After lunch, which consisted of mainly Korean food (I was hoping for Filipino food), we had two lectures/talks by a professor from Daegu Catholic University and the Chaplain priest for Filipino community in Seoul. The professor talked about Advent and what it means to us. There were a few things I got from her talk. First, Advent means "the coming" of Christ. There are three comings: the birth of Christ, the coming of Christ at the end of time, and Christ coming in our daily lives each day. Second, if someone is coming then someone is waiting; we are waiting for the coming of Christ. Third, we must let go of the things that are holding us down and we must be prepared for Christ's visit.
“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.”
| — | Luke 21:34 |
The priest, Father Arvin, gave a talk about love and reconciliation. He showed us a clip of Beauty and the Beast. It was the scene where the Beast lets go of Belle because he loves her. He gave a lot bible verses where we can see proof of God's love.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
-John 15:3
Father Arvin urged us to reconcile with God and with one another. We were also given a chance to go to confession after the talk.
I went to confession for the first time in Korea and it was my first time going into one of the confession rooms (where the priest cannot see your face). While I was kneeling there telling the priest my sins...I started crying. I felt loved.
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| Happy Advent! |
"To love is to will the good of another" - St. Thomas Aquinas
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