Ortus Christi: Meditations for Advent

"Ortus Christi: Meditations for Advent" by Mother St. Paul is a guide for preparing the soul during Advent. The book, likely from the early 1900s, focuses on getting ready for Christmas by thinking deeply about faith. It highlights hope, prayer, changing your life, and looking inward. Beginning by setting Advent as a time of looking forward to Christ's arrival, it suggests preparing the spirit for His coming. The book looks at church traditions, how grace changes people, and how believers are part of God's life through their actions and thoughts. The author challenges the reader to wake up their spiritual life, realize the blessing of housing God, and participate fully in preparing for Christ's coming.