Blog Post 12/03/2022 – Advent Sojourn

 

Homily Cycle I 12/03/2022  Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120322.cfm

Advent is a Season of Hope and a Season of Waiting.  Most of us Hope, but few of us like to Wait.  Maybe this story can help us with both, it about friendship.   Our Savior is near at hand and preparing for His arrival helps us  focus on Christ. 

 

The Little Prince: it’s a children’s book about an alien, [the Little Prince] who is stranded on earth and is frightened.  One creature helps him, a fox.  And at one point in the fable the Prince and the Fox must separate for a time.  The fox insists on establishing an exact time for their next meeting. 

The Little Prince asks why?  The fox says, “If I know you’re coming at 4 o’clock, then I’ll begin to be happy at 3 o’clock.”  Advent is for us to prepare, to spend some time taming our materialist impulses for things.  To focus time on strengthening our friendship with the Lord.

Our observance of Advent can help us focus our lives on following Christ – Christ the reason for the Season we are preparing to celebrate.  Advent just started, today think about what Spiritual preparations you can offer to God whether great or small.  It is 3 o’clock we should get ready for our Prince,  the Prince of Peace’s arrival and give Him the gift of living His Gospel message.

 

May God Be Praised!

 

"Lord, may we praise You with our words, share You with our actions, and embrace You with our hearts and souls.  Give us the grace to look forward to Your return and be ready for it."