We preach not one advent only of Christ, but a second also, far more glorious than the former. For the former gave a view of His patience; but the latter brings with it the crown of a divine kingdom. For all things, for the most part, are twofold in our Lord Jesus Christ: a twofold generation; one, of God, beforeContinue reading “St. Cyril of Jerusalem on Advent”
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St. Gregory the Great on the Second Coming
Christ says: When these things come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand. It is as if the Truth openly warns His Elect by saying: when the evils of this world mount up, when dread of the judgment is shown even by the trembling powers, lift up your heads,Continue reading “St. Gregory the Great on the Second Coming”
A Prayer for Advent II
Lord Jesus, who once came into the world to save sinners, and who will come again to judge the quick and the dead, let us in repentance and faith find Thee in Thy manger and on the cross, so that we may see Thee with joy upon the clouds and on Thy throne. C.F.W Walther,Continue reading “A Prayer for Advent II”
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