Action plan for Advent.

In the first reading, Isaiah invites us to cry out to the Lord for our sins, and he will forgive and restore us. Christmas is about God's faithfulness and unfailing love.
In the Gospel, Jesus, as the Good Pastor, would like each of us to work in his vineyard. The harvest is plentiful but laborers are few. Welcoming him at Christmas implies accepting the mission of becoming his witnesses in this world. For this, there is an action plan.
First, we must pray because everything depends on God's power and initiative.
Second, we must open ourselves to the authority and power that Jesus gives us.
Third, we are sent to the world to seek the lost, cure the sick, and cast out demons. Jesus reminds us however that, the gift of the Godpel is a gratuitous gift that should not be for sale. Freely, we have received, freely we give.

St. Ambrose, pray for us!

Fr. Georges sac