ADVENT: Pilgrims, Travelers, and Citizens of Heaven
"For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city which is to come." (Hebrews 13:14)

Advent Prayers and Antiphons Weekly Advent Prayers and use of the Advent wreath Praising the Names of Jesus: the Antiphons of Advent  Advent Readings and Meditations by Jeanne Kun Awaiting the Messiah John the Baptist: Forerunner of the Redeemer Pilgrims, Travelers, and Citizens of Heaven The Hope of Heaven "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord" meditation on Isaiah 2 "Let us go to the house of the Lord" meditation on Psalm 122 "He will bring many back to the Lord"  meditation on Luke 1:5-25 "I am sending my messenger to prepare the way" meditation on Malachi 3

The sun of righteousness shall dawn from on high  print by Jeanne Kun

Advent Readings from the early church fathers Don't resist the first advent, and the second will not terrify us, by Augustine The voice is John, the word is Christ, by Augustine The Two-fold Coming of Jesus Christ, by Cyril of Jerusalem The Reason the Word of God became Man,by Irenaeus A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, by Eusebius of Caesarea God's Promises Are Held Out to Us by His Son, by Augustine When Christ comes, God will be seen by men, by Irenaeus

Other Advent Readings  The Pilgrim Church by Christoph Schonborn To Watch with Christ by John Henry Newman,  19th century  The Eternal Spring-time Will Surely Come,  by John Henry Newman, 19th century  Jesus' parables on watching for his kingdom  by Don Schwager

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