Stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.
As we approach the end of the liturgical year, the Church invites us to reflect on the last things. We are encouraged to think about our own death and judgment, which are inevitable and may come unexpectedly. We are asked to meditate on the end of the world, which is also inevitable, and no one knows when it will arrive.
Therefore, we must be prepared. We must live in such as way as to be ready to go at a moment's notice whenever our Lord comes for us, whether that be our own death or the end times. This means constant prayer, reception of the sacraments, especially confession and the Eucharist, and a longing for God's will, no matter what it may be.
This acclamation also invites us to face the future with confidence. We are to stand up and raise our heads. We are to look forward with eagerness to the coming of our Lord, for He brings our redemption with Him. This is a very good thing, and we should be longing for our Lord to come, watching and waiting with attention and joy and love.
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