2nd Sunday of Advent

Just like the the Lord spoke through the prophet Baruch that he would bring the people back from exile and restore them, so too the Lord wants to restore us from the damage sin inflicts on us. And so when we go to Confession with trust that God can break the chains of sin in our lives, God gives us His mercy. When we receive God in the Eucharist, we give God our hearts, and He gives us His heart and Himself. And when we give God our lives, He gives us salvation.