First Sunday of Advent is a reminder to 'watch' and prepare for Christ's second coming, says faith leader
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Grazie Pozo Christie, M.D., reflects on Mark 13:37, "And what I say to you I say to all: Watch." For the first Sunday of Advent, Christie revealed the need to prepare spiritually during Advent.
"Although he was not a direct disciple of Jesus, Saint Mark is the author of one of the four Gospel accounts and played a vital role in spreading the Gospel as a missionary in the early church," says the website for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. "Look up from the screen and look around you – look higher." Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The reminder to "watch" and prepare for the coming of Christ is a stark departure from the "frenzied commercialism" of the Christmas season, Grazie Pozo Christie, M.D., told Fox News Digital.