Though the rush of society’s early celebrating may leave us feeling exhausted from the busyness of this Advent season, Our Lord calls us to peace. He is with us and will never abandon us. This is the foundation of our peace. As we enter into this fourth week of Advent, we light the last purple candle on our Advent wreaths, representing peace. This is considered “The Candle of Love” or “The Angel Candle” as the angels announced the good news that God sent us a Savior out of love for us. 

Our Advent ebook “Accompanying the Holy Family” takes us through different themes that correspond to each week of Advent. Get your FREE Advent eBook pack here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/product/advent-ebook-holy-family/. 

This reflection is found on pages 13-16 in our “Accompanying the Holy Family” eBook. You can read more about Sefanit and our other contributors in the introduction of the book.

Listen to the Week 4 song selection on our Accompanying the Holy Family Advent + Christmas Playlist Still by Hillary Scott here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6xmvKBTOfEfA3h5iF1ifBw?si=dcd894879af842fa

Further Resources:

• A small treatise by Fr. Jacques Philippe entitled, “Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart”
• An overview of Fr. Jacques Philippe’s teaching on peace.
• Making a good confession with Fr. Michael Schmitz
• Here is a good explanation of how adults can prepare for confession.