Happy New Year! We once again begin the season of Advent, and the start of a new Church Year. We selected LSB 334, O Lord, How Shall I Meet You, as our AD 2022 hymn for this beautiful time of the year, in which we remember our Lord’s first Advent, or coming into our midst,… Continue reading LSB 334, O Lord, How Shall I Meet You
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The triumphal advent of the King of peace
Today, the confessing Church throughout the world celebrates the Triumphal Advent of the King of Peace. Jesus is that King. We declare that for He is the One Who was heralded almost 2,000 years ago by crowds both following and leading His procession into Jerusalem.
That, and more, we have heard again from today’s readings. That is because this is the day that begins a new Church Year of our Lord. For centuries, its Gospel reading has been heard each year on this day. Yet, it is not the only time we hear today’s text in the Lord’s Services.
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