4th Week of Advent and O Antiphons!

It is the 4th Sunday of Advent already and it lasts a whole week!  We also started the O Antiphons on Saturday! Today’s 1st Reading and Gospel: Reading 1IS 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the...

3rd Week of Advent

t’s Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday!  Light the third (rose-colored) candle on your Advent wreath. On Gaudete Sunday, the season of Advent shifts its focus. For the first two weeks of Advent, the focus can be summed up in the phrase, “The Lord is coming.”...

1st Week of Advent!

We have now entered the Season of Advent!  The 4 weeks of preparing for the Birth of Jesus!  This year Christmas falls on a Sunday, so we get a full 4 weeks to prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus! The 1st Reading and Gospel for today: Reading 1IS 2:1-5 This is...

Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!

Readings for Thanksgiving Day: Reading 1SIR 50:22-24 And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on earth; Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb, and fashions them according to his will! May he grant you joy of heart and may peace abide...

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Happy 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time!

Wow Ordinary Time is speeding along!  The last Sunday in November will be the 1st Sunday of Advent! What do you do with your family to celebrate the Advent Season?  With the children in the home we make our Advent candles with sheets of beeswax that we purchase from...