{"product_id":"scholar-s-advent-reading-calendar-24-latin-words-for-december","title":"Scholar’s Advent Reading Calendar — 24 Latin Words for December","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty-four Latin words. Twenty-four days of preparation. One ancient language, one holy season, lived slowly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis calendar gives you a word a day, one Latin word chosen from the long tradition of Christian scholarship, with enough space to sit with it. To read its history. To understand where it came from. To write your response before the day runs away from you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe words follow a theological arc across the four weeks of Advent. The calendar opens in the language of the early Church and moves, word by word, toward Christmas Day. Every entry includes the Latin word in full, its pronunciation, its English translation, the historical and linguistic context that makes it worth knowing, a selected reading, and a writing prompt that connects the word to your own Advent practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not a countdown. It is a curriculum. A quiet, daily discipline for the person who wants December to mean something more than rushing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of the 24 entries includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Word\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — presented in Latin with pronunciation guide and translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — where the word comes from, how it was used in the early Church, what it reveals about the theology of the season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — a short scriptural or classical text that the word illuminates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Prompt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — one question to write from before the day ends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe final word is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdventus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — the arrival. The beginning of everything the season was preparing you for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat’s Included:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome page: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty-four Latin words. Twenty-four days of preparation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 daily entries following a theological arc across Advent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach entry: Latin word + pronunciation + translation + Language Note + Reading + Writing Prompt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback 6×9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNavy and silver palette — beautiful on a desk or as a gift\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TheCuratorsDesk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58776083497120,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1050\/7973\/4432\/files\/IMG_3610.jpg?v=1787872933","url":"https:\/\/curatorsdesk.com\/products\/scholar-s-advent-reading-calendar-24-latin-words-for-december","provider":"TheCuratorsDesk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}