First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27, 2011
Fr. Joseph Eddy, O. de M.
Gospel: Mark 13:33-37 “Watch, for you do not know when the time will come.”
Full homily text: This weekend is the biggest shopping day of the year. Advertisers are working overtime to “help” us all prepare for Christmas. Since Halloween, they have been out in force on the radio, television, and internet spreading the message of all the great deals that can be made in the days after Thanksgiving.
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I can remember one year when my sister was engaged and her fiancé took the opportunity to do some of this early shopping. He got what he considered to be the perfect gift. For the next four weeks he proceeded to talk about this gift which he had gotten for the women he loved. Maria, my sister, wondered what it could be. Anticipation grew within her each day as she considered all the possibilities: Was it jewelry? Or a nice sweater? Continue Reading…
First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27, 2011
