12/1, First Tuesday of Advent
Behold, the Lord will come, and all his
holy ones with him;
and on that day there will be a great
light.
As I was reflecting on this I kept
coming back to the word "light."
It is an important concept throughout Christian life and liturgy. In particular I was thinking of the
"ideal" of a church, at least from the Gothic perspective. The church entrance (narthex) was
intentionally dark and enclosed. You would
then walk into the body of the church (nave) which was wide open and bright as
possible. This was one of the reasons
for the abundance of stained glass windows.
The point was the overwhelming symbolism of walking from the darkness of
everyday life into the light of the Lord. Let us remember that the Mass is always there
to provide light to what can often be a difficult life.
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