Category Archives: Advent

Your A-B-Cs for Christmas Joy Today!

A 5.3-minute read by Gary Curtis: THE BIRTH OF JESUS–OUR SAVIOR–WAS FORETOLD Two of the four New Testament Gospels give lengthy genealogies tracing Jesus’s descent through his earthly Jewish parents from Nazareth. The numbers and types of people mentioned in … Continue reading

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“Hail Mary…Mother of God…”

A 5.6-minute read The “Hail Mary” prayer is part of a collection of traditional Roman Catholic prayers of devotion and petition to the Virgin Mary, the human mother of Jesus of Nazareth. According to Holy Scriptures, this Jesus is God … Continue reading

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The Visitations

A 4.4-minute read by Gary Curtis The Advent Season is traditionally observed by most Western Christians from the Sunday falling on or closest to November 30th and ends on Christmas Eve. It usually encompasses four Sundays, but on occasion, as … Continue reading

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Are You Having New Advent Awakenings?

A 4-minute read The word “advent” comes from Latin and means “arrival.” It has been used to refer to the arrival of Jesus Christ into our world. Advent celebrations in the Chrisitan Church traditionally begin on the Sunday closest to … Continue reading

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Celebrate the Reason!

In our neighborhood, there is a home where, among the festive lights and exterior decorations of this season, there is a banner that merely says “JESUS. Celebrate the Reason!” Happily, other homes have some exterior decorations that show the Nativity … Continue reading

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