As we begin to reflect for the first week of Advent, let us hold hope in our hearts: "My true and saving Lord, I commit myself to You and pray that I will come to know and love You as You are. Give me the eyes I need to see You and the mind and heart I need to know and love You. Remove from me any false vision of Who You are and replace within me a true knowledge of You, my Lord. As I come to know You, I offer myself to You so that You may use me to proclaim Your greatness to all. Jesus, I trust in You." Novena to the Immaculate Conception #advent #reflection #hope #firstweek #novena #immaculateconception