REFLECTION
ADVENT: FOR WHAT ARE WE PREPARING?
Javier Guativa
ADVENT: FOR WHAT ARE WE PREPARING?
Javier Guativa
We all know that the season
of Advent, which means “coming,” tells us of the Incarnation, the worldly
beginning of Jesus. But, often less recognized, is another meaning of Advent,
which is the telling of the “coming” of the end, the “second coming” of the Lord,
which will complete the history of salvation and be the beginning of the
eternal season, beyond our measure of time, in which God will be all in
all. The Lord has come and will come.
So, to cultivate vigilance and to embrace these occasions of encounter with
Jesus, the Church has developed this rich liturgical season.
Although the liturgical texts
of Advent express the season with a unified presentation, especially through
the daily readings of the prophet Isaiah, Advent can be divided into two parts,
each with a particular importance.
