Do one thing for your marriage each day of Advent
A challenge to keep your marriage a priority during the busiest month of the year
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Back in 2019, we started an Advent challenge for Catholic couples as a simple way to prepare for Christmas together with your spouse, while making your marriage a priority. So many have found it helpful, and we have even done a Lent challenge for many years as well!
So here it is again: our 2025 Advent Challenge for Catholic Couples.
Our inspiration for this Advent challenge
For awhile now, we’ve picked one thing to do during Lent together, and eventually we realized the importance of doing the same during Advent. Advent and marriage have a special link—both point us toward heaven. So we thought the Advent season is the perfect time to draw closer to each other, to foster our relationship together, and to remind each other of the end goal — eternal life in heaven.
But how do we make that happen during the busiest time of the year? While Advent should be a calm and peaceful time, it’s very easy to get focused on shopping, parties, and everything else holiday-related.
Our answer? Do one small thing for your marriage each day. And we’ve created something to help you do exactly that!
A calendar with a simple challenge each day
This challenge includes both a calendar with a simple challenge each day, as well as a guide that gives you some ideas on how to complete each challenge.
As an added bonus, we also include a blank calendar in case you want to make up your own challenges or switch some of the challenges around. Both calendars include feast days (because hey, Catholic marriage!), and each challenge is related to that feast day, if there is one. We really do hope and pray this will enrich your marriage and Advent season together! That being said…
Do not let these challenges stress you out. Skip a day, if necessary, or switch the challenges around to better suit your schedule. These challenges are to make sure you’re spending time together and praying together. Peace is the goal….not stress. Okay? Okay.
This year, our Advent challenge and guide is available only to our paid subscribers…so if you’re one of them, you can find all of the digital files below. And if you’re not, we would love if you’d consider joining the ranks! (You can cancel at any time.)