First Sunday of Advent — A Message from St. Augustine
The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey,Thomas Cole, ca. 1847 Translation of the Gospel According to St. Luke (21:25-33) At that time Jesus said to His disciples: There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves: men withering away for fear and expectations [...]