• Seton Hall University
• Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology

During the 2023 Advent season, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology (ICSST) was pleased to present a series of daily reflections, titled The Hospitality of Advent. The reflections explored and considered how Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth and other great figures of the Gospels and Church tradition welcomed Jesus into their hearts.

Through reflections authored by ICSST faculty, administrators, alumni and graduate students, participants were encouraged to prayerfully ponder:

How might Jesus be beckoning us this Advent to a greater understanding and appreciation of God's desire to come to us, dwell within us, and be welcomed into our homes and hearts?

How might this year's Advent be a journey of an ever-deepening hospitality of the heart?

Since 2019, ICSST has offered reflection series during the Advent and Lenten seasons, uniting in prayer during these key liturgical seasons more than 2,400 Seton Hall students, faculty, staff, administrators, and other community members from near and far.

The 2023 Advent series began on the first Sunday of Advent, December 3, and continued through Christmas Eve, December 24. We invite you to join us on this Advent reflection journey, by navigating the images and their corresponding reflections below.