Advent Readings - #1

And so it begins...

1)      And so it begins. Today is Sunday, the first Sunday of Advent. What is Advent? Originally, it was a time of 40 days of preparation which led up to the Baptism of the Lord and Epiphany, the celebration of when the wise men from the East recognized the God-nature of Jesus. People who wanted to join the Church began to prepare for their own baptism…