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7 Inspirational quotes about joy of Advent from recent popes

POPE FRANCIS ON CHRISTMAS

Alberto PIZZOLI | AFP

Cerith Gardiner - published on 12/01/20 - updated on 11/29/23

Here's a reminder on how Advent can fill you with joy and hope in what is to come.

To help the faithful appreciate the beauty of the season and inspire hope for better days to come, take some inspiration from what these recent popes have shared about this beautiful liturgical season.

The Catechism tells us:

When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming. By celebrating the precursor’s birth and martyrdom, the Church unites herself to his desire: “He must increase, but I must decrease.”

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AdventPope Benedict XVIPope FrancisPope John Paul II
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