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Sermon for 1st Sunday in Advent – Year A Homily

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1st Sunday in Advent The Son of Man is Coming (Mt 24:44)   One of the advent hymns that I like most is: We long to see thee so! To see Thee newly-born. We long for Christmas morn. The sands of time run slow. I like this hymn particularly because it arouses in me the nostalgia for homecoming.  As a young boy studying in boarding schools this song reminded me of the joyful time of going back home for Christmas. I remember how the sands of time would run so slow, especially just before Christmas.  However, in the past years, especially as a priest being busy during Christmas, unwrapping Christmas of its nostalgic feelings I have also begun to appreciate its spiritual depth.  I am not in anyway playing down the importance of the sentimental aspects of Christmas – we have a reason to celebrate it even in [...]

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