Happy Thanksgiving! After the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King last Sunday, we begin a new liturgical year with the First Sunday of Advent this weekend, as we prepare for the RETURN of Jesus in his second coming. At the fullness of time, Christ will RETURN to fully establish God’s Kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven. While we prepare for this RETURN, we are called to make a RETURN daily to God and to walk in his ways. Our journey on earth is a RETURN to the loving arms of the Father and to remain in communion with Him. May God continue to bless us with the gift of focus as we prepare for the RETURN of the Messiah.

Jesus is our KING! This is a proclamation we will make as we gather this Sunday for the Solemnity of Christ the KING, the final Sunday of our liturgical year. As we come to the end of this cycle and begin a new one with the First Sunday of Advent, we are called to build a throne for Jesus our KING in our hearts so that he may always be the priority of our lives. We live in a world filled with many distractions and temptations. May we always stay focused on Jesus Christ the KING of our lives and the true KING of this world who will lead us to enter into his KINGdom of love, light and peace.