"And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the ...

Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the ... overcoming even death. And, finally, the fourth week, with just days until Christmas, signaling love. Love, oh caring love. The ...

This Sunday, December 22, 2024, we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent, marking the last Sunday before Christmas and closing the season of preparation for the arrival of Jesus. In the liturgical ...

Ahaz didn't want a sign that might require his conversion. The fourth Sunday of Advent abounds in signs, one long misinterpreted, one hard to read, and one presented as a living example.

24 December, 2 Samuel 7.1-11, 16; the Magnificat or Psalm 89.1-4, 19-26 [or 89.1-8]; Romans 16.25-end; Luke 1.26-38 THIS Gospel is not easy to write about. It may originally have entered the deposit ...

The modern Advent wreath has four candles. The first two and the fourth are purple, Advent’s traditional color. The third candle is pink, representing the halfway point of Advent and the joy of ...

From 17 December, the series of liturgical prayers known as the Advent “O” antiphons (most familiar from the hymn “O come, O come, Emmanuel”) have been fostering an increase in Christian expectation.