Boosting Advent

The "O Antiphons"

Photo by David Monje on Unsplash

During the season of Lent, we are led week-by-week to Holy Week, the seven days leading up to Easter. During Advent, we are led week-by-week to Christmas Eve and Christmas. There is not a week like Holy Week in Advent that accelerates and boosts our attentiveness to what will happen when Christ is born.

We now know that t…