FAITHWATCH: “Pope Francis: Advent Calls Us to Enlarge Our Horizons” – News.Va/ Vatican Radio

Pope Francis file photo, adapted from image (c) VIS

“Pope Francis marked the beginning of the new liturgical year at the Angelus for the First Sunday of Advent. … the Gospel introduces us to one of the most ‘evocative’ themes of the Advent season: the visit of the Lord to humanity. Pope Francis pointed out three visits of the Lord: the first … the Incarnation, and Birth of Jesus

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Catholic Readings: First Sunday of Advent 11.27.16 – USCCB/NABRV

Historic Bible

“… Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you also must be prepared,for at an hour

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FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Saturday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time – USCCB/NABRV

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“… ‘Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that

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FAITHLINK: “Our Journey Through a Passing World – A Homily for the 33rd Sunday of the Year” – Archdiocese of Washington

View of Edge of Earth and Sun from Space, adapted from image at nasa.gov

“During the month of November, the Church has us ponder the Four Last Things: death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell. As the golden gown of autumn gives way to the lifeless look of winter, we are encouraged to see that our lives are on a trajectory that leads to autumn and then to the winter of death. But those who have

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