November 28, 2021: First Sunday of Advent

Happy Liturgical New Year!

Marvelously carrying over from the apocalyptic themes of the past few weeks, we now enter Advent, as we continue to ponder with greater awareness the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time, and all that it entails.

While it is a time that is depicted as chaotic, we the faithful recognize it also as a time when God will make everything new, and, like the prophet Jeremiah describes, restore justice to the world as He intended it.

So we use this time of Advent to make ourselves anew, walking in the righteous paths God has laid for us and grow in the Love He first showed us so that we may live pleasing to God. In these ways, we will be completely ready to embrace the fullness of salvation that comes to us at the End of Time, while also making ready to welcome God into our hearts now.

Indeed, let us slow down to a different pace and make a place in our hearts for God, even as we behold His presence among us now.