Introduction

During Advent, the readings trace the full sweep of salvation history, providing the larger context in which the mystery of Christ’s birth can be rightly understood. Advent does more than prepare us for Christmas; it frames the Incarnation within God’s entire plan, from the Old Testament promises to the final fulfillment of the Kingdom.

On this final Sunday of Advent, the Church’s gaze narrows from the broad horizon of salvation history to the intimate moment in which God’s promise takes flesh. We now enter the sacred events that lead directly to the Nativity.
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