The Advent season represents the time preceding Christ’s coming, Christ’s coming both historically–the thousands of years which preceded His coming to this earth as a man, as the God-Man–and also His coming into our hearts; a time when we are to be preparing for Our Lord and the grace of Christmas, which is the special presence of Our Lord by grace in our souls. It is also a time of preparation for His second coming. In each instance, Advent is a time of preparation.