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Father Jeffrey Kirby: The ‘3 Advents’ of the Catholic Church – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Father Jeffrey Kirby: The ‘3 Advents’ of the Catholic Church

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Advent Wreath. The word ‘Advent’ is from the Latin ‘adventus’ for ‘coming’ and is associated with the four weeks of preparation for Christmas, explains EWTN.com. (photo: Unsplash / Unsplash)

By Father Jeffrey Kirby, National Catholic Register, December 1, 2024

Father Jeffrey Kirby Father Jeffrey Kirby, STD, is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace parish in Indian Land, South Carolina, and the host of the YouTube channel “Daily Discipleship With Father Kirby.”

 

COMMENTARY: Drawing from the spiritual wisdom of the great St. Bernard of Clairvaux, we can now observe the season with a broader horizon.

Father Jeffrey KirbyIf asked by an unbeliever what Advent is all about, some Christians might innocently respond, “It’s when we prepare for Christmas.” While such an answer is correct, it’s also woefully incomplete. There is a lot more to Advent than mere preparation for Christmas.

It’s important that we don’t shortchange ourselves as believers. We need to claim all the lessons and graces of Advent. With this in mind, if someone were to ask us the question about Advent, we could begin by responding, “Well, there are actually three advents in the one Advent season.”

Such an answer reveals the depth of the season itself. But what exactly do we mean when we say there are three advents in the one Advent season? …

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