HOMILY FOR THE 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR A/Be Vigilant!"
Homily for First Sunday of Advent Year A Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14a; Matthew 24:37-44. Theme: "Be Vigilant!" We begin a new Liturgical year 2023 today with the season of Advent. This liturgical year A begins the three-year cycle of the story of our salvation. In this liturgical year, our Sunday Gospel reading will be from St. Matthew's Gospel. "Advent", as the name suggests, has to do with the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a time of vigilance as we await God's coming in our history. Through conversion, we prepare ourselves to welcome God who is born among us. During Advent, the Church asks us to prepare for the three dimensional coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, past, present and future. Historically, Jesus came into our world in time when he was born in Bethlehem. This we celebrate on Christmas day. He was crucified, died and was buried and after three days he rose again from the dead and ascended into heaven after forty days of His resurrection...