Advent Sermons: Homilies for the Four Sundays of Advent
Right from the 4th Century Christians have had this special time of preparation towards Christmas, and they called it, adventus. In Latin, it simply means, ‘coming’. Like the season of Lent (before Easter) traditionally this season also was observed as a time of fasting and prayer (before Christmas). That is why, much like the season of Lent, you can see the priest wearing violet during liturgical celebrations, and in some part of the world even weddings are not officiated in church during this season.
The four Sundays of Advent revolve around similar themes: coming of Jesus and waiting. Click on the following links to access a variety of sermons for this season.
Coming of Jesus: Three possible Meanings
Find below four sermons that focus on four personages who had somehow preempted the first Christmas. They were part of the first advent!
1st Sunday of Advent: Zachariah, the reluctant collaborator
2nd Sunday of Advent: John the Baptist, the one who knew his space
3rd Sunday of Advent: Joseph, the man of honour
4th Sunday of Advent: Mary, who waited in contemplation