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​HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

Monday December 9

Mass Times

9am and 7pm

Devotional before Mass

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​Our Lady of Guadalupe

SPECIAL MASS

Thursday December 12

Mass Time: 7:00pm

Devotional before Mass

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PRAYERS

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DAILY READINGS

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Above the Clouds
REFLECTIONS

DECEMBER 1, 2024 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

First Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16

Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2

Gospel: Luke 21:25-28,34-36

 

In  today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples to be vigilant. Today marks the beginning of Advent, the great liturgical season of vigilance, of waiting and watching.

 

What practically can we do during this season of vigil keeping? What are some practices that might incarnate for us the Advent spirituality?

 

I recommend the classically Catholic discipline of Eucharistic Adoration. To spend a half hour or an hour in the presence of the Lord is not to accomplish or achieve very much—it is not really “getting” anywhere—but it is a particularly rich form of spiritual waiting.

 

As you keep vigil before the Blessed Sacrament, bring to Christ some problem or dilemma that you have been fretting over, and then say, “Lord, I’m waiting for you to solve this, to show me the way out, the way forward. I’ve been running, planning, worrying, but now I’m going to let you work.” Then, throughout Advent, watch attentively for signs.

 

Also, when you pray before the Eucharist, allow your desire for the things of God to intensify; allow your heart and soul to expand. Pray, “Lord, make me ready to receive the gifts you want to give,” or even, “Lord Jesus, surprise me.”

MASS SCHEDULE

SUNDAY  

 8:00 AM, 7:30-Rosary

10:00 AM, 9:30-Rosary

12:00 Noon, 11:30-Rosary

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SATURDAY VIGIL 

 5:30 PM, 5:00-Rosary

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DAILY (MONDAY-SATURDAY)

         8:30 AM Devotional Prayer

9:00 AM Mass

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HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION

9:00 AM and 7:00 PM

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CONFESSION

SATURDAY 

4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

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SUNDAY

30 minutes before each Sunday Mass

 

Other times by Appointment

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Guide to making a good Confession

How to make a good confession

Examination of Conscience

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