Had the opportunity to visit with Todd Wilken on Issues, Etc. on the subject of Ember Days and repentance. The link to the streaming audio is here.
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Posts Tagged ‘Advent’
on the radio 12.23.09
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Time of Christmas — Advent
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
Advent in the first season in the TIME OF CHRISTMAS. The calendar of the Church begins with Advent (from Latin adventus, which means “coming into”), a four-week period of preparation before Christmas.The Savior’s birth is second in importance only to His resurrection on Easter Sunday. During Christmas and its season, Christians take time to reflect on God’s great and gracious gift of Himself.
Advent begins the fourth Sunday before December 25, or the Sunday closest to St. Andrew (November 30), and ends with midday prayer on December 24.
The story of Jesus in Advent is the story of hope coming into the world. When the time was just right, God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world. The Advent season teaches us to prepare to receive Jesus, the hope of the world.
The liturgical color for Advent is violet (when using the 1-year lectionary) or blue (when following one of the 3-year lectionaries). (more…)