Today we begin the season of Advent, which is the start of a new liturgical year in the Church.
Advent is a season of preparation with a mildly penitential tone. The flowers are removed from Church, the Gloria is not sung and the priest is vested in purple.
We often think of the month of December as “the Christmas season”, this is because we allow Advent to become lost in our culture. We busily prepare our homes and set about buying presents and attending so many Christmas functions, we often neglect to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ.
Our Gospel today gives us a warning to be on our guard, “Be on your guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come” Luke 13:33
One way to prepare our hearts and more fully experience Jesus’ coming is through deepening and growing in our relationship with God. The deepening of our relationship begins with prayer, why not join us each morning Monday to Friday in the side-chapel for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 7-8am with morning prayer at 7:45. The intention daily for Exposition is for vocations to the priesthood.
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