Archdiocese of Washington I Wanna Be Ready to Put on a Long White Robe -- A Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent Msgr. Charles Pope • December 5, 2015 • But who may abide the day of his coming and who shall stand when he appeareth? This is the cry that goes up from the final pages of the Old Testament (Mal 3:2). The Lord himself gives the answer:See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the...