Advent

The Church in her wisdom gives us the different liturgical seasons of the year to help us follow Christ more closely. We now enter into the season of Advent when we prepare to welcome the "coming" of Christ our Lord.

Christ's first coming was as a helpless infant. He suffered and died to redeem us with His blood. However, His second coming will be much different than the first. In the future, Christ will come in all His glory escorted by His angels and saints to be our judge.

The Church gives us this wonderful season to help us prepare for this second coming. We want it to be a day of joy and rejoicing. However, for many who are not prepared it will be a day of frightful terror.

Is your heart ready to welcome your Savior? Christ also comes to us through His grace, especially in the sacraments. Let us make use of the Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist while we still have time. We know not the day or the hour of Christ's visitation.

Sincerely in Christ,

Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching