--- title: "Advent Journey: The Art of Waiting" description: Join Amen for a daily Advent journey starting November 29, featuring Mass readings and meditations from Mother Mary Francis to deepen your spiritual preparation for Christmas. image: https://press.augustineinstitute.org/hubfs/2782653_AMN-MeditationsontheArtofWaitingAdvent_550x550_v2_100726-1.jpg --- [![Amen\_BarLogo](https://press.augustineinstitute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Amen_BarLogo.jpg?width=117&height=56&name=Amen_BarLogo.jpg "Amen_BarLogo")](https://amenapp.org/) [![ViewInAppStore](https://press.augustineinstitute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/ViewInAppStore.jpg?width=172&height=56&name=ViewInAppStore.jpg "ViewInAppStore")](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amen-catholic-bible-prayers/id1573298413) [![LogIn](https://press.augustineinstitute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/LogIn.jpg?width=104&height=56&name=LogIn.jpg "LogIn")](https://amenapp.org/login) ![2782653\_AMN-MeditationsontheArtofWaitingAdvent\_550x550\_v2\_100726](https://press.augustineinstitute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2782653_AMN-MeditationsontheArtofWaitingAdvent_550x550_v2_100726.jpg?width=550&height=550&name=2782653_AMN-MeditationsontheArtofWaitingAdvent_550x550_v2_100726.jpg "2782653_AMN-MeditationsontheArtofWaitingAdvent_550x550_v2_100726") *Spend Advent learning the art of waiting.*  Beginning November 29, join Amen for a daily Advent journey with meditations from Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C --- [JOIN THE WAITLIST](https://press.augustineinstitute.org/the-art-of-waiting#form) *Be notified when the journey begins on the First Sunday of Advent.* --- #### *"This, I believe, should be our goal this Advent: that we will not waste grace. Great things are put before us. The Church becomes, even in her tenderness, very dramatic...'Wake up! Now is the time to rise from the spiritual sleepiness, the same old dreary infidelities, the same wastefulness, the same old idling paths, the same old petty self indulgences. Wake up!' she says."* #### *-Mother Mary Francis P.C.C.*   *Advent is a Season of Waiting* In a world accustomed to instant access, purchases at the click of a button, and countless forms of instant gratification, the art of waiting can easily be lost. Advent invites us to rediscover the joy and peace found in waiting on the Lord. Through the readings of the Advent liturgy, the Church leads us through promise, expectation, repentance, and preparation—not simply to anticipate Christmas, but to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. ***A Daily Journey Through Advent***  Each day on Amen, listen to rich and poetic meditations from Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C. Drawing from the day's liturgy, her reflections invite you to listen more deeply, carry a particular theme or passage into prayer, and prepare your heart for Christmas. No additional reading or preparation is required. Simply begin with the readings appointed for the day and continue through Advent with the Church.   --- [JOIN THE WAITLIST](https://press.augustineinstitute.org/the-art-of-waiting#form) *Be notified when the journey begins on the First Sunday of Advent.* --- #### *"In these meditations, Mother Mary Francis teaches us that the liturgy keeps offering us precious insights that most of us do not perceive as precious jewels, for we have not learned the art of listening to the Divine voice speaking to us through the liturgy. All this is sketched with the powerful hand of someone who has lived it."* #### *-Alice von Hildebrand*   *About Mother Mary Francis* Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C. (1921–2006), was abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell, New Mexico. A gifted spiritual writer, she authored books, essays, poetry, and plays shaped by decades of contemplative prayer and religious life. In *Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Art of Waiting*, she reflects on the Advent liturgy and the patience, expectation, and trust that shape this season of preparation. *Begin with Amen*  *‘Come, Lord Jesus: The Art of Waiting’* begins November 29, the First Sunday of Advent.  Join the waitlist and we’ll let you know when the first day is available.  ## JOIN THE WAITLIST ## Interested in Our Other Offerings from the Augustine Institute? [![formed\_advent\_ad\_amen\_promo](https://press.augustineinstitute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/formed_advent_ad_amen_promo.png?width=550&height=550&name=formed_advent_ad_amen_promo.png "formed_advent_ad_amen_promo")](https://daily.formed.org/advent) --- ![AI\_Logo\_Reverse\_WhiteNoTagline](https://press.augustineinstitute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AI_Logo_Reverse_WhiteNoTagline.png?width=100&height=104&name=AI_Logo_Reverse_WhiteNoTagline.png "AI_Logo_Reverse_WhiteNoTagline") 16805 New Halls Ferry Road, Florissant, MO 63034 ©2023 Augustine Institute. All Rights Reserved. [mailto:info@augustineinstitute.org](mailto:info@augustineinstitute.org)