THE FOURTH AND FINAL WEEK OF ADVENT - EMBRACING THE BLESSED VIRGIN'S EXAMPLE OF FAITHFUL DISCIPLESHIP IN THE LORD JESUS' FIRST COMING..............

Our waiting as God's Advent People for the Lord Jesus' Coming this Christmas is almost complete on this Fourth and final Sunday of this season of hopefulness, joy, and longing, for the Anointed One who comes into the fallen World to be the Savior of Humankind.  Just as John the Baptist was raised up by The Divine to herald the imminent arrival of The Christ into human history, so too was Mary ever Virgin chosen by our Heavenly Father to become the Mother of God and bring forth The Redeemer.  Her unequivocal and universal assent to God's Will and her unflinching devotion in discipleship to the Saving Son of God she bore, nurtured, and followed, is a perfect example for all of us as Catholic-Christian Disciples.  How has this Advent Season formed you to be better ready and willing to proclaim and witness to the Holy Birth of Jesus The Christ Our Lord and Savior during the Christmas Season - December 24th - January 11th ?  Spend these next three days making yourself personally, spiritually, and socially, ready for the Coming of the Christ Child and resolve to make the full and authentic observance of the Nativity your foremost priority in tandem with your families, friends, fellow believers, neighbors, and everyone you encounter during the festive season of Christmas..............Rev. Fr. Troy David Powers