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Deacon Keith Fournier: Advent Calls Us to Repentance and a Deeper Relationship With Jesus As We Prepare for His Coming – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Deacon Keith Fournier, LifeSiteNews, Nov 26, 2024 – 7:00 am EST

Advent is not a rote custom from the past. Rather, when it is embraced by Christians who are alive in Jesus Christ, it is a gift, helping us to purify ourselves and make a place for the Lord in our lives and in our homes.

(LifeSiteNews) — In a western culture where the influence of Christianity is waning, people often ask why Catholics, and some other Christians, celebrate Advent. It is helpful to know our history in order to explain what we do to those who may inquire. But even more importantly, it can help us enter more fully into the season and experience the grace it offers.

The word Advent is derived from a Latin root, ad-venio or adventus, which both entail a reaching out and preparing for a coming. This liturgical season of Advent has birthed many customs in Catholic practice and piety. These customs, if understood and embraced, can help inform a pattern of life, a culture, which in turn can help build a framework for living our daily lives as Christians. …

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