What Is Advent?

Advent is the period of four Sundays and weeks before Christmas (or sometimes from the 1st December to Christmas Day!). Advent means 'Coming' in Latin. This is the coming of Jesus into the world. Christians use the four Sundays and weeks of Advent to prepare and remember the real meaning of Christmas.


There are three meanings of 'coming' that Christians describe in Advent. The first, and most thought of, happened about 2000 years ago when Jesus came into the world as a baby to live as a man and die for us. The second can happen now as Jesus wants to come into our lives now. And the third will happen in the future when Jesus comes back to the world as King and Judge, not a baby.

Some people fast (don't eat anything) during advent to help them concentrate on preparing to celebrate Jesus's coming. In many Orthodox and Eastern Catholics Churches, Advent lasts for 40 days and starts on normal last Sunday of November after Christ the king and is also called the Nativity Fast.

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Source:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/11/first-sunday-of-advent_28.html

I guess many will believe that christ was born during winter...wondering how the three wise will journey in such a harsh wheather.This does not make sense at all

The Lord be with you........

#proudcatholic#

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Jesus is Lord

Yo I can perseive Christmas... Click like if u feel same

Yes oooo....

apogeez:
What Is Advent?

Advent is the period of four Sundays and weeks before Christmas (or sometimes from the 1st December to Christmas Day!). Advent means 'Coming' in Latin. This is the coming of Jesus into the world. Christians use the four Sundays and weeks of Advent to prepare and remember the real meaning of Christmas.


There are three meanings of 'coming' that Christians describe in Advent. The first, and most thought of, happened about 2000 years ago when Jesus came into the world as a baby to live as a man and die for us. The second can happen now as Jesus wants to come into our lives now. And the third will happen in the future when Jesus comes back to the world as King and Judge, not a baby.

Some people fast (don't eat anything) during advent to help them concentrate on preparing to celebrate Jesus's coming. In many Orthodox and Eastern Catholics Churches, Advent lasts for 40 days and starts on normal last Sunday of November after Christ the king and is also called the Nativity Fast.

cc. lalasticlala

Source:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/11/first-sunday-of-advent_28.html

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Was jesus christ born on december 25th ?

May we all see this year to an end...This year will not see us to an end...click to claim ur prayer...

Today is my birthday...and thanks to all nairalanders for keeping me alive

Christmas postponed until further notice

Religion is death!

May the lord be praised...
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I never still go church oo


I dey look for my church shoe

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I guess many will believe that christ was born during winter...wondering how the three wise will journey in such a harsh wheather.This does not make sense at all

GOD can make the harshest of weather easy for them to journey in, after all he created everything, both harsh and cool weather.. Anything of God is beyond human comprehension my brother..

it calls for a reflection on what we have done well and what we didn't do well. as a Catholic, today marks the beginning of expectaton of christ, the messiah... as we wait to join in the celebration of birth of christ, may we experience joy and life fulfillment in the zenith level, may we find peace and everlasting solitudes in our life

happy xmas, my fellow nairalanders
happy xmas, my beloved Christian brothers
happy xmas, Nigerians of South South, South Eastern extractions
Happy xmas, my fellow countrymen

aisha alla

Black man go carry white man religion for head, white man don wise up dey see say na scam. Go to israel where d religion originated from dem be jews der. Till the day black pple go back to thier culture and religion we go continue to wallow in confusion. Shout out to the indians who no gree for white man brainwashing

Hallelujah Amen

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apogeez remove the exclamation mark from the title to give correct message. cheers

Happy Advent everyone....

Sorry am sending this in church

I have a question for seun and lalasticlala. Why is it that anyone is alowed to come in and say anything they like in a purely christian thread, but if its anything that involves islam in anyway, you apply restrictions?

Is nairaland a muslim site?

Thank you.

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