
Week I – HOPE
Reflections begin on Monday, November 23rd
First Sunday of Advent:
November 29, 2026
Begin reflections on
Monday, November 23
Readings:
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-38
The overall theme of this week:
Hope

“Despite all the darkness, human hope is based on the instinct that at the deepest level of reality some intimate kindness holds sway.”
John O’Donohue
To Bless the Space Between Us
