Merry Christmas? You Mean Blessed Advent?

Merry Christmas? You Mean Blessed Advent?

In my church, December has not been a month for rocking the Christmas carols. And my liturgical friends and I are not saying "Merry Christmas" to each other (or "Happy Holidays," for that matter), because, truth to tell, it is not Christmas.

In my tradition as well as in all those Christian traditions that pay attention to the liturgical calendar, we are in Advent, a time of holy waiting, a time to envision God coming into the world and into our lives. Advent is the beginning of a new Church year—I bought my new liturgical appointment calendar a month back—and a time of spiritual preparation and anticipation.

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