The word Advent comes from the Latin adventus meaning ‘arrival’ or ‘approach’. For thousands of years the world waited for the coming of the Messiah to redeem and to save the human race, restoring mankind’s relationship to God. We also share the same longing for the coming of our Savior into our hearts. We long for Christ in his Second Coming, when He will return physically to earth—as He promised—to restore all things to Himself. Therefore the Advent season is different from Charismas time and has these characteristics: hopeful longing, joyful expectation, prayerful penance and spiritual preparation. Observing the Season of Advent help us to focus on: salvation history of the past, our present redemption being accomplished, and the future coming of Christ. Advent connects us spiritually with God's whole plan of redemption through Jesus Christ. To celebrate the Season of Advent fruitfully we can follow a lot of traditions such as: preparing Advent Wreath, saying special Advent prayers, creating Advent Calendars, listen to Advent Music, participating in Advent Penance Services, Making Small Sacrifices for the Christ Child, taking part in charitable projects and many more.