The First Sunday of Advent is always the Sunday nearest the Feast of St. Andrew, November 30.
Since today is November 30, and since today is a Sunday, this is as close as the First Sunday of Advent every gets to the Feast of St. Andrew.
For Catholics throughout the world today is also the beginning of the Year of Consecrated Life. And for us at St. Andrew it our patronal feast day.
Here is what I said after the Gospel at this morning’s 8 o’clock Mass in Milford:
Here is the text and the music of the song we sang at the end of Mass – and which we will sing on every Sunday during Advent and often during this year of consecrated life:
This is the official soundtrack of the song:
You gotta love this smile and that scarf:
Don’t miss the words of Francis at the bottom of the picture.
With Open Doors 