Advent, the liturgical period consisting of the four Sundays preceding Christmas Day, is "one of keen attentiveness, of being on guard," said Christie. Ahead of Dec. 3, 2023, the first day of ...

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 ...

Advent starts with a warning that ... The same theme underlies the image in Is 2:4, from this Sunday's first reading, when the prophet foretells the day that God will call all humanity to judgment.

The finest Advent liturgies, however energetic the singing of “Lo ... one that enhances our lives instead of diminishing them. Not for the first time, I find myself asking how to read this Gospel in ...

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 ...

Today, Dec. 3, is the First Sunday of Advent. This is the latest day on which the First Sunday of Advent can fall. This means there will be a very busy weekend near the end of December for clergy ...

First Covenant Church will be holding a special advent ceremony Wednesday following a vandalism event at the church that prevented service from being held Sunday. The church, located at 530 Spring St.

Grocery giant Aldi’s 2024 Advent and holiday calendars go on sale Nov. 6, according to the company’s website. The first day of Advent 2024 is Sunday, Dec. 1.

1 December, Year C begins: Jeremiah 33.14-16; Psalm 25.1-9; 1 Thessalonians 3.9-end; Luke 21.25-36 ADVENT Sunday stretches the human imagination ... In Revelation 21, the ending of the first heaven is ...