Season of preparing one’s heart for Christmas
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Season of preparing one’s heart for Christmas

Times of India  

By Andrew Rodrigues Advent is the period before Christmas to prepare for celebrating Jesus Christ’s birth. It ends on Christmas Eve, marking the start of the official Christmas season, which includes the twelve days of Christmas leading to Epiphany and continues through the first Sunday after Epiphany. The biblical principle in observing feasts or special days is outlined in Romans 14: 5-6, “One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord” – whether someone observes a special day or treats all days alike, their goal should be to honour God.

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A longer Advent helps some Christians prepare for more than Christmas
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A longer Advent helps some Christians prepare for more than Christmas

NPR  

A longer Advent helps some Christians prepare for more than Christmas Some churches are extending Advent, the season that leads up to Christmas. DEROSE: Partridge says that Advent theme of divine reign, rather than a simple prelude to Christmas, is more poignant this year, given the conflict in the Holy Lands. DEROSE: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chicago is also …

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