Advent Quote by Pope Francis

This Advent we look to the Wise Men to teach us where to focus our attention. We set our sights on things above, where…

— Mark Zimmermann

To predispose our mind to welcome the Lord who, as we say in the Creed, one day will come to judge the living and…

— Pope John Paul II

The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who…

— 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.…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. It is an invitation to…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“The word “advent” essentially means “arrival” or “coming.” Christians have traditionally observed it during the four weeks leading up to Christmas. It is considered…

— Nick Chellsen

For Christians, Advent reminds us why we need Christmas in the first place. It relies not only the grace of God but also the…

— Michael J. Knowles

Advent allows us to recover during this four-week journey. It begins four Sundays before Christmas all the way up to Christmas. It lets us…

— Louie Giglio

Advent increases our hope, a hope which does not disappoint. The Lord never lets us down.

— Pope Francis

“It’s a season for cherishing and worshiping this characteristic of God—that he is a searching and saving God, that he is a God on…

— John Piper

May we all make the journey to Bethlehem in spirit, taking with us a tender caring heart as our gift to the Savior.

— Thomas S. Monson

It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.

— Pope Benedict XVI