In the first chapters of Luke the Spirit overflows from people in song. These ‘little’ songs (the canticles of Advent) have been set to music; sung and chanted for millennia. They come to us through their latin names: Nunc Dimittis, Magnificat, or Benedictus, and Gloria in Exceslsis.

Artists and writers in our community have teamed up to produce this devotional book to orient us to the Advent Season through scripture, poetry, music, and art using these songs as our guide.