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. 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 ...

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 ...

Advent not only prepares us for the birth of Jesus Christ (his first advent), it also prepares us for his return (his second advent). Both of these themes are present in the readings for this Sunday.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

November 27, First Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 24:36-44. While we're preparing for Jesus' birth, these texts talk about getting ready for the Second Coming. by Calvin Chinn in the November ...

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 ...