Fourth Week of Advent

The weeks of Advent are skipping away from us so swiftly. This weekend marks the Fourth Sunday of Advent Year A and we hear the Gospel proclaimed from Matthew 1:18 – 24.

The following reflection by Veronica Lawson RSM will enrich our prayer and preparation for the next week and the celebration of Christmas in coming days.

https://www.mercyworld.org/reflection-on-the-gospel-advent-4a-vl-221219.pdf

In this final week of Advent, with all its hurly burly, we are invited to make some time to be with others and with God-with-us in our own lives and in all of creation. How might you ensure this? How might you encourage others by your gift of listening attentively?