Advent
Joyfully hold firm our Hearts – Third Sunday of Advent 2025
On this Third Sunday of Advent, we turn our attention to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the third major location for the celebration of the Dehonian Jubilee, from where we share with you this meditation by Mr. MUHINDO MUTEMI, President of the Dehonian Laity in the DRC.
Advent with Father Dehon – 3rd Week
In this third week of Advent 2025, we read Father Dehon’s meditation on the Heart of Jesus. It is dated December 11, 1919, and is taken from his spiritual work, “L’Année avec le Sacré-Cœur“ (The Year with the Sacred Heart).
Another Opportunity – Second Sunday of Advent 2025
On this Second Sunday of Advent, we turn our attention to Ecuador, the second major location for the Dehonian Jubilee celebration. From there, we share with you this meditation by Ms. Norma Padilla, a member of the Dehonian Family in Quito.
Advent with Father Dehon – Second Week
In this second week of Advent 2025, we read a meditation by Father Dehon on the Heart of Jesus. It is dated December 4, 1919, and is taken from his spiritual work, “L’Année avec le Sacré-Cœur” (The Year with the Sacred Heart).
Advent with Father Dehon – 1st Sunday of Advent 2025
Over the four weekends of Advent, we have undertaken to share with you the Sunday Advent meditations, prepared by the Dehonian Laity from the four major corners of our Dehonian Jubilee. This first Sunday of Advent, we meditate with the group of Dehonian Laity from Saint-Quentin.
Advent with Father Dehon – First Week
For the first week of Advent, we are sharing with you a meditation by Father Dehon on the theme of vigilance. This text is the meditation for November 27, taken from his work, "The Year with the Sacred Heart" (1919).
Advent, monastic time
The advent of Christmas, is a propitious occasion to return to rethink, with a soul ready to understand, to question one's own certainties, to re-discuss one's own way and one's own forms of expressing faith.
