"They watch for Christ who are sensitive, eager, apprehensive in mind, who are awake, alive, quick-sighted, zealous in honoring him, who look for him in all that happens, and who would not be surprised, who would not be over-agitated or overwhelmed, if they found that he was coming at once . . . .
"This then is to watch: to be detached from what is present, and to live in what is unseen; to live in the thought of Christ as he came once, and as he will come again; to desire his second coming, from our affectionate and grateful remembrance of his first." St. John Henry Newman
Dear Friends,
It is our hope that as we begin Advent and the new liturgical year each of you and all who live on this earth will see light in the darkness, hear truth in the stillness, and know the peace of God that endures through all of eternity.
May this beautiful Advent hymn add grace to your moments of prayer and reflection.