Advent Antiphons: November 29th

The Lord will bestow his bounty, and our earth shall yield its increase. Psalm 85: 13

Indeed, God promises a bountiful harvest in His grace. Once upon a time, when much of the world farmed, the promise by God of a rich harvest instilled trust in the hearts of His chosen people. Without food there is no life. God shows Himself to be the true provider of all the fruits of the earth. He therefore shows Himself to be the source of authentic security.

In time He would reveal that the bounty and the increase He promises, and seeks, is a harvest of souls: a world filled with believers. It is an impressive thing to raise crops up out of the earth, and the ancients respected such power. But, it is far more impressive to produce a bumper crop of disciples.

As Advent begins we are reassured that He will bring about the harvest for which we all thirst: an earth filled with the love of the Lord.

Advent Post Series, 2015

This is the first in a series of daily posts that will continue through Advent based on the antiphons for each day out of the Roman Missal.

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On Twitter: @FatherReesman Father Nathan Reesman is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, ordained in 2006. He is the Shared Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, and also of Saint Frances Cabrini Parish, both in West Bend, Wisconsin. Father Reesman is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, obtaining his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science in the year 2000. He completed his seminary studies at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 2006, obtaining a Masters of Divinity. Father Reesman completed post-graduate studies at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, obtaining a Doctor of Ministry in 2019.

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