Every nativity scene you look at always has Mary, our holy mother with her son and St Joseph, her spouse.

Now that we are in Advent, we want to prepare well for Christmas. A good way to do this is by the hand of Our Lady. After all, she too prepared for the birth of Christ. In this meditation we consider nine lessons Our Lady gives us about how to prepare for this great feast:

• Avoiding sin and going to confession
• Docility to the will of God
• Charity with others
• Spreading joy
• Presence of God
• Not complaining about hardship
• Penance
• Contemplation and meditation
• Bringing Christ to others