Every year on the second Sunday of Advent, the liturgy offers us the preaching of John the Baptist. He prepared the people of Israel for the coming of the Messiah. So, also today, he teaches us to welcome the advent of the Lord. Today, as then, the most difficult step to take is to understand the need to get out from where we are settled in, leave the false religious and theological security that we have constructed, and welcome the newness of God’s word.
In a spirit of joy and expectation, the Asian Missionary Congress, entitled Great Pilgrimage of Hope 2025, began on November 27 – initiating a Synodal Journey that brings together cardinals, bishops, clergy, religious and lay leaders from all over Asia – and lasted until the 30th.
What is Advent?
The season of Advent is a time of expectation, when we prepare our home and our hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. The word Advent is derived from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming”…..