Advent Season Christmas Season

The word “Christmas”

comes from Middle
The word “Advent” is
English “Cristemasse,”
derived from the Latin
which in turn comes from
word Adventus, meaning
Old English Cristes-
“coming”
messe, literally meaning
“Christ's Mass.”

Christmas is a time of
Advent symbolizes the
spiritual reflection on the
present situation of the
important foundations of
church in these “last days”
the Christian faith. It’s
(Acts 2:17, Hebrews 1:2),
also when Christians
as God’s people wait for
celebrate God’s love for
the return of Christ in
the world through the
glory to consummate his
birth of the Christ child:
eternal kingdom.
Jesus.

For Christians, the true

In the Catholic Church,
meaning of Christmas is
Advent is a period of
the celebration of the
preparation extending
Savior, Jesus Christ every
over the four Sundays
December 25th of the
before Christmas.
year.
 If there is someone whom I would like to remember which I always do every
Christmas, she’s my mom. For the reason that, she’s not here with us because she’s
working abroad. We just spend Christmas together every after two years, once she
finished her contract. I always remember her not just on Christmas day but with
every special and important event that happens in my life. I miss and love her so
much. Maybe, we’ll just spend this coming Christmas through video call, thanks God
there is away to still communicate with her .