ADVENT REFLECTION (December 3rd, 2017 – Gospel of St. Mark 13.33-37)
YOUTUBE VIDEO: Advent 2017 - First Sunday Gospel Reflection by Samuel Farrugia The season of Advent has a double meaning for the Church. First of all , Advent is the season when we travel backwards in time and join God’s people during the era before Christ , and, together with them, we await the birth of the Messiah at Christmas. However, Advent also has a second meaning – as the people of God who live after Christ’s coming, we are also looking forward to a future event, i.e. Christ’s Second Advent, his return in glory to judge the living and the dead and to consummate his kingdom. During the season of Advent, we are reminded of the need to orient ourselves towards the future with an attitude of hope . Actually, since the very beginnings of the biblical story, this attitude of expectancy for the time when God’s restorative justice will finally bring healing to his wounded world has been an essential part of what it means to be the people of God. Ever