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With Lent beginning next week, it is a good time for us to begin contemplating what fruit the season of Lent is supposed to bear in our spiritual lives, and how we can encourage that growth.

The Advent hymn, “O Come O Come Emmanuel” is one that is certainly familiar to our ears. Also known as the “O Antiphons,” the words of this significant hymn possess strong connections to the Messianic prophecies.

This week we approach Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent, named after the first word of the Entrance Antiphon (“Gaudete”, or “Rejoice”)....

A single candle of our Advent wreath has been lit, and with each passing week the light will manifest until the entire wreath is illuminated ...

Soon, we will begin a new liturgical year with the celebration of Advent. Derived from the Latin word, Adventus, meaning arrival, this four week season has a dual purpose ...