
Advent The word Advent means "coming" and this coming referred, of course, Christ - the Lord comes, the Lord is coming.
Advent is a time when we prepare spiritually baptized to celebrate Christmas, which commemorates the first coming "of Jesus. But at the same time, Advent makes our attention and our hope is directed toward the second "coming of the Lord will happen, as He promised, at the end of time to consummate our redemption and salvation. We can say that our whole life is like an Advent-the time God gives us to prepare the final encounter with him is because just as Christ was born to bring us all to God, so we, as children of God, we called to collaborate with him to bring all people to Jesus.
Meditations for Advent
• First week - Adopt an attitude of watchful waiting, which is beautiful because we know that salvation is near. Let us be diligent in personal prayer, family and community. Invite the Virgin Mary to teach us to wait upon the Lord. Let us pray the Rosary every day and if you do, it is with great fervor. Participate in Mass every Sunday with all my heart.

Only if we assume the birth of Jesus, our Savior, the only reason for joy, we can truly live and enjoy Christmas. Advent is a time of faith, hope and joy because God made man because He loves us so much that he decided to live among us and be one of us. The joy based on the presence of Christ among us will help us move forward, even in difficult times. The very presence of God can transform our lives if we let them. And it is precisely then that we must value our faith and hope, meaning they have in our lives. Thus, Advent is also time to put aside the concerns and put ourselves in God's hands, because despite any circumstance, any difficulty, if we have Jesus - we have it all!