Advent is the liturgical season of vigilance or, to put it more mundanely, of waiting. During the four weeks prior to Christmas, we light the candles of our Advent wreaths and put ourselves in the spiritual space of the Israelite people who, through many long centuries, waited for the coming of the Messiah ("How long, O Lord?").
During this season, let us join the great men and women of our Tradition, turning our eyes and hearts upward and praying, "I am waiting, I am waiting. Come, Lord Jesus."
--Bishop Robert Barron