--- title: "Prepare Your Heart: The Way of Mary" description: "Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, invites you on a pilgrimage this Advent using Prepare Your Heart: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation." image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/2023%20Journey%20Through%20Advent%20hero-AMP.png --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/prepare-your-heart-the-way-of-mary#) [FAITH](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/faith) # Prepare Your Heart: The Way of Mary Dec 24, 2023 10:00:00 AM  |  by [Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/maria-morera-johnson) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/2023%20Journey%20Through%20Advent%20hero-AMP.png) *Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, invites you on a pilgrimage this Advent using* Prepare Your Heart: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation. --- [Lee este artículo en español.](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/prepare-your-heart-the-way-of-mary#Spanish) In week four of the Prepare Your Heart Advent journal, Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, asks us to walk with Mary this Advent. Mary is our mother who teaches us how to be gentle, how to suffer well, and how to let the pain we experience in this life lead us to a deeper faith in the Lord.   What can you do this Advent to grow deeper in faith like Mary?    Each day of [*Prepare Your Heart*](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/prepare-your-heart) includes daily meditations on a passage from Scripture, reflection questions, prayer, and space for journaling and notetaking. [Prepare%20Your%20Heart%20|%20Ave%20Maria%20Press](Prepare%20Your%20Heart%20|%20Ave%20Maria%20Press)*[Prepare Your Heart](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/prepare-your-heart)* features stunning original art by Valerie Delgado of [Pax.Valerie](https://www.instagram.com/pax.valerie/). Free weekly companion videos, a downloadable discussion guide, and other resources at [AveMariaPress.com](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/prepare-your-heart) make this book perfect for parishwide, individual, and book club use leading up to Christmas. [The book, videos, leader’s guide, and family guide are available in Spanish as well](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/prepara-tu-corazon). Look for the [*Prepare Your Heart*](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/prepare-your-heart) videos each Sunday in Advent, as well as Christmas Day, here on CatholicMom.com at 10 AM Eastern. Ask for Prepare Your Heart at your local Catholic bookstore, or order from [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/Prepare-Your-Heart-Journal-Meditation/dp/1646802519) or [Ave Maria Press](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/prepare-your-heart). Bulk discounts are available for your parish, book club, or prayer group when you purchase the book from [Ave Maria Press](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/return).   ## Prepara tu corazón: El camino de san José En la cuarta semana, el padre Agustino Torres, CFR, nos pide caminar con María este Adviento. María es nuestra madre que nos enseña a ser amables, a sufrir bien y a permitir que el dolor que experimentamos en esta vida nos lleve a una fe más profunda en el Señor. ¿Qué puedes hacer este Adviento para profundizar en la fe como María?    ![2023 Journey Through Advent IG-AMP](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2023%20Journey%20Through%20Advent%20IG-AMP.png?width=1080&height=1080&name=2023%20Journey%20Through%20Advent%20IG-AMP.png) --- Copyright 2023 Maria Morera Johnson Images: Ave Maria Press ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fprepare-your-heart-the-way-of-mary%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fprepare-your-heart-the-way-of-mary%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fprepare-your-heart-the-way-of-mary%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Prepare%20Your%20Heart%3A%20The%20Way%20of%20Mary) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fprepare-your-heart-the-way-of-mary%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fprepare-your-heart-the-way-of-mary%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Maria%20Johnson%202022.jpg) ### [Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/maria-morera-johnson) Maria Morera Johnson, author of *My Badass Book of Saints*, *Super Girls and Halo*, and *Our Lady of Charity: How a Cuban Devotion to Mary Helped Me Grow in Faith and Love* writes about all the things that she loves. A cradle Catholic, she struggles with living in the world but not being of it, and blogs about those successes and failures, too. ## Related Blog Articles [ Prepare Your Heart: The Way of Nazareth Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/prepare-your-heart-the-way-of-nazareth) [ Prepare Your Heart: The Way of the Saints Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/prepare-your-heart-the-way-of-the-saints) [ Prepare Your Heart: The Way of St. Joseph Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/prepare-your-heart-the-way-of-st-joseph) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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