Advent

DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

Fr. Gerald Musa

The season of advent reminds us that the Christmas is right at the corner. Apart from the spiritual preparation for Christmas, the month of December is usually choked up with so many activities such as end of year parties, Christmas Sales in the open markets and shopping malls as well as travelling to different destinations. The shops seem to have begun their ‘advent’ long before the Church. Some weeks ago people started buying Christmas decorations, shoes, clothes and gifts for beloved ones.

Advent is here again to renew our circles of hope and joy of the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church has created a yearly calendar or a circle of periods that stand as signposts on our journey to eternity helping us to avoid travelling blindly as people without a roadmap.  Advent is one of those signposts.