ADVENT- ( dictionary defintion) arrival, period before Christmas.
Well, we are at the end of the first week in Advent and tomorrow will begin the second week of preparation for Christmas. But, not the material Christmas; that we are all so familiar with. Advent is the preparation for the coming of the Christ child into our world.
Catechism of the Catholic Church (526)
To become a child in relation to God is the condition for entering the kingdom. For this, we must humble ourselves and become little. Even more: to become "children of God"" we must be "born from above" or "born of God." Only when Christ is formed in us will the mystery of CHRISTMAS be fulfilled in us. CHRISTMAS is the mystery of this"marvelous exchange":
O marvelous exchange! Man's Creator, has become man, born of the Virgin. We have been made shares in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share our humanity.
In our present world, there is much violence and despair, however, there is hope. One reason is because, "Wise men still seek Him.: Please, let us....
"KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS !"
No lo pierdos de vista/Don't lose sight of Him
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