Advent
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Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
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Advent HeritageAvailable for download via the links below are meditations and activity suggestions for the Advent season under the title of Advent Heritage. Each of these four-page publications are fine additional resources to help us in our preparation for the coming of the Savior. (courtesy of LPi, the printer of our weekly parish bulletin.)
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Sounds of the Season
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Advent Hope: a Journey with the Holy Family
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Join Bishop David Zubik and Father Boniface Hicks, OSB, for an Advent service of prayer, reflection on the Holy Family, and adoration. Initially livestreamed from St. Anthony Chapel in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill, home to the largest collection of Christian relics in the world outside of the Vatican, on Sunday, December 13, 2020, the third Sunday of Advent or Gaudete Sunday, when Catholics reflect on the joy of Christ’s coming.
Father Hicks will reflect on what it means to travel the difficult road to Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph, confident that the joy of Christ’s coming is near. Also included is Evening Prayer led by Bishop Zubik; adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; music; and a procession led by a girl dressed as St. Lucy, whose feast day is celebrated on December 13th.
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(Just click on the day's heading to continue reading the daily reflection by Bishop Barron.)
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Reflection & Grace
To easily access the scriptures used in the Mass celebrated today, click on the name of the day's liturgy as stated below. A new window will open and the readings will appear courtesy the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website. The scriptures are an excellent source for reflection and spiritual enrichment.
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Today's Readings
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Reading I Heb 8:6-13Responsorial Psalm 85:8 and 10, 11-12, 13-14Gospel Mk 3:13-19
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