Despite the signs of the times... Keep up the Advent Spirit of Hope (Luke 21:25-28; 34-36)

First Sunday of Advent (C) December 1, 2024 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”.. Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”(Luke 21:25-28; 34-36)