The Fourth Sunday of Advent is a time to reflect on Jesus' example of devotion. (iStock) Jesus' birth was during a time of "religious and political exhaustion," Johnston said.

Then Peace. Yes, Augustus’s period of peace. But something more, something deeper, the coming of the Prince of Peace in the form of a baby, held by our beautiful Mother, and watched over by the one ...

It has been said that three figures stand at the heart of Advent: the Prophet Isaiah, John the Baptist, and the Blessed Mother. At the beginning of Advent (and throughout the season), we hear of ...

The Fourth Sunday of Advent is a time to recall the promises made to the Virgin Mary by the Angel Gabriel, Fr. Joseph Krupp of Lansing, Michigan, told Fox News Digital. (iStock) ...

Advent reverberates the song of the angels at Christ's birth — "peace on earth and to men of good will." "Just like we are called to be patient during Advent, we also try to find peace in our ...

The Bulletin for this service is below. Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 19, 2021 You are invited to rise, in body or spirit, for those parts of the service marked with an asterisk (*) Invitatory: ...

So, on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, we either hear of Mary’s Annunciation, her Visitation of Elizabeth or — this year, as we read Matthew — Joseph’s dream.

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2022 Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24 Paul began his Letter to the Romans, our second reading, with a 90-word sentence in Greek.

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2022 Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24 Paul began his Letter to the Romans, our second reading, with a 90-word sentence in Greek.

When is Advent? Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas each year, always falling between Nov. 27 and Dec. 3 and ending on Christmas Eve on Dec. 24.

December 24, 2023, Fourth Sunday of Advent: Responses to their encounters with God in Scripture guide us as we prepare to commemorate one of the deepest mysteries of our faith.