This Third Week of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday, we are rejoicing because of the anticipation of the long-awaited Messiah. Advent, a season of preparation, is coming to an end, and Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior will be coming into the world just as the Scriptures foretold. We need to continue to prepare for His arrival in our hearts, minds, and actions.

Saint Lucy’s feast day is celebrated annually on December 13th. In the northern hemisphere, this day is one of the shortest days of the year, with limited hours of daylight. Paradoxically, the name Lucy is derived from the Latin word for “light.” Despite hardships, Lucy persevered in her faith and serves as a strong example of a bearer of Christ’s light.

In his newest book, “Eight Promises of God: Discovering Hope Through the Beatitudes,” Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, invites us to see the Beatitudes not as distant ideals or abstract teachings but as living promises.

How do we find peace in a culture that never stops talking? How do we hold onto stillness in our work, our homes, and our hearts? This Advent, Catholic Women in Businesses encourages you to turn to the Beatitudes.

This Advent, we are reflecting on the Beatitudes. The third Beatitude is, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.” (Matthew 5:5).  Meekness is the ability to moderate anger according to right reason. What land is the land we will inherit? Heaven.