“For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy.”
Advent Week 3
Joy & Elizabeth
JOY grows more and more as we continue to approach Christmas Day. It takes us back to the joyful anticipation of the shepherds who journeyed to see Jesus in Bethlehem, even before the wise men. On this third Sunday of Advent, which the Church calls "Gaudete Sunday," meaning rejoice or praise, we rejoice like the shepherds. For this reason, it is called the "Shepherd's Candle," and its color is pink, the liturgical color for joy.
ELIZABETH is the personification of joy in learning of her own pregnancy with John the Baptist after years of trying.
RESOURCES 4 PRAYER
Offerings will change each week of Advent
Night Prayer
A short prayer before going
to bed at night
Rosary
Each week, we'll pray a rosary from our pantry to prepare and ready ourselves
Devotional
A little something extra to go deeper
Conference
Every Tuesday a 30 minute video conference of faith education and learning will be offered
“Do not fear Mary, you have found favor with God.”
Advent Week 2
Peace & the angel, Gabriel
PEACE is the theme of the second Advent candle. It reminds us of Mary and Joseph's journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem before Mary gave birth to Jesus. It builds on the meaning of the Prophecy Candle, recalling that after the division, destruction, and dispersion of the kingdom in the Old Testament, there might finally be peace on earth.
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GABRIEL is our guide this week who so perfectly embodies the virtue of peace through the calming delivery of the message of her miraculous pregnancy.
RESOURCES 4 PRAYER
Offerings will change each week of Advent
Night Prayer
A short prayer before going
to bed at night
Rosary
Each week, we'll pray a rosary from our pantry to prepare and ready ourselves
Devotional
A little something extra to go deeper
Conference
Every Tuesday a 30 minute video conference of faith education and learning will be offered
"My soul magnifies the Lord. My spirit rejoices in God my Savior!"
Advent Week 1
Hope & Mary
HOPE is the theme recalling the promises of Isaiah foretelling the birth of Christ and all of the promises God gave us in the Old Testament that would be fulfilled at Christmas.
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MARY is our guide this week who so perfectly embodies the virtue of hope.
RESOURCES 4 PRAYER
Offerings will change each week of Advent
Night Prayer
A short prayer before going
to bed at night
Rosary
Each week, we'll pray a rosary from our pantry to prepare and ready ourselves
Devotional
A little something extra to go deeper
Conference
Every Tuesday a 30 minute video conference of faith education and learning will be offered