This week marks the first in the celebration of Advent, a season which since about the 4th century or so has marked the beginning of the liturgical year in both the Catholic Church and many other Christian communions. The faithful are plunged into stories from both the Old and New Testaments: stories of patient waiting, of breathless anticipation of one who will come and make sense of all that seems to elude us in this world.
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