Grazie Pozo Christie, M.D., reflects on Mark 13:37, "And what I say to you I say to all: Watch." For the first Sunday of Advent, Christie revealed the need to prepare spiritually during Advent.

First Sunday of Advent. November 28, 2021. Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36. Even if we're not totally oblivious, many of us still need a good dose of Jesus ...

First Sunday of Advent. Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36. Full text of the readings. As in the other yearly liturgical cycles, the readings of this Advent ...

The season of Advent, among its many virtues and purposes, reminds us of where we are on our Christian journey. We are between “comings” of Jesus. Advent points us toward the celebration of the ...

The First Sunday of Advent, like the last Sundays of Ordinary Time, look forward to the Second Coming of Christ. As the liturgical year ends, ...

Paul Mariani Boston College English Professor Emeritus. Professor Paul Mariani has published over 250 essays and 21 books, including biographies of William Carlos Williams, Berryman, Lowell, Hart ...

The first Sunday of Advent this year will be Sunday, December 2. Today, store-bought Advent calendars usually have 24 or 25 slots on them and when each is opened a photo or a small candy or gift ...

December 3, 2023, First Sunday of Advent: Advent is a time to awaken the soul in anticipation.

The finest Advent liturgies, however energetic the singing of “Lo! he comes with clouds descending”, cannot outweigh a heart tied solely to the present moment, and focused on the present self. What we ...

Pope Francis, for the second consecutive Sunday, was assisted by an aide in praying the Angelus, as he continues to recover from an acute bronchial infection. Monday, June 30, 2025 A service of ...

Krakow marks the first Sunday of Advent by decorating beautiful Rynek Square square with lights, boughs and garlands. House of worship: Construction of St. Mary's Basilica in Krakow started in the ...