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Awaiting the blessed hope of Christ's coming

During the Communion Rite of every Mass, just prior to the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, we’ve long been hearing the presider’s words "protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ."

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Collects of Advent focus us on the Lord's time

Christmas is my favorite day of the year. As a kid, it made no difference to me whether Santa Claus or our parents brought the gifts. We celebrated Jesus’ birthday by getting gifts; what could be better than that! Like most young people of my day, preparation for Christmas did not mean going through Advent as much as attempting to be moderate in my requests for "what Santa Claus would bring." However, Advent helps us to focus not on the birthday celebration of Jesus but on Jesus coming to live among us.

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Advent is a season of emptiness, the dark before the dawn

Advent could be called the season of emptiness, but what does that mean? It’s hard to think about emptiness because it doesn’t really exist – instead, it is the intuition that something is missing. Emptiness implies space; we say that a mug is empty, or that a room is because those things define a space that could contain something that they don’t. >>>

O Holy Advent: Singing the season

I couldn’t believe it, but it was happening – "O Holy Night" gently resounded from the speakers in my car. It was 11:30 p.m. Nov. 13 and I just finished cleaning up after the last Mass at Marquette University. I sat, dumbfounded that Christmas music was already on the radio. I listened for a minute and began to wonder why the "holiday season" starts earlier and earlier each year. What is it about the season that captures the imagination?

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Carta Pastoral a la Iglesia de Salt Lake City sobre el tiempo de Adviento

Mis queridos hermanos sacerdotes y diáconos, mis queridos religiosos, mis queridos hermanas y hermanos en Cristo, que la gracia y la paz de Dios Nuestro Padre y Nuestro Señor Jesucristo esté con ustedes.

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Christ the King Parish celebrates its feast day with a special Mass

Christ the King Parish in Cedar City celebrated the feast of Christ the King on Nov. 20 by gathering all parishioners for one single weekend Mass.

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Saint Florence parishioner learns about stewardship during childhood

OGDEN — Mikelle Weil’s background in stewardship began when her parents taught her the philosophy during her childhood. Her parents were always serving others by volunteering, and she followed in their footsteps and became a CCD teacher at Saint Florence Parish, where she is a member.

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Nina Corrine Arellano

SALT LAKE CITY — Nina Corrine Arellano, 51, passed away Nov. 14, 2011.

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Around the Diocese

Submit your parish’s announcements to Around the Diocese at atd@iCatholic.org

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