A new liturgical year feels like a good time to start anew with my "almost forsaken" blog! Happy New Year as we often say in the Church on the first Sunday of Advent.
Advent comes from a Latin word meaning "coming." We await the coming of the infant Jesus; Christmas is a Birthday celebration. But Advent is also a time we ponder Jesus' return. Advent is a season of expectation, of waiting.
Each year, I set out my little statue of Mary on a Donkey, with Joseph beside her. Each day I move them around my house in a symbolic way of their journey to Bethlehem. What an adventure. One can only imagine their journey! But this year, I need a different experience than my usual Advent practices. I will continue with prayer and reading. This year, however, I am going on an Adventure with Art. To be sure, there are many great works of art that tell the Advent stories. My Adventure is more about the Art in my (home) town.
Being a visual person and a visual learner, art has impacted my life in a multitude of ways. Discovering the art around my town excites me. What will I encounter? What message will I receive? Each week, I will visit a place nearby, take in the images and I hope to share them in this blog with you. Journey with me.
And please, share your own Advent Adventure, too.
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