Advent- More than a Chocolate Calendar

The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

Ascension

Society & Culture, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 1 December 2016

⏱️ 7 minutes

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What does Advent mean to you? A time to put the lights up, gift shop, and eat chocolate? Or is it something more? Fr. Mike says it’s good to prepare ourselves for Christmas during Advent, but ultimately that’s not what the liturgical season is about.

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0:00.0	How my name is Father Mike Schmitz and this is The Sension Presents.
0:10.4	So here we are in Advent.
0:12.1	And I don't know if you knew this about Advent, but Advent is not a penitential season.
0:18.0	Penitential like Lent is a penitential season.
0:20.0	Like Fridays during the year are usually penitential days.
0:25.8	Advent is not a season of penance.
0:28.1	Advent is a season of devout and joyful preparation for the coming of Jesus.
0:35.4	That's kind of like the definition.
0:37.2	And I just think this is really interesting.
0:38.6	Let's break some of this down.
0:39.6	Right?
0:40.6	Because if we want to like really enter into the season of Advent, let's understand what
0:44.8	it is.
0:45.8	So devout.
0:46.8	Now when I think devout, I often think of like Pious, right?
0:48.8	I think of that picture someone in a corner like, you know, with their hands folded,
0:53.0	kind of looking slightly away.
0:54.4	Like, hmm, I'm very pious.
0:56.1	Right?
0:57.5	Devout means.
0:58.5	Devout means firm.
1:00.6	It means resolute.
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