December 3, 2021 | Catholic Standard
Cardinal Gregory says Advent is a time to prepare for Jesus’s arrival at Christmas and for ‘His return trip’
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BY MARK ZIMMERMANN | Celebrating a Nov. 28 Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on the first Sunday of Advent, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory emphasized that Advent is a “season of anticipation” for the birth of Jesus at Christmas, and for Christ’s eventual second coming.