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Advent Preparations
This Sunday marks the beginning of Advent. It’s the season historically set aside by the Church to help believers prepare to receive the fullness of Jesus’ coming. By “Jesus’ coming,” Advent refers both to Jesus’ Incarnation and “His return as the ‘Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory,” who will “send his angels to gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.”
Emmanuel! Readings for Advent
Advent is a time to recall God’s utter and unstoppable faithfulness to His people. Though Israel failed to keep its covenant with God, made at Sinai and renewed on several occasions afterward, He always intended to keep His covenant with Abraham, that “through your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed."
Advent and the Coming of the King: The O Antiphons
The King has come. He will come again. The meaning of Advent is worthy of our reflection, and here’s something to help.
Advent: Jesus is Coming, and This Time it's Different
TV commercials, radio stations, and shopping malls are all proclaiming that it’s the Christmas season! But actually, it isn’t.
Too Much Christmas, too Little Advent? The Joy of Anticipation
Advent has been buried under a pile of twinkle lights, plastic reindeer, and the Grinch. Here's why.
Advent, Not Just Another Christmas Countdown
Before Christians in many liturgical traditions celebrate Christmas, they observe a season of Advent that traditionally has been referred to as “a little Lent,” the 40-day season of repentance leading up to Easter.
Why Advent is as Important as Christmas
To reclaim our Advent celebrations, it may help to better understand the reasons why we celebrate these four weeks leading up to Christmas as a specific season.
Why I'm Not Waiting to Celebrate Christmas This Year
I've never celebrated Christmas before Thanksgiving, but this year, I don't want to wait to bring Christ's joy to my world.
How to Find Peace on Earth in a Time of Outrage
Instead of joy, this December has felt exceptionally bleak. Anger, grief, and fear seem to have darkened the world. How could anyone be happy amidst all this turmoil?
