Chris Teves will lead us through The Crux. The first Session is "Who Am I?" - All those questions you had about our Faith, the true Bible teaching, what Jesus taught, clarifying Catholic beliefs - many will be answered during THE CRUX. We will continue THE CRUX on Zoom on these dates: Possibly - Sunday, January 2 - 6pm to 8:30pm (Re-do for Session 1)(ICYMI) Friday, January 7 - 6:30pm to 9:30pm (Session 2) Friday, January 14 - 6:30pm to 9:30pm (Session 3)
by Excerpted from The Sunday Readings by Fr. Kevin O'Sullivan, O.F.M.
This is the last Sunday of our preparation for Christmas, the anniversary of Christ's birth. Like Joseph, we can all feel unworthy of the honor of welcoming him into our hearts and our homes. We are indeed unworthy, not because we have little of this world's goods, but because we have so little humility, so little charity, so little faith and trust in God's goodness. Let us try to imitate Joseph and Mary, the humblest of the humble, the kindliest of the kindly, and the greatest-ever believers in God's goodness and mercy. We can never hope to equal them, but we can follow them humbly, from afar.
"Rejoice: the Lord is nigh." As Christmas draws near, the Church emphasizes the joy which should be in our hearts over all that the birth of our Savior means for us. The great joy of Christians is to see the day drawing nigh when the Lord will come again in His glory to lead them into His kingdom. The oft-repeated Veni ("Come") of Advent is an echo not only of the prophets but also of the conclusion of the Apocalypse of St. John: "Come, Lord Jesus," the last words of the New Testament.
“As the journey of Advent continues, as we prepare to celebrate the nativity of Christ, John the Baptist's call to conversion sounds out in our communities. It is a pressing invitation to open our hearts and to welcome the Son of God Who comes among us to make divine judgement manifest. The Father, writes St. John the Evangelist, does not judge anyone, but has entrusted the power of judgement to the Son, because He is the Son of man.
Check out the Youth Ministry schedule of events for the month of December. For more information and to register for any of these events, contact Youth & Young Adult Ministry Coordinator, Karen Loebl, [email protected] or text 808-258-4505