Day 9: Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate Advent with your family? Creating and decorating a Jesse Tree is the perfect excuse to come together and learn more about Jesus’ family history. Make sure to check in tomorrow as we launch our last video from families and parishes. 

December 9: Azzi Family

Each time we put a new symbol on the tree, we can take time to reflect on the example it provides us, to help us become better people and grow closer to Jesus.

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Download the resources so you can follow along at home here and the symbols here.

DAY 9 – “She names him Moses, “because” she said, “I drew him out of the water. ”  (Ex. 2:10)

The ninth symbol to hang on your Jesse Tree is of BABY IN A BASKET

As a baby Moses was placed in a basket and sent down the river to be saved, after the Pharaoh of Egypt ordered Hebrew baby boys to be killed. He was discovered by the King’s daughter and raised to be a great man. When he eventually found out who he really was, he led God’s people out of danger; to the land he promised.

DAY 8 – “So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the long robe with sleeves that he wore; and they took him and threw him into a pit.”  (Genesis 37:22-24)

The eighth symbol to hang on your Jesse Tree is of a TUNIC