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The Season of Advent Begins
—Richard Rohr
While the stores are all decked out in their Christmas attire, our churches are holding out and putting out blue or purple and an Advent wreath. And just what is Advent? I like how Richard Rohr, OFM, puts it in his book, Preparing for Christmas.
“[I try] to invite people beyond a merely understanding of Christmas as “waiting for the baby Jesus” to an adult and social appreciation of the message of the Incarnation of God in Christ. We Franciscans have always believed that the Incarnation was already the Redemption, because in Jesus’ birth God was already saying that it was good to be human, and God was on our side.”
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Thank you Pat. Blessings on your Advent season! I love Advent. Brian Pierce summed it up for me in his preaching on The Word today.
Thank you, Gene. I love Brian’s work. I will have to listen. Blessings to you!!
Redemption!! The power of love…thank you for your thoughts.
Have a lovely Advent, Rebecca.
Advent is my favorite season of the year. And thanks for the Rohr quote!
You bet, Rebecca! My favorite too. Love the readings. Hope you are well. It’s been too long.