The Fourth and final Sunday of Advent! The ChristMass is almost here!
Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just one: let the earth be opened and bud forth a Savior. [Ps.viii] The heavens show forth the glory of God, and the firmament declares the work of His hands. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just one: let the earth be opened and bud forth a Savior.
Stir up Thy power and come, we pray Thee, O Lord, and with great might succor us; that our deliverance, which our sins impede, may be hastened by the help of Thy grace and the forgiveness of Thy mercy.
Since ChristMass this year also falls on a Sunday, this is the longest possible Advent Season! The last week of Advent is usually the shortest week of Advent, but again - with ChristMass falling on Sunday, we get the full week before ChristMass!
And remember - it's NOT CHRISTMAS YET! Christmas begins with the ChristMass - usually the Midnight Mass or First Mass of Christmas.
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