Renewing Our Ardent Desire for the Savior
On Sunday we will chat about Advent
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, #524 says:
When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming. By celebrating the precursor’s birth and martyrdom, the Church unites herself to his desire: “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
Questions to ponder:
- Do you have an ardent desire for our Savior’s Second Coming?
- How do the words of St. John the Baptist apply to us, “He must increase, but I must decrease”?