Advent
In keeping with current [1907] usage, Advent is a duration beginning with the Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (30 November) and embracing 4 Sundays. The very first Sunday may be as early as 27 November, and then Advent has twenty-eight days, or as late as 3 December, providing the period just twenty-one days.
With Advent the ecclesiastical year starts in the Western churches. During this time the faithful are admonished to prepare themselves worthily to celebrate the anniversary of the Lord’s coming into the world as the incarnate God of love, therefore to make their souls fitting homes for the Redeemer being available in Holy Communion and through grace, and consequently to make themselves ready for His final coming as judge, at death and at the end of the world.
The post here are therefore meant to help the reader encounter Christ in this very important season.
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First Sunday In Advent – Stay Awake!
(By Fr. Dexter Brereton) “Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to…
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Advent And Family Life
Advent provides a blueprint for family life If I were to ask the question, ‘who makes the decision in your…
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Advent And the Magnificence Of God
The magnificence of God beckons us into a deeper relationship with Him this advent. Have you ever on a beautiful…
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Purpose Driven Name – Forth Sunday In Advent
Forth Sunday Of Advent – Your Purpose Is In Your Name By – Archbishop Joseph Harris Gospel: Matthew 1:18-24 This…
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First Sunday Of Advent – Pope Francis’ Sermon
This is the English translation of the sermon delivered by our Holy Father Pope Francis for the first Sunday of…
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Be Alert And Stay Awake!
By Archbishop Joseph Harris Gospel reading: Matthew 24:37-44 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘”As it was in Noah’s day,…
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Encountering the Merciful God in Advent
As Advent draws on, the great excitement continues, while the joyful waiting intensifies. The season of Christmas is drawing near.…
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About Advent
Advent – Introduction In keeping with current [1907] usage, Advent is a duration beginning with the Sunday closest to the…
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