**WINNERS: Deena and Barbara!**
I’m so excited to offer my first book giveaway here at The Loveliest Hour. For a girl who loves books, this is only natural!
So, I have two books to offer, and I know you’ll love them! They are written by my new friends over at CatholicMom.com, Lisa Hendey and Sarah Reinhard. Both will help you make your way through Advent prayerfully, helping you and your family remember ‘the reason for the season!’ Advent is also a wonderful time to introduce the joy of prayer into your family. These books will certainly help you do just that.
Here is a little summary of each book:
O Radiant Dawn by Lisa Hendey
O Radiant Dawn: 5 Minutes Prayers Around the Advent Wreath by Lisa Hendey is a daily prayer book created for use around an Advent wreath in Catholic households of any configuration. It contains twenty-eight devotional services, each designed to last only five minutes—an achievable goal for busy families. The single-page service includes: 1) a simple candle lighting, 2) a brief scripture passage paired with a reflection question for adults and older children and one for younger children, 3) silence, and 4) a closing prayer. Rooted in scriptural images of light, O Radiant Dawn can be used in family prayer year after year.
With its many Advent wreath prayers, O Radiant Dawn is an ideal gift for parish-wide distribution and faith sharing groups. It can also be used as a part of an Advent retreat.
Welcome Baby Jesus by Sarah Reinhard
Advent is a season almost forgotten by the secular world. With new toys and electronics available, why should we focus on this time of anticipation? Most everyone cannot wait for Christmas morning to arrive, but is it for the right reason? Sarah A. Reinhard designed Welcome Baby Jesus for you and your family to capture some of what’s intended by the liturgical season of Advent. Each day has a Scripture quote from the Sunday gospel readings, a brief reflection, and an action to complete. With each passing Sunday, your Advent Wreath will grow brighter, your family’s faith will grow stronger, and the true meaning of this season will be discovered.
Enter by leaving a comment below before 5 PM on Tuesday, November 20th. Winners will be announced later that evening. One entry per person, please. You must have a valid email address, which I promise not to use for anything other than this giveaway.
These look wonderful! Thank you for the opportunity to enter. God bless!
Hi Lauren!! Oh! I’m excited about both these books as I have been eyeing them since they were each released!!! How fun to do a book give-away!!! Please enter me in each, you know, once, twice, three times… ;)
blessings!!!
rita
Thanks for the summaries — both books look like a great addition to any library.
These look wonderful. Would love to share these with my grandchildren! Thank you, Lauren, for allowing us to enter.
You SO amaze me Lauren with ALL that you do! Both of these books sound fablous for entering the Advent season JOYFULLY with our families!
Pick me! Pick me! Both books look like a wonderful way to share the Advent season with my family!
thanks for this wonderful giveaway and opportunity to add a faith-filled book to my advent.
Both of these books look like great helpers for our family as we head into the Advent season. Thanks for this contest!
I’m new to Catholicism and jumping in with both feet! I’m currently in RCIA and look forward to coming into the Church this Easter. I look forward to educating my children in the faith as well. These books would be a great resource for us! Thanks for offering the give away–what fun!
These books look wonderful, thanks for the opportunity to win.
looks like some great books!
What a wonderful blog! You are so talented… thanks for sharing!
I love your work, Lauren. You are so very talented.
Thank you for the chance to win! I have been eyeing Lisa Hendey’s O Radiant Dawn!
What lovely timing! Was just looking for “Welcome Baby Jesus” at our local Catholic bookstore and they didn’t have any copies. Thanks for the opportunity! Love both these ladies’ writing!
I would love to read either of those books and jump-start this year’s Advent.
Would love to share these with the family. Thanks Lauren!
Thanks so much for having this giveaway! Any friend of Sarah’s is a friend of mine.
oooooh. Been looking for something like this for my families at my church. Will have to purchase if I don’t win!
Always looking for something special to share with my boys to teach them a Catholic way of life. Thank you for offering this giveaway! And thanks to my friend Barb for letting me know about this!
What a great giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity.
These look greay, count me in!
These books both look like perfect additions to Catholic family life in preparation for Advent. Thanks so much for offering!
This Advent, I need all of the help I can get. Please, God willing.
Glad to have found your site! Would love to read these books!
Awesome giveaway!
These look just wonderful. Hoping to make a good Advent this year, and these would be great! Thanks!
Please enter me for this wonderful giveaway. Great way to prepare for our Savior’s birth.
What a wonderful giveaway! We could use some help with observing Advent with our two young children. Thank you for the opportunity.
I love the covers on these books, I would go out and buy them, my grandson just turned one and the book Welcome Baby Jesus would be perfect…I have statues and he will point to Jesus and Mary….Thanks for the oppourtunity…God Bless
I have been looking for a better way to share advent with my children as well as a way for myself to grow spiritually during this season! These books would be perfect way to help me achieve both of those goals!!!
God Bless You!
Oh, this would help make some family advent traditions in our home. Thanks for the chance to win!
These books look wonderful! I’d love to read them in prepartion of Advent. God bless!
These both look great! Would love to add both of these to our Advent devotions!
Thank you for such a lovely idea – these two books would be an asset to any person’s library. I am especially looking for a special way to celebrate Advent this year so PERFECT!! A great to celebrate the Year of Faith! God bless.
These books look amazing! Would be a great addition to my home and CCD class!!!
thanks for this wonderful giveaway and opportunity to add a faith-filled book to my advent
would like to read them some day, maybe add them to the parish library.
Please enter me in the drawing to win one or both of these two books. They look like wonderful ways to prepare for the Christ Child.
Count me in on this great give away!
I have been meaning to read both of these books. Thanks for the chance to win one!
Was thinking of getting one or both of these for my wife for the season. Please enter me into the contest!
I would love to enter your contest, the books look lovely!!
Wonderful books! And, maybe I’m a bit biased, but I love Lisa Hendey ;)
These books look great! I’ve been looking for some age appropriate ways to get my little ones more involved in advent – it helps Mom and Dad in their journey too!
Your blog really is so lovely! Your words are soothing to my soul yet truly real in a raw/natural way. Thanks for offering this giveaway!
These look wonderful! Thanks for the opportunity to win them!
The books look great! Thanks!
This is so fun, Lauren! Thanks!
What a wonderful giveaway! Thank you!
Beautiful books, hope i can win!
We are always looking for new ways to celebrate Advent in our home!! These both are perfect for our family!! Thanx for this giveaway but mostly for introducing 2 wonderful a advent resources!!!
What a great giveaway as we approach Advent. Thanks Lauren!
These sound like wonderful additions to the special Advent Wreath we purchased two years ago! Thanks Lauren – this is my first blog comment – what fun!
Lauren! Yet another great giveaway. Thank you! Advent is my favorite liturgical season. :) – Molly
I always enjoy reading your blog, Lauren! Keep the posts coming! :)