HAPPY NEW YEAR!
That might seem a strange greeting this time of year, but for the Church, December 1st, The First Sunday in Advent, is New Year’s Day. It begins what we refer to as the “Liturgical” year and follows the twelve month cycle of our Ordo Kalendar.
As for the Advent season itself, it is one of the shortest, lasting only four weeks. It is easily recognized by the purple or “violet” color of the vestments worn by the priest and symbols such as the Advent wreath that counts down the weeks leading to the Feast of the Nativity.
During Advent we prepare ourselves through prayer, ...
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