Advent 2024: The Songs of Advent

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Advent 2024: The Songs of Advent

Only two of the four gospels—Matthew and Luke—provide details of the birth of our Lord Jesus. Perhaps the most familiar of the birth narratives comes from Luke. In the first two chapters of this book, we read of the responses of four individuals—or groups of individuals—who hear of the news of Christ’s birth. Their response is to break into songs of praise. Our own tradition of singing Christmas carols is following the example of these saints who contemplated the glorious news of the coming Messiah and found it natural and appropriate to sing praises to God!