WALKING IN THE LIGHT WHILE WAITING IN HOPE.
Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, Year A Fr. Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch Bible Texts: Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44 Today, we begin the Season of Advent. Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year. It is a sacred reset in which the Church invites us to reorder our lives toward God. The word Adventus means “coming,” and during these four weeks the Church holds before us three dimensions of Christ’s coming: his coming in history (birth at Jerusalem), his coming in majesty (the second coming), and his coming in mystery (daily in our hearts especially in the Word of God and Sacraments). These three converging moments make Advent a season of hope-filled vigilance. Our first reading (Isaiah 2:1-5) takes us back nearly 2,700 years, to a time when Judah lived under the shadow of political instability, social corruption, and looming military threats. The people trembled between superpower nations - Assyria and Babylon - much like how many nations today struggle under ...
