How to have a Catholic Christmas

[rwillenborg]

I was reading through some of the responses on the un-Santa thread and I thought I would get some ideas from people about what they do to make Christmas Catholic in their home.
Any special traditions you do with your family or friends?

 

[sskelly]

Not Catholic, strictly speaking, but I have a Happy Birthday Jesus cake on Christmas day, I only send religious greeting cards, and usually have just a nativity set in the yard for decoration, which I don’t put out until a couple of weeks before Christmas. :christmastree1:

 

[MissMichal]

Frequent participation in liturgy and good use of Advent as a period of preparation are what come to mind immediately. Kicking charitable work into overdrive is a good idea too. My family carols at the nursing home where my grandma lives, and that’s something I look forward to.

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

There’s a Catholic tradition here in the Philippines called Simbang Gabi. Does that count?