Saint Gertrude Parish - Lasne

"The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion cub will feed together, and a little child will lead them" (Isaiah 11:6).

Brothers and sisters, how the world needs this hope! Nothing is impossible for God. Let us prepare ourselves for his Kingdom, let us welcome it. The least of them all, Jesus of Nazareth, will guide us! He shines upon our history like the rising sun, he who placed himself in our hands, from the night of his birth until the dark hour of his death on the cross. A new day has begun: let us awaken and walk in his light!

This is the spirituality of Advent, so luminous and tangible. The lights along the streets remind us that each of us can be a small light if we welcome Jesus, the seed of a new world. Let us learn to do so from Mary, our Mother, woman of trusting expectation and hope.