The Sunday of Advent

"The mystery of Your coming You foretold through the prophets of Israel, whom You chose like Moses; they spoke through the Holy Spirit in many ways.  O Savior, grant us mercy and forgiveness of our sins." (Sharagan for the Sixth Sunday.)

The Sunday of Advent (sometimes called the Sunday of the Second Coming) is the culmination of all that has happened on earth with the first coming of Christ, and also points us toward the time when He will come again as the Judge of all.  We were in need of a Savior, and He has come and shown Himself as the Savior.  Now He asks the Pharisees and all of us, "What is your opinion about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" (Matthew 22:34-23:39). 

The other readings (Isaiah 66:1-24, Colossians 2:8-3:17) describe the coming of God's Kingdom, the New Jerusalem.  Urgency and intensity fill these descriptions of what will happen to the believers and the unbelievers.  We must decide now, and make our lives reflect our decision.  "What is your opinion about the Christ?  Whose Son is He?"

End of Lent

Lent ends on a Friday and is followed by Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday.  Then begins Holy Week, the period during which we make with Christ His journey through Jerusalem to the Cross.  The agony of Good Friday is overcome at the most triumphant and wonderful day for Christians, the Feast of the Resurrection.

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Sundays during Lent

The Sundays of Lent are guideposts in our journey to Easter.  They take us through the history of God's relationship with us, from creation to today.  Each Sunday has a theme and a sharagan, or hymn, explaining the theology of the theme.  The Bible readings for each Sunday tell us what we should be doing at each stage of our Lenten life.

Sunday 1

Sunday 2

Sunday 3

Sunday 4

Sunday 5

Sunday 6