The mystery of that great day had every right to the honor of being prepared for by prayer ... exercises of Advent mentioned with anything like clearness, is a passage in the second book of ...

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each ...

Each Sunday during Advent, we’ll share a reflection to help you deepen your spiritual experience and contemplate the mysteries of the season and the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas!

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When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to ...

Advent symbolizes ... candles symbolize the prayer, penance and preparatory sacrifices and goods works undertaken during this time. The rose candle is lit on the Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday of ...