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The Joy of Advent

Posted on November 25, 2022December 21, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Third Sunday of Advent-Cycle A My Dear Friends in Christ, Today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent, traditionally known as Gaudete Sunday. “Gaudete” comes from the Latin word “gaudium,” meaning joy, gladness or delight. And so th...
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The Rescue Mission

Posted on November 20, 2022December 11, 2022 by Tony Crescio

First Sunday of Advent-Cycle A My Dear Friends in Christ, Last weekend our liturgical year culminated with the celebration of the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. There we saw that the King we proclaim is unlike any ot...
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Advent Wreath Prayer Service for Fourth Sunday of Advent

Posted on December 17, 2021November 20, 2022 by FRESHImage

This weekend marks the fourth and final Sunday of Advent. In just a few days now, we will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Just what His coming means for us we have reflected upon with the help of the “O Antiphons” of Advent....
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Advent Wreath Prayer Service for Third Sunday of Advent

Posted on December 10, 2021November 20, 2022 by FRESHImage

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed the Lord is near.” This is the beginning of the Church’s prayer for this Third Sunday of Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is the Latin imperative, rejoice! And so today, my d...
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Advent: Learning to Love with the Love of God

Posted on November 20, 2021November 24, 2023 by FRESHImage

Dearest Friends in Christ, As we prepare to enter into the upcoming Season of Advent, making preparations for the coming of Christ by learning to be more like Him, it is important to remember that we cannot do this alone. To be sure, becoming...
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Advent: A Penitential Season

Posted on November 19, 2021November 15, 2023 by FRESHImage

Dearest Friends in Christ, Years ago, the Season of Advent was considered to parallel the Season of Lent as a time of preparation and a time of repentance appropriate for acts of penance. This is seen in various ways. Most ostensibly in ...
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Sowing in Tears

Posted on January 11, 2021November 28, 2023 by Vanessa Crescio

Imprisoned for the first time in her young life (of the at least dozen times from 1917-1955), Dorothy Day lay in her cell shivering from the cold and starving. She had joined a group of suffragists in D.C. to protest the brutal treatment of impr...
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