By Mgr Jan Jaworski On the last Sunday of Advent, we approach the truth that God became human, because we hear Isaiah ’s prophecy concerning the Mother of the Redeemer, seven centuries before the fulfilment of the mystery of Bethlehem.

By Mgr Jan Jaworski Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice…the Lord is at hand (Ph 4:4-5). With these words, the Church turns to us during Advent to show us that the Lord is at hand. The Church changes the purple of penance and sadness into the roses of rejoicing. From the [...]

By Mgr Jan Jaworski It is time now for you to wake from sleep (Rom 13:11). Advent offers us the opportunity to build anew the great friendship of man with God. Friendship with God matures in silence and prayer. In conditions of concentration and solitude, the Lord allows us to understand the cross, to love [...]

By Mgr Jan Jaworski …because your redemption is drawing near (Lk 21: 28). Advent marks the coming of a very important person. The word derives from the Latin word – advenio, ire, which means arrival. In the Christian context this obviously refers to the arrival of Jesus Christ.

Monsignor Jan Jaworski was born on June 22, 1920 in Lodz, Poland. His father ran a mill on the family estate in Krasniewice. He completed his primary school in Lodz and matriculated at the Jesuit-run Chyrow high school. During World War II he studied at the clandestine Warsaw Seminary, where he befriended Karol Wojtyla – [...]