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To: Benchim; Salvation; All

"Advent" comes from the Latin word, "Adventus". It is commonly translated as "coming"

Here is a link to the mentions of "Adventus" in the Latin Vulgate Bible-you can click to translate to the Douay-Rheims English version.

18 posted on 11/28/2010 8:15:48 PM PST by MaggieCarta (What are we here for but to provide sport for our neighbors, and to laugh at them in our turn?Austen)

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To: Benchim; Salvation; All

Here is some more info from a website highlighting two of my favorite “non doubting” Thomases, Thomas Aquinas and Thomas More:
http://www.aquinasandmore.com/catholic-articles/The-History-and-Meaning-of-Advent/article/173

19 posted on 11/28/2010 8:21:03 PM PST by MaggieCarta (What are we here for but to provide sport for our neighbors, and to laugh at them in our turn?Austen)

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