Behold, the Lord will come, and all his holy ones with him; and on that day there will be a great light. Cf. Zechariah 14: 5-7
The Lord does not desire to come only by Himself. That would be beneath the glory of His name. Instead, He desires to come to save us accompanied by all the holy ones, namely, the angels, saints, and heavenly powers who are already enjoying the fullness of His Advent.
God does not save individual persons in isolation. We are saved in the communion of believers that is the Church, whose ranks reach from the earth to the heavens. The great light of our era is the illuminating sense of belonging in the face of a culture that tries to tell us that we exist only for ourselves. We are never alone in the Lord.
Advent Post Series, 2015
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About Father Nathan Reesman
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. He is also the Courage and EnCourage chaplain for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Courage is an apostolate of the Catholic Church that ministers to men and women who experience same sex attraction.
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.
