"Advent has a two-fold character, for it is a time of preparation for the Solemnity of Christmas, in which the First Coming of the Son of God to humanity is remembered, and likewise a time when, by remembrance of this, minds and hearts are led to look forward to Christ's Second Coming at the end of time.  For these two reasons, Advent is a preiod of devout and expectant delight" (Universal Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar, 39).