While the first Sunday marks “faithfulness ... Below are some quotes about the holy month, sourced from Goodreads – 1. “Advent is the time of promise; it is not yet the time of fulfillment.

Sunday, Nov. 29, is the First Sunday of Advent (Year B). Mass Readings: Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19; 64:2-7; Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37. The readings today are from ...

Just last Sunday we completed another cycle of the Church’s liturgical ... No, your job is to be ready to stand before Him, with open and ready arms. And isn’t that what Advent is for? Isn’t it to ...

Sunday, Dec. 3, is the First Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7; Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37. Today’s ...

I made my first Communion when I was 8 ... His homily also works as an Advent message that tells us: "The unknown future will bring more than we can imagine. Just keep getting readier!" ...

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The “liturgical year” starts on the first Sunday of Advent. So it’s a new liturgical year when Advent starts. But the Church also uses the ordinary calendar, so it would probably be a bit ...

Advent can last anywhere from 22 to 28 days, depending on which day of the week Christmas falls on each year. It begins on the fourth Sunday before ... calendars were first made in early 20th ...