4th Sunday of Advent

4th Sunday of Advent
December 21st

This weekend we encounter the other major figure of Advent, the Blessed Virgin Mary.  For the past two weeks we have heard about John the Baptist who was preparing the way for Christ.  Now we focus our attention on Mary and the pending birth of the Christ Child.  On this last Sunday before Christmas, how fitting it is that we do ponder Mary’s response to God’s invitation through the angel Gabriel. 

As we begin our final preparations for the coming of the Lord, we might ask ourselves if we are answering the call God has for us, in our vocations and our daily life.

-                                                               - Deacon Jim