02/12/2023
This Sunday, December 3, is the FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT.
Advent is the four-week liturgical season that precedes Christmas. The term “Advent” is derived from the Latin word adventus which means “coming,” and it focuses not only on the past coming of Jesus on the first Christmas but also the future coming of Jesus at the Second or Final Coming at the end of the world, the Parousia or the Last Judgment.
Advent stresses hope, love, joy and peace. It begins on the Sunday closest to the Feast of St. Andrew and lasts for four Sundays.
--- Prayer ---
GOD OF LOVE, YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST, IS YOUR GREATEST GIFT TO US. HE IS THE SIGN OF YOUR LOVE. HELP US TO WALK IN THAT LOVE DURING THE WEEKS OF ADVENT, AS WE WAIT AND PREPARE FOR HIS COMING. WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS, OUR SAVIOR. AMEN.
JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD, THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD, HAVE MERCY ON US.