'As one of the seasons of the Church's year, Advent is the preparation for Christmas, for each Christmas as it comes, and so now for this Christmas directly before you. Like the great lovers of God in Old Testament times you are looking forward. They looked forward to the coming of the promised Messiah, the redeemer of Isreal, which for you is a past event. You, who live not B.C. but A.D., are now looking forward to his coming to you in your Christmas commmunion, when he will in a true sense be born once more in your heart.'