Advent
Advent
An Advent countdown and a page for each day from the first Sunday of Advent to Christmas Eve.
- Advent Countdown1 page
- Advent Day26 pages
Faith & family
Advent Journal 2026: a page for every day to Christmas Eve
An Advent devotional journal with an Advent countdown and 26 daily pages from the first Sunday of Advent to Christmas Eve, each with a reading, reflection prompt, prayer, act of kindness and gratitude.
An Advent journal with an Advent countdown, 26 daily pages (one for each day from the first Sunday of Advent to Christmas Eve) with space for the day's reading, a reflection prompt, a prayer, an act of kindness and gratitude, plus prayer lists, sermon notes and weekly gratitude pages.
- 138 linked pages in the sample
- Free preview before you pay
- $12 once, or unlimited on Pro
Real pages from this Advent journal
Rendered by the same engine that builds yours, in the Sage Botanical theme for iPad portrait.
What's inside
The pages, section by section.
Each section gets its own side tab. You can switch any of them off, or add sections from other planners, in the builder.
Faith
Faith
Bible in a year plan, sermon notes, prayer list, S.O.A.P. study.
- Bible in a Year1 page
- Prayer List3 pages
- Sermon Notesevery week
- Scripture Study (S.O.A.P.)24 pages
- Verses to Memorise2 pages
Journal
Gratitude & Journal
Weekly gratitude pages, affirmations and journal pages.
- Affirmations1 page
- Gratitudeevery week
- Journal24 pages
Plus the linked calendar every planner has
Cover and contents · 2 pages
A cover with your name and a linked contents page that every tab returns to.
Overview · 1 page
Every month of the planner on one page. Tap any date to open it.
Year goals · 1 page
Your goals and their milestones in one place, filled in by the AI if you use it.
Monthly calendars · every month
A month grid with a focus list and notes. Every date links to its day or week.
Weekly pages · every week
One page per week with your weekly goal actions and priorities.
Notes · 20 pages
Lined, dotted, grid or blank pages. You choose how many, up to 100.
The sample above comes to 138 pages over 3 months. Yours changes with the months, sections and notes pages you choose.
Who it's for
Who reaches for this one
- Christians who want a daily Advent rhythm
- Families doing Advent together
- Small groups following an Advent series
AI goal planning
Goals people plan with it
Type a goal like one of these and the AI breaks it into a milestone for each month and a small action for each week, then prints them on your month and week pages. You read and edit every line before you download.
Your goal
Write in my Advent journal every day until Christmas
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Do one act of kindness each day of Advent
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Read through the Christmas story with my family
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month
Guide
How to use an Advent journal
Advent is four weeks of waiting that usually disappear into shopping and parties. An Advent journal gives each day a few quiet minutes: a short reading, one question to sit with, a prayer and something kind to do for someone else.
Start on the first Sunday
In 2026 Advent begins on Sunday 29 November. Day 1 of the journal is that Sunday, and day 26 is Christmas Eve.
Choose your readings
Write the day's reading at the top of each page: from your church's Advent plan, a devotional book, or the Christmas story in Luke and Matthew.
Answer the prompt
Each day has a reflection question built around hope, peace, joy and love, the themes of the four Advent candles.
Do one kind thing
Note an act of kindness for the day, small or large, and colour a square on the Advent countdown.
Look back on Christmas Eve
Read through the month's pages and write what you want to carry into the new year.
What to include in an Advent journal
An Advent devotional journal should be simple enough to keep up in a busy December. This one includes:
Calendar
Weekly and monthly pages
Dated month calendars from November to January, starting this month during the season, with a weekly page for each week for church, family and Christmas plans. No daily calendar pages: the 26 Advent day pages do that job.
Advent
Advent
An Advent countdown with 26 squares and boxes for hope, peace, joy and love, then 26 daily pages with a reading, a reflection prompt, a prayer, an act of kindness and gratitude.
- Advent Countdown · 1 page
- Advent Day · 26 pages
Faith
Faith
Prayer lists, a sermon notes page for every week, S.O.A.P. study pages, scripture memory pages and a Bible reading plan for the new year.
- Bible in a Year · 1 page
- Prayer List · 3 pages
- Sermon Notes · every week
- Scripture Study (S.O.A.P.) · 24 pages
- Verses to Memorise · 2 pages
Journal
Gratitude & Journal
Weekly gratitude pages, affirmations and 24 journal pages for longer reflections.
- Affirmations · 1 page
- Gratitude · every week
- Journal · 24 pages
Every section can be switched off in the builder, and sections from other planners can be added.
Digital vs printable Advent journal
A digital Advent journal fits a few minutes before bed on a tablet, and the side tabs jump straight to the countdown or today's page.
A printed Advent journal works well for families: print it on A5 or Half Letter, keep it with the Advent wreath, and let children colour the countdown squares.
- Digital sizes
- iPad portrait, iPad landscape, Android portrait, Android landscape, E-ink
- Printable sizes
- A5 print, A4 print, Letter print, Half letter
An example week in an Advent journal
One goal, followed through a single week. The milestone and weekly actions are the kind of lines the AI goal step writes onto your month and week pages; the daily notes are what you add by hand.
Goal
Write in my Advent journal every day until Christmas
Milestone for December
First week of Advent: seven pages written, first candle lit
This week's actions
- Read the day's passage before breakfast
- Answer the prompt in three lines or more
- One act of kindness a day
- SundayDay 1. Lit the first candle. Prompt: where am I waiting for hope?
- MondayDay 2. Read Isaiah 9. Kindness: coffee for the neighbour who shovels our path.
- WednesdayDay 4. Short on time, so just the reading and one line of prayer.
- FridayDay 6. Wrote to my aunt, who I haven't called since summer.
- SaturdayDay 7. Coloured seven squares. Wrote one thing for each of hope, peace, joy and love.
Advent journal prompts
The daily pages rotate through prompts like these, one per page:
- Where am I waiting for hope?
- What does peace look like in my home this week?
- Who needs joy brought to them?
- How can I make room for love?
- What do I want to slow down for?
- Who has been light to me this year?
- What am I preparing for, really?
Formats
Download it for your device.
Every format is included in the price. Switch between them and download again whenever you like.
iPad — Portrait
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote, ZoomNotes
iPad — Landscape
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo
Android tablet — Portrait
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo, Noteshelf
Android tablet — Landscape
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo
E-ink tablet
reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox, Supernote
Printable — A5
Print at home or at a print shop, fits A5 binders
Printable — A4
Print at home on standard A4 paper
Printable — US Letter
Print at home on US Letter paper
Printable — Half Letter
Fits Happy Planner classic and half-letter discs
Theme
Starts in this look.
Sage Botanical
Soft greens and leafy calm for a slower, grounded year.
Prefer something else? Pick from 13 themes, including dark mode and an e-ink theme, and change the accent colour.
See all themesWhen does Advent start in 2026?
In Western churches Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, which in 2026 is Sunday 29 November. It runs to Christmas Eve, so this year's Advent has 26 days, one page each. Orthodox churches keep a longer Nativity Fast.
Does it include the readings?
It has a reading field on each daily page rather than printed readings, so you can follow your church's Advent plan, a devotional book or the Christmas story in Luke and Matthew.
Is there a free Advent journal?
You can build this Advent journal and flip through every page in your browser for free, with a watermark. The tabs and links work in the preview, so you can check the layout before you pay. The clean PDF is $12 once, or included in Pro at $49 a year for unlimited planners. There is no free download of the full planner.
Does it work with GoodNotes, Notability, Samsung Notes and e-ink tablets?
Yes. Download the iPad size for GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote or ZoomNotes; the Android size for Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil or Xodo; or the E-ink size for reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox and Supernote. The links work in any app that follows PDF links, usually in read mode rather than pen mode. Every size is included in the price.
Can I print the Advent journal?
Yes. Choose A5, A4, US Letter or Half Letter in the builder for a printable PDF with a wider inner margin for hole punching. Printable and digital sizes come with the same purchase, so you can use the Advent journal on a tablet and print the pages you want on paper.
Does the AI fill in the Advent journal for me?
Only the goal parts, and only if you want it to. Type up to six goals and the AI writes a milestone for each month and a short action for each week onto your month and week pages, plus a motto for each month. You can edit every line before you download. Everything else, from the calendar pages to the trackers, is yours to fill in by hand. You can try it 3 times a day without an account.
How many pages is the Advent journal?
With the default settings it comes to about 157 pages. That includes 3 month pages, 14 weekly pages, the Advent, Faith and Gratitude & Journal pages and 20 notes pages. Switching off sections makes it shorter, and the builder shows the total as you change things.
Make it yours in about a minute.
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