Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent
In John 8:32, Jesus promises us that the truth shall indeed set us free. As we near the day when we celebrate the coming of the light of Christ into the world, let us pray for wisdom and open-mindedness to accept the truth of the Indigenous experience and how settler colonialism caused violence and mistreatment toward Native women and children.
We pray for and support the continued empowerment of Indigenous people to examine the inherited problem of violence in their midst. Christ, our Light, help us to see the whole truth!
-Meditation by Indigenous Solidarity Collective Member Mary Ann Reed
The 2022 Advent Calendar is a project of CTA's Indigenous Solidarity Collective, a working group that addresses the Catholic Church's historical and current role in colonialization. To support more projects from working groups like this one, please consider making a contribution!
Call To Action's 2022 Advent Calendar, planned and written by the Indigenous Solidarity Collective, provides 27 days of prayer and study to lead into action and solidarity with Indigenous communities. Here is today's meditation.
Call to Action: 40
Justice
“40. We call on all levels of government, in collaboration with Aboriginal people, to create adequately funded and accessible Aboriginal-specific victim programs and services with appropriate evaluation mechanisms.”
December 22th, 2022
Further Reading
Indigenous-Centered Organizations to Support
The watercolor paintings featured on this calendar were created by Duane Yazzie, an artist of Hopi and Navajo ancestry. Yazzie creates artwork that reflects his Indigenous heritage and his childhood spent in the Southwest.
