Advent Quotes

123 quotes by 110 authors

Advent creates people, new people. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Advent's intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This… — Pope Benedict XVI
Absolute freedom need not be lost as the price we must pay for the advent of civilization. Man may achieve liberty and abundance, freedom and… — Murray Rothbard
The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man. — Pope Francis
Shivaji was the greatest Hindu king that India had produced within the last thousand years; one who was the very incarnation of lord Siva, about… — Swami Vivekananda
The Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your… — Henri Nouwen
Since the advent of nuclear weapons, it seems clear that there is no longer any alternative to peace, if there is to be a happy… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
One of the marks of our world is perhaps this reversal: we live according to a generalized image-repertoire. Consider the United Sates, where everything is… — Roland Barthes
I am determined to enjoy each day to the fullest. I don't want to wish away Christmas. I want to enjoy these last moments of… — Shelley Shepard Gray
Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. It is an invitation to understand… — Pope Benedict XVI
Advent is a time of waiting, of expectation, of silence. Waiting for our Lord to be born. A pregnant woman is so happy, so content.… — Dorothy Day
My relationship with Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm reaches far back into my childhood. I grew up with Grimm's fairy tales. I even saw a theater… — Gunter Grass
Advent is not about a sentimental waiting for the Baby Jesus, — Richard Rohr
Ah, how wonderful is the advent of the Spring!â€”the great annual miracle.... which no force can stay, no violence restrain, like love, that wins its… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Our world is moving at an ever-accelerating pace, and with the advent of social media, what happens in New York now can be reported across… — Stuart Rose
If we keep the path of virtue undefiled through devout and true knowledge, and do not deviate to either side, we will experience the advent… — Maximus the Confessor
Just as the teaching of the Law and the prophets, being harbingers of the coming advent of the Logos in the flesh, guide our souls… — Maximus the Confessor
Before His visible advent in the flesh the Logos of God dwelt among the patriarchs and prophets in a spiritual manner, prefiguring the mysteries of… — Maximus the Confessor
The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general. — George Crumb

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