Christmas comes but once a year… To many people in our society, it is just that – one day when we all try to get together with family members, loved ones, friends… or maybe two days, if you count Boxing
Gaudete Sunday – Advent 3
The third week of Advent is “Gaudete” Sunday. (Gaudete means “rejoice” in latin. It is a command.) This is a day when we are called to rejoice! The liturgical colour of rejoicing is pink, so we use a pink candle in the Advent wreath, to signify
Repentance
Last Sunday in my sermon, I light-heartedly mentioned that the old names for the four weeks of Advent were: Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell. Although it would seem very confronting to try to deal with these themes in the weeks leading up to Christmas, it is
On God’s Commands
“Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth.” Advent