2025 Advent Calendar
Dec 4 – Wegweiser – Even dangers can be divine guides
Even dangers can be divine guides - (The Guide Bear) WegweiserIn the forested foothills of the Allgäu Alps, the missionary Saint Magnus of Füssen (c. 699–c. 750) became one of the formative figures of early Bavarian Christianity. Arriving in the region in the mid-8th...
Dec 3 – Djego – God provides in unexpected ways
God provides in unexpected ways DjegoIn the dramatic gorge of Val di Non in northern Italy — a landscape carved by waterfalls, cliffs, and ancient pilgrimage trails — the story of Saint Romedius has been preserved for nearly a thousand years. Medieval tradition...
Dec 2 – Holzbringer — Mercy Turns Enemies into Friends
Mercy Turns Enemies into Friends - (The Wood Bearer) HolzbringerIn the early 7th century, the Irish monk St. Gallus withdrew into the forests of what is now eastern Switzerland. Around 625, a hungry bear wandered into his camp. Instead of driving it away, Gallus...
Dec 1 – St. Corbinian’s Bear — Faith Tames the Wild
Faith Tames the Wild - (The Packing Master) St. Corbinian’s BearIn the 8th century, St. Corbinian of Freising (c. 670–730) set out for Rome when a bear attacked and killed his pack-horse. Corbinian rebuked the beast, loaded his luggage onto its back,...
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