The new liturgical year (Year B) begins with the season of Advent, and we are already coming to the end of the first week of Advent.
The purpose of the season of Advent is to prepare us to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and also to prepare us for His second coming in glory.
In order to have a meaningful Advent preparation, prayer, meditation, reflection and silence is necessary.
But the underlying purpose of Advent is to contemplate the mystery of the Incarnation, and to understand what it means by God becoming man in the person of Jesus Christ.
For God to take on human nature with all its weaknesses is illogical to say the least, and on the extreme end, it is really absurd.
Why would the divine be lowered to a human state and to experience pain, suffering and hardship.
But God so loved the world that He sent His only Son Jesus Christ into the world and He became like us in all things, except sin, so that He can save us and help us to understand the great love of God for us.
Do we really believe that? Just as in the gospel, Jesus asked the two blind men, "Do you believe I can do this?", Jesus is also asking us if we can believe how great God's love is for us.
The mystery of the Incarnation is a deep mystery. Let us, in the time of Advent, set aside time for prayer, meditation and silence to enter into this mystery and be loved by God.
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First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (with English subtitles)
4 Dec, 8.30pm Singapore time (GMT +8)
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with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (with English subtitles)
4 Dec, 8.30pm Singapore time (GMT +8)
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Church of the Sacred Heart Singapore
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