December 1 – 25 · Seraph

The Candle-Lighting Calendar

Is Seraph's Advent the right way to keep the season?

It depends. Seraph's Advent is the Candle-Lighting Calendar, December 1 to 25, for someone who wants a quiet daily reading and no account. The calendar is part of Seraph+, not the free daily office. It does not suit someone who needs a native Android app, the Catholic Mass, or a group prayer feed. The daily office stays free. Optional Seraph+ is $59.99 a year, save 28% vs monthly, or $6.99 a month.

Seraph Prayer is a daily prayer and Scripture app for iPhone and the web. It keeps a short office on the device: two free guided prayers, the King James Bible, and reading plans. There is no account to create, no ads, and no prayer analytics. Optional Seraph+ opens the remaining guided prayers and Sacred Seasons, including Advent and Lent.

As of October 19, 2026, the public US App Store listing for Seraph Daily Prayer (id 6799218023) shows Seraph+ Annual at $59.99 and Seraph+ Monthly at $6.99. Pricing lists the same two prices for the web. Web and iPhone subscriptions are separate purchases.

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Twenty-five days, four candles, one long-expected arrival — Advent walked one reading at a time, from the prophecies to the Nativity.

A season, kept daily

Each morning of December opens one day of the Calendar: a short reading drawn from the long road to Bethlehem — Isaiah's promises, the annunciations, the Magnificat, the census, the shepherds — ending at the manger on Christmas Day.

Keep a day and your flame stays lit; Seraph's streak is a season practice, not a scoreboard. Miss a day and it wavers instead of dying — pray the next day and it holds.

Day 1

The Root of Jesse

Day 7

O Come, Emmanuel

Day 13

The Annunciation

Day 19

The Magnificat

Day 24

No Room at the Inn

Day 25

The Nativity

Private by design

No account. No ads. No prayer analytics — your Advent stays on your device. The full King James Bible ships with the iPhone app, so the season works offline; on the web, chapters you have opened stay readable.

Reading for the season

Four pieces written for Advent — free to read, no app required.

The dates

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 The readings

An Advent reading plan, prophecies to Nativity

 The wreath

What the four candles mean

 The season

Advent, Christmastide, and the difference

  • When does Seraph's Advent calendar run?

    Seraph's Candle-Lighting Calendar is 25 daily readings from December 1 to 25. Each morning of December opens one short reading from the road to Bethlehem. The readings include Isaiah's promises, the annunciations, the Magnificat, the census, and the shepherds, and they end at the manger on Christmas Day. Days shown on this page include Day 1 The Root of Jesse, Day 7 O Come, Emmanuel, Day 13 The Annunciation, Day 19 The Magnificat, Day 24 No Room at the Inn, and Day 25 The Nativity.

  • Is the Candle-Lighting Calendar free?

    The daily office stays free. The Candle-Lighting Calendar is part of Seraph+, not the free daily office. Seraph+ is $59.99 a year, save 28% vs monthly, or $6.99 a month. It auto-renews and you can cancel anytime. Web and iPhone subscriptions are separate purchases.

  • Do I need an account, and does Advent work offline?

    No account. No ads. No prayer analytics. The full King James Bible ships with the iPhone app, so the season works offline. On the web, chapters you have opened stay readable.

  • Does Seraph's Advent suit every practice?

    The calendar does not suit someone who needs a native Android app, the Catholic Mass, or a group prayer feed. Seraph is a daily prayer and Scripture app for iPhone and the web. It has two free guided prayers, the King James Bible, and reading plans. Seraph+ opens the remaining guided prayers and Sacred Seasons, including Advent and Lent.

  • What happens to the flame if I miss a day?

    Keep a day and the flame stays lit. The streak is a season practice, not a scoreboard. Miss a day and the flame wavers instead of dying. Pray the next day and it holds. The calendar is twenty-five days and four candles.

Seraph+ $59.99/yr on the web, save 28% vs monthly

or $6.99/mo on the web · auto-renews · cancel anytime

Walk it with a flame in hand

Seraph's daily office — daily verse, guided prayer, the whole Bible, your flame — is free. The Advent journey is part of Seraph+.

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