HOMELIES DE L'ANNEE C #Temps de l'Avent

After listening to these three readings, let us open our hearts to the wonders of the Lord. He who is the God of promises, he fulfills in due time what he has promised and our life takes another turn. These are the three points of our meditation that I develop on this fourth Sunday of Advent.

Since the first Sunday of Advent, the entire Church has adopted an attitude of gentleness tinged with the calm of waiting. This is even noticeable in the liturgy of the Mass, which suspended the singing of Gloria during the time of Advent. Basically, it is not melancholy that is expressed when the Church adopts this attitude. Rather, it is an invitation to all the faithful to deepen their hope in the One who comes to dispel our darkness with the great light. This is why we meditate on his promises by adopting attitudes that reveal that we are not without hope in our existential journey.

We light the second Advent candle because we remain vigilant in the light. Despite the refusal of God observed in everyday life on the part of humans, God does not shirk his promises. The time of Advent invites us on this day to smooth the way for the Savior who comes. Let us ask for his grace during this celebration. At each period of history, God places watchmen to ensure the permanence of his promises. If we reject him, we destroy ourselves; when we destroy ourselves, he restores us if we return to him; when he welcomes us, we receive the mission of announcing his salvation to all. These are the three points that I share with you in this meditation.

Today we have the responsibility to witness the fulfillment of God's promise to the world. The time of Advent, for every Christian, is the time to improve his relationship with God. We do not need to wait for the speech that throws us into anxiety before believing that Christ will return. But each day is a school that teaches us how to wait for our Lord. The feast of Christmas, which the time of Advent directly prepares, is an opening to the return of Christ for definitive redemption.