How do we keep this time of prayer, preparation and anticipation at the forefront of our December when the rest of the world is in full celebration mode?
This month, we celebrate the coming of Emmanuel, God-with-us. Every time we worship together, we celebrate the Lordβs presence among us and within us.
Each evening for seven nights, read the O Antiphons and reflect on the questions below, either in prayerful solitude or with your family at the dinner table or during prayer time.
This Advent, as we prepare ourselves for the arrival of Christβs Nativity, we are given time to contemplate the nature of his birth, what it means for humanity and even what it means for the history of our world.
Many years ago, when I was young enough to think 26 hours on a bus sounded fun, my friends and I rode from Belize, where we were living, to Mexico City for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.