Advent Moment: Short Reflection for Friday 19th December #advent #prayer

A Moment to Pause - a short daily audio reflection rooted in Sacred Scripture · Dec 19, 2025 · 1m

Good morning and welcome to today’s Advent Moment reflection with the Oblate Family on Friday December 19th by Veronica Conlon. Today we have the well-known account of the visit of an angel to the priest Zechariah, husband of Mary’s cousin Elizabeth. Zechariah is informed by the angel that his wife will give birth to a son and they should name him John. This was an answer to their prayer. However Zechariah was struck dumb and would not regain his voice until the birth of the baby. He was compelled to wait in silence. Angels appear at very significant moments in people’s lives as we shall see…