The following passage from Pope Francis’ document regarding the Jubilee of Hope gives a fair idea of what the purpose of the Advent season is:
“We…by virtue of the hope in which we were saved, can view the passage of time with the certainty that the history of humanity and our own individual history are not doomed to a dead end or dark abyss, but directed to an encounter with the Lord of glory. As a result, we live our lives in expectation of his return and in the hope of living forever in him. In this spirit, we make our own the heartfelt prayer of the first Christians with which Sacred Scripture ends: ‘Come, Lord Jesus!’” (Rev 22:20)
- Pope Francis ‘Spes non confundit’, 19