The Second Sunday of Advent - Peace

The second candle on the Advent Wreath is lit. We are eagerly awaiting the birth of the Infant Jesus. As we progress through the season, the theme of the readings change.

Today, the cantor at Mass sang, " Speak of Peace now says our God."

Peace, what we long for.
Peace in the world.
Peace among people.
Peace in our families.
Peace in our lives
Peace in our hearts.

Peace in our hearts is where it all begins. Without this peace, none of the other gifts of peace our possible.


Isaiah 6: 6-9

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the lion together, and a little child shall lead them.

The cow and the bear shall feed; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

The sucking child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.

They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

Peace

Advent, the Season of Hope

When the sun sets on these cold, winter days, a light begins to shine in the darkness.

Advent, the season of hope, has begun.

I lit the first candle on the Advent Wreath yesterday, and in the darkness a light began to shine. This is the hope of the future. This is the hope of Christmas.

The cantor at Mass, yesterday, sung,
May you be given peace." The light shone even brighter in the darkness.

On December 21, the Winter Solstice, 4 candles will be lit on the Advent Wreath. December 21, the day of the longest darkness, ends in the fires of the Advent Wreath.

This is the true hope of Christmas.