Faith And Advent: How Can You Celebrate Advent?

How can you celebrate Advent? Advent is a Latin word that actually means “coming.” In the Church, advent is a time of preparation and waiting for the birth of Jesus. Advent begins the church’s liturgical year and officially begins four Sundays before Christmas. During the Advent season, we focus on the virtues of faith, hope, and love. This Advent season, as we await the birth of Jesus Christ, I can be a sign of faith, hope, and love.

Advent is about faith and waiting. Faith is the gift from God that enables us to believe in God, to accept all that he has revealed, and to respond with love for God and others. Faith and waiting go hand-in-hand. Waiting is difficult. We expect everything to be at our fingertips the moment we have the desire for it. It's a world we're growing in and it's addicting. We live in a world of easy downloads, instant email, on demand and food prepared in a few minutes. Yet God finds ways of making us wait. Waiting is the embodiment of faith. I can be a sign of faith this Advent by reading and reflecting on a passage of Scripture once a week or once a day. You can remind yourself of things you have faith God will do for you, your family, and your church in the coming year. Also remind yourself of his promises. Remember the years of silence as God’s people waited for the Messiah. Remember that

It is theological because in greek theo means “god”. Faith and hope are very similar. During the Advent season, I can be a sign of hope by going to mass and living the scripture. Hope should help you to work to spread the Kingdom of God here on earth and to look forward to eternal happiness in the Kingdom in heaven. Hope should make us confident in God’s love and care for us, keeping us from becoming discouraged. You should remember no to give up when times are difficult. Always use hope to trust in Christ and rely on the strength of the Holy