflection: Second Sunday of Advent (25.50 kB) A reflection on the Second Reading for Sunday 6 December |
![Indigenous people's rights are being undermined and ignored by the rich and powerful [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/media_folder/cafod/images/international_images/latin_america_caribbean/brazil/macuxi_boy_with_cattle/241714-2-eng-GB/macuxi_boy_with_cattle_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Reflection: Third Sunday of Advent (26.00 kB) A reflection on the Gospel for Sunday 13 December |
 | Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Advent (25.00 kB) A reflection on the Gospel for Sunday 20 December |
![UK CAFOD vigil for Make Poverty History [Annie Bungeroth]](/var/storage/images/images/worship/candles-at-uk-event/823484-1-eng-GB/candles-at-uk-event_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Prayer: Tools of peace (25.50 kB) A prayer for peace this Advent |
 | A collection of Advent prayers for you to download on themes including livesimply, hope, expectation (Word doc) |
 | A collection of our most popular prayers about Christmas for you to download (Word doc) |
![Morning prayers at the Church of the Virgin of Guadelupe, Chiapas, Mexico [Marcella Haddad]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/mexico/images/little-girls-in-church/4985-2-eng-GB/little-girls-in-church_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Lord we look to you (27.00 kB) Advent litany (Word doc) |
![Kenyan women lay down flowers after a peaceful demonstration at Nairobi's Freedom Corner against the violent unrest following elections, January 2008 [REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya, courtesy www.alertnet.org]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/kenya/images/kenyan-women-lay-down-flowers-/283251-2-eng-GB/kenyan-women-lay-down-flowers-_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Advent litany (Word doc) |
![Women from different church groups join to sing together in Chawama market, Lusaka, Zambia. [Caroline Irby]](/var/storage/images/images/worship/singing/823540-1-eng-GB/singing_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Advent litany (Word doc) |
![Doves in a Philippines CAFOD project [Annie Bungeroth]](/var/storage/images/images/worship/doves/823498-1-eng-GB/doves_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Thoughts on hope and faith in Advent (25.50 kB) Reflection on getting back to our true selves in preparation for Christmas (Word doc) |
