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"Whenever you have the invitation or impulse to go to confession, this is God Himself inviting you. And God is inviting you to the sacrament of reconciliation for one reason: because He loves you and wants you to know real joy and the fullness of His love." —Father Mike Schmitz
Answer God's invitation and experience His mercy in the Sacrament of Confession at the following remaining Reconciliation opportunities before Christmas!
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Why the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe?
Like cinnamon, or fragrant balm, or precious myrrh, I give forth perfume; like galbanum and onycha and sweet spices, like the odor of incense in the holy place. (Sirach 24:15)
Bearing roses in December as a sign, Our Lady of Guadalupe “carries out God’s wondrous plan.” She brings to all the humble of the world the Advent message of hope: arise, winter is over and gone; the spring of new life comes to your land.
Fifty-five-year-old Saint Juan Diego met the Blessed Virgin Mary on the morning of December 9, 1531, as he hurried to Mass near Mexico City. She wished to have a church built and to be acknowledged as the Mother of the True God.
After the local bishop deflected the Virgin’s request, Juan brought Castilian roses (which were neither in season nor native to the region) in his rough cloak as a sign. Unfurling his cloak (the tilma), Juan revealed a miraculous image of the Virgin wearing a black maternity belt and bearing the jasmine flower over her womb. The Aztec symbolism clearly showed Mary’s unborn child to be the divine center of the cosmos. In 1999 Pope John Paul II declared Our Lady of Guadalupe the Patroness of the Unborn.
"By her “yes” to God’s call, the Virgin Mary manifested divine love among men. In this sense she, with her simplicity and maternal heart, continues to indicate the one Light and the one Truth: her Son, Jesus Christ, who is “the definitive answer to the question of the meaning of life, and to those fundamental questions which still trouble so many men and women on the American continent” (Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in America, n. 10).
Similarly, “by her manifold intercession (she) continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation. By her maternal charity, she cares for the brethren of her Son, who still journey on earth surrounded by dangers and difficulties, until they are led into their blessed home” (Lumen Gentium, n. 62)." Pope Benedict XVI Homily on Solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe 12/12/2011
The beautiful image of Our Lady of Guadalupe reminds us of her motherly love and compassion. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray for us!
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𝗗𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟮
Come to the PLC after the 8am, 10am & Noon Masses on Sunday, December 22nd for Donuts, Coffee, Hot Chocolate....and a visit from Santa! Grab your phones and snap a photo of your kids with Santa!
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𝗔 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁! The 15th Annual Ladies Advent Tea was a beautiful way to usher in the season of hope and joy!
Over 100 women gathered to embrace the theme, “A Thrill of Hope,” finding inspiration through prayer, reflection, and meaningful fellowship—the kind that feels as comforting as a warm cup of tea on a chilly day.
A heartfelt thank-you to our incredible Planning Team: Jolene Leroy, Maureen Strobl, Zara Tan, Mary Buckner, and Diane Pacheco, as well as Marty Kadziela, the Arts and Environment Team, and Phil Zwick. Your dedication and behind-the-scenes efforts made this event truly memorable!
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Who is Saint Pope Damasus I?
Saint Damasus was born in Rome at the beginning of the 4th century. His father, a widower, had received Holy Orders and served as parish priest.
Damasus was archdeacon of the Roman Church in 355 when the Pope, Saint Liberius, was banished to Berda. Damases followed him into exile, but afterwards returned to Rome. On the death of Saint Liberius in 366, our Saint was chosen to succeed him, at the age of sixty-two. A certain Ursinus, jealous of his election and desiring for himself that high office, had himself proclaimed pope by his followers, inciting a revolt against Damasus in Rome, in which 137 people died. The holy Pope did not choose to resort to armed defense. Ursinus responded by accusing Damasus of adultery. Damasus assembled a synod of forty-four bishops, in which he justified himself so well that the calumniators were excommunicated and banished.
St. Damasus turned his attention to fighting Arianism in the West and convened several councils. He sent St. Zenobius to Constantinople in 381 to console the faithful, cruelly persecuted by the Emperor Valens. He commanded Saint Jerome to prepare a correct Latin version of the Bible, since known as the Vulgate, and he ordered the Psalms to be sung accordingly. He rebuilt churches. He caused all the springs of the Vatican to be drained, which were inundating the tombs of the holy persons buried there, and he decorated the sepulchers of a great number of martyrs in the cemeteries, adorning them with epitaphs in verse.
Having been pope for eighteen years and two months, he died on December 10, 384, when he was nearly eighty years old. He presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list of Sacred Scripture.
Throughout his papacy, St. Damasus spoke out against major heresies in the church and encouraged production of the Vulgate Bible with his support for St. Jerome. He helped reconcile the relations between the Church of Rome and the Church of Antioch, and encouraged the veneration of martyrs.
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𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟰 & 𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟱
We’re excited to welcome you to our Christmas services!
Mass times on 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲, 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟰, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝗽𝗺, 𝟱𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟳𝗽𝗺. 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 Masses will be on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮𝗮𝗺 (𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁), 𝟴𝗮𝗺, 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺.
Check out the Christmas webpage for all the details, FAQs and shareable invitational graphics (who will you invite to Christmas @ OLM) olmercy.com/christmas2024/
A church building can be an intimidating place to enter for the first time, but you can be the vessel in bringing the Good News to people by a simple invitation. God is always on the move, and we get to be a part of what He’s doing. You can help share the Good News of Jesus by inviting others to our Christmas Masses. Sometimes, a simple invitation can be helpful to someone you may not even know is struggling.
Experience the joy, and please be aware that incense will be used at the 3pm Mass in the Church, Midnight, and 10am on Christmas day. We look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus with you!
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church is located in between Waubonsie Valley High School and the Eola Community Center at
701 South Eola Road, Aurora, IL 60504
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🎄 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 🎁
olmercy.com/christmas2024/
Plan Your Christmas at Our Lady of Mercy
Our dedicated Christmas webpage is here to help you celebrate the joy of the season! 🌟 Find Mass times, discover parish events, and share the love of Christmas with friends, family, and neighbors. ❤️✨
📌 What You’ll Find on the Christmas Webpage:
🎁 FAQs
🕯️ When and where are Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses?
📡 Which Masses will be livestreamed?
🌿 Which Masses will use incense?
💺 How many seats are available for each Mass?
🎼 Will the annual concert before Midnight Mass take place?
🙏 What are the Mass times for the Feast of the Holy Family?
💌 How can I make a Christmas offering to OLM?
🎉 Invite a Friend to Christmas Mass:
Get creative with shareable graphics and prompts to invite loved ones via social media, email, or text. 💬💻
📖 Christmas Reflection from Fr. Michael:
Be inspired by a heartfelt message to enrich your understanding of this holy season. 🕊️
📅 Understanding the Catholic Christmas Season:
Learn about:
🌟 When the season begins and ends
🕊️ The Octave of Christmas and how to celebrate it
🎵 The meaning of the 12 Days of Christmas
✨ The significance of Epiphany
✨ Visit our Christmas webpage today and experience the joy and beauty of the season at Our Lady of Mercy! olmercy.com/christmas2024/ 🎁
❤️ Share this with someone who needs a little extra Christmas spirit this year!
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𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 & 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟮
Whether you’ve recently registered as a member (parishioner) or if you’ve been attending our Sunday or Daily Mass, actively participating in community life, 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿/𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 & 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁—𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! Join us at 11:15am!
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Why the Feast of Our Lady of Loreto?
“Since the Middle Ages veneration for the Holy House of Loreto has been the origin of that particular shrine which still today is visited by many faithful pilgrims in order to nourish their faith in the Word of God made flesh for us. This shrine recalls the mystery of the Incarnation, leading all those who visit it to consider ‘the fullness of time,’ when God sent his Son, born of a woman.” (Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments)
In the Holy House of Loreto, the Word took on flesh and dwelt among us. He came so that we might come to live with Him forever in the New Jerusalem. We rejoice in His presence among us on earth even as we hope to enjoy it in the splendor of heaven forever.
In Loreto, a small hillside town near the city of Ancona in the Marche, Italy, a grand basilica houses a tiny, three-walled cottage, thirty-one feet by eleven. According to tradition, this hut was transported to Loreto from the Holy Land in the year 1294, having made a three-year stop in Croatia. Called the “Holy House,” the cottage is believed to be the house where Mary was born and raised, the very place where she was visited by the Angel Gabriel, and where she and Joseph settled and raised the child Jesus.
Many popes have visited the Holy House, including Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. “It is precisely here at Loreto that we have the opportunity to attend the school of Mary who was called blessed because she believed (Lk 1:45),” he said. “This humble home is a physical, tangible witness to the greatest event in our history, the Incarnation; the Word became flesh and Mary, the handmaid of the Lord, is the privileged channel through which God came to dwell among us.”
Merciful Father, through the intercession of Our Lady of Loreto, make my home a place where Christ comes to dwell.
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𝗦𝘁. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟮/𝟭𝟳
For those with cancer, serious or chronic illnesses, and their caregivers, come to the St. Peregrine Prayer Service on Tuesday 12/17 following the 6:30pm Mass.
St. Peregrine is the patron saint of the sick especially those experiencing cancer, serious or terminal illness, or chronic illness.
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𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮 - 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗨𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝟭𝟮/𝟭𝟰
Calling all adults! Join the mission trip of a lifetime! From February 11 to March 1, 2025, become part of the "Imaginin Guatemala" service team to build homes for families in need. Many live in makeshift shelters with dirt floors and cook where they sleep, creating unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Your efforts will provide them with secure, dignified housing. Sign up by December 14th to make a life-saving difference and experience the power of service!
For further details and to sign up, connect with Gerri Frey gerrifrey@gmail.com 630-251-5221, Geri Capulong gericapulong@gmail.com 847-890-3891
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𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 & 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 olmercy.com/advent2024/
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Did Advent sneak up on you?
As we begin a big liturgical season, sometimes we feel the pressure to have a perfect and elaborate prayer routine to properly celebrate.
It can be easy to feel overwhelmed like we messed it up before we even really began.
God doesn’t want that for you.
Advent is here and there are several immediate ways to help you enter into the season on the Advent Resources and Schedule page where you can also find the following:
-|- Advent Schedule
-|- Advent Homilies
-|- Advent Resources
-|- Advent Practices and Giving Opportunities
-|- Spiritual Disciplines to Embrace this Advent Season
-|- Advent Flyer
🎄 Christmas Holy Mass Schedule
As we wait in joyful hope and anticipation for our Savior, let us journey together as a community full of expectation to a more peaceful and more meaningful Advent than ever before.
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Beginning of Advent Reflection
"Behold, I make all things new." Revelation 21:5
Each of us carries a deep longing to be made new. That longing is a fundamental part of our humanness. We live it rhythmically as we mark the passing of time—for example, with the changing of the calendar every January. The new year often brings resolutions to become better at what matters most, to refocus, to make changes. Even though our resolutions often crumble, the repeated effort of making them speaks to our aching desire to be better and our attempts to become so.
In an even deeper manner, the Catholic faith is marked to its very core by God’s ceaseless invitation to begin anew. For the believer, each year is interwoven with the movements of the liturgical seasons, the repetition of which perpetually draws us more and more deeply into life in Christ.
In secular terms, the new year begins in January. But on the spiritual plane, our new year starts even earlier, with Advent. Advent is, in a real sense, our annual new beginning. It can and should be marked with the same drive to refocus, but on a goal beyond weight loss or picking up a new hobby.
Advent is a time to prepare for the Second Coming of Christ, as we remember the first time He came to us and see Him come to us again and again. Of all the seasons of the year, Advent offers us perhaps the clearest sense of adventure and journey. It is a season for resetting our horizon, reframing our movement toward fullness in Christ. And even though Advent is brief, it is filled with spiritual riches. Yet, because Advent falls during a busy time of year, we often rush over or even miss the treasures God places before us in the Church. This Advent page and resources we handed out is born out of a desire to lift these gifts up and hold them out to you in a way that deepens your entry into the greatest of mysteries.
We pray that these resources will help you settle down and enter into a journey that, year after year, promises to transform our lives. We really do set out on an adventure together, as a Church, every year. In this season of longing, hope, and new beginnings, let us move toward a deeper adoration of the King of kings, who comes in the quiet of the night to save us. When we engage the movements of the season, we begin to sing more fully that cherished hymn: O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
olmercy.com/advent2024/
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𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 - 𝗢𝗟𝗠 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗿 & 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁. 𝟱 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗯 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲
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𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘖𝘊𝘜𝘚, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥. 𝘔𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦, 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘱, 𝘦𝘵𝘤… 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦!
𝘈𝘴 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴: 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩- 𝘪𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘺, 𝘢𝘴 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥’𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘖𝘓𝘔, 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 , 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺-𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘤 16𝘵𝘩-20𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 7- 8:30𝘗𝘔 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 , 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴!
𝘔𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴.
𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭, 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨! 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.
~ 𝘚𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘶𝘹
𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭
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𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟭𝟮/𝟴
As we journey through the beautiful season of Advent, we invite you to reflect, prepare, and grow spiritually in anticipation of Christ's coming. To guide you on this path, we’ve created a comprehensive Advent webpage filled with resources and opportunities to enrich your experience.
Here’s what you’ll find on our 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 olmercy.com/advent2024/
-|- Advent Schedule: Stay informed about Confession Times, events, and activities happening throughout the season.
-|- Advent Homilies: Be inspired by reflections from our clergy to deepen your understanding and connection to this sacred time.
-|- Advent Resources: Explore prayer guides, readings, and materials to nurture your faith.
-|- Advent Flyer: A printable guide with all the essential details to keep handy.
-|- Advent Practices and Giving Opportunities: Discover ways to embody the spirit of Advent through acts of kindness, generosity, and love.
-|- Spiritual Disciplines to Embrace This Advent Season: Learn practices that will help you center your heart on Christ.
-|- Advent FAQs: Have questions? Find answers about Advent traditions, meanings, and more.
🎄Link to Christmas Page: Plan ahead for the joyful celebration of Christmas, including the full Mass schedule.
You can also pick up an Advent flyer in the Narthex to help you stay connected and inspired.
This Advent, take time to explore these resources and let them draw you closer to Christ. Whether you’re looking for ways to deepen your prayer life, give back to the community, or simply understand the season more fully, our Advent webpage is here to support you on this sacred journey.
Visit the page today and allow this holy season to transform your heart and home. olmercy.com/advent2024/
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