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SUNDAY, December 8, 2024

2nd Sunday of Advent

Question of the Week

What do I need to repent of in order to cross the main chasm that separates me from God?

Monday, december 9, 2024

the immaculate conception

thursday, december 12, 2024

our lady of guadalupe

Sunday, December 15, 2024

10:30am Mass in Memory of

BEATRICE HOWE

Sunday, December 22, 2024

10:30am Mass in Memory of

MARY CORBIN

EVERY SUNDAY

Coffee Fellowship

(After the 10:30am Mass)

THIS WEEK's PRAYER

Lord, in a season when every heart should be happy and light, many of us are struggling with the heaviness of life—burdens that steal the joy right out of our stockings. Tragedy arrives as innocent victims suffer, and an inner voice whispers, “Be afraid!” We need your peace, Jesus. We confess that our hearts are too often filled with wonder of a different kind: wondering when the bills will be paid, when the terror will stop, when rest will come. Will it ever? Is the message still true? In a world where worry, not peace, prevails, stir up that good news again. This Advent, make it real in our hearts. Never have we needed Your joy and peace more than now. Thank You for the gift of Jesus, our Immanuel, the Word made flesh. We not only need Your peace and joy; Lord, we crave it. You’ve promised rest for the weary, victory for the battle-scarred, peace for the anxious, and acceptance for the broken hearted—not just at Advent, but every day of every year. Your name is still called “Wonderful,” “Counselor,” “The Mighty God,” “The Everlasting Father,” and “The Prince of Peace.” We know that peace on earth can only come when hearts find peace with You. You are still our Joy. You are still our Peace. You are no longer a babe in the manger. You are Lord of lords and King of kings. And we still celebrate You as Lord—this Christmas and always.

by Rebecca Barlow Jordan's “A Prayer for Peace & Joy at Christmas”