Advent focusses our attention of the prophecies of Hope in the Old and New Testament. Each day we are invited to turn to the Lord and wait for him to come to us. Whenever the Liturgy of the Word invites us to hope, it is always a call to deeper love and faith.
‘Péguy, in one of his brilliant theological intuitions, saw hope as a little girl who goes off to school between her two big sisters, faith and love, holding each by the hand. He explains his meaning in his Le Porche de la Deuxième Vertu: In the eyes of those who see the three sisters passing, little hope is being guided by the other two; in fact, however, little hope is pulling forward the two who seem to be leading her. If Péguy is correct, then we must recognize that the distinction between these three fundamental attitudes of faith, hope, and love is not easily to be made.’
— The Liturgical Year, Vol. 1: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany by Adrien Nocent OSB