The fullness of Advent (Hans Urs von Balthasar)

    It’s always Advent until our life’s end on the earth, always Christmas in the hiddenness of heaven… So let us hold on patiently in the darkness, in the blessed fullness of our Advent. 

--Hans Urs von Balthasar,

You Crown the Year with Your Goodness

Image source 1: Marsha Kirschbaum, Abbott’s Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, https://marinmagazine.com/explore/outdoors/going-stargazing-experience-the-wonders-of-marins-night-sky-this-fall/ 

Image source 2: https://aleteia.org/2016/11/26/preparing-for-the-light-of-christmas-in-the-darkness-of-advent/