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Advent (from โ๐๐-๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐โ in Latin, which means โto come toโ). Ad-venire is the root of the Latin โ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ช๐จโ which means โcoming.โ Advent is the season that begins the Churchโs liturgical year and includes the four Sundays (and weekdays) before Christmas.
Today, we celebrate Advent over the four weeks leading up to Christmas each year. This year we begin advent on December 1st and end this season of prayerful anticipation on December 24th. A period of preparation that points our hearts and thoughts toward the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas and also a time of anticipation for his Second Coming. The tradition for the first Sunday of Advent includes lighting the candle of ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ or prophecy candle.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ symbolizes promises delivered through the prophets from God as well as the hope we have in Christ. God crafted a great rescue plan that he lays out in Scripture. This plan foretells years in advance the arrival of Christ. The Bible also gives us a glimpse of the future and promises that God will come down to create a new heaven and Earth.
These liturgical celebrations during the Advent season give us a better idea of what to expect this season. This day encourages us Christians to pause, reflect, and spiritually prepare for the joy of Christmas and the fulfillment of Godโs promises.
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