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Pope Benedict said the Virgin Mary perfectly embodies the spirit of Advent, which involves both listening to God and having deep desire to do his will in joyful service to others.
“Let us be guided by her, because some are closed to or distracted from God,” he said. “May each of us extend a little of his kingdom of love, justice and peace.”
He said the “saving plan of God” is always taking place and constantly requires the free collaboration of man and the Church.
The Pope referred to the Sunday reading from Gospel of Luke, which says “watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened by drunkenness and the cares of life … stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen.”
He also spoke of St. Paul’s exhortation to “increase and abound in love.”
Turning to more specific concerns, the Pope appealed to governments to promote disabled people's full participation in society.
“Each person, despite his physical and psychological limits, even serious ones, is always invaluable, and must be considered as such,” he said.
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