The First Sunday of Advent
The First Sunday of Advent
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将临期第一主日
DOI：
10.2307/j.ctt163t8rs.143
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1989
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S. Granade
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这个主日是降临节的第一个主日，也标志着新的教会年的开始。教皇方济各也将今年定为“慈悲年”，这是一个特别的年份，纪念上帝对所有人的伟大慈悲和爱。读经提醒我们要保持警惕，要认识到即使现在上帝就在我们中间。在降临节期间，重要的是要记住我们不是在等待耶稣，他一直与我们同在。耶稣正等着我们呢！将临期让我们有时间为圣诞节的盛宴做准备，这样我们就可以敞开心扉体验上帝对我们的大爱。那么我们该如何准备呢？教皇本笃曾写道：“降临节邀请我们静默下来，去理解上帝的存在。”将临期是一个邀请，让我们明白，每天的个别事件都是上帝给我们的暗示，是他关注我们每个人的标志。”在一年中的这个时候，每天看起来都很忙，有很多事情要做，要“在沉默中暂停”并不容易。然而，当我们开始将临期时，我们可以试着找一些时间让神的同在在我们的生命中加深。
This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent and also signifies the start of a new Church Year. This new year has also been designated ‘ The Year of Mercy’ by Pope Francis – a special year to recall God’s great mercy and love for all. The readings remind us to stay alert, to recognise that even now God’s presence is among us. During Advent it is important to remember that we are not waiting for JesusHe is always here with us. Rather Jesus is waiting for us! Advent gives us time to prepare ourselves for the great feast of Christmas so that we can be open to the experience of God’s great love for us. So how can we prepare? Pope Benedict once wrote: ‘Advent invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. Advent is an invitation to understand that the individual events of each day are hints that God is giving us, signs of the attention he has for each one of us.” It will not be easy to ‘pause in silence’ during this time of year when each day seems busier and so much needs to be done. However, as we begin Advent, we can prepare by trying to find some time to allow God’s presence to deepen in our lives.