“Grant your faithful, we pray almighty God, the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ with righteous deeds at his coming…..” with these words we begin our Advent walk with God and the new liturgical time is set. The Advent season is a time of waiting and anticipating, not just the celebration of Christmas, and the commemoration of Christ’s coming into the world incarnated in the flesh of an infant, but also the celebration of Christ’s Second Coming at the end of the world. We start Advent with looking forward to Christ’s Second Coming.
As we begin the Advent season, Jesus tells us in the Gospel to “stay wake!” By being vigilant, we are allowing ourselves to be more aware of the tactics of the evil one and how we are called to counter it. Jesus tells us to remain alert, and when we remain alert, we are completely aware of all the blessings in which God gives us to live our lives.
The next opportunity for you to give is to the parish itself. The 2023 STHY gift list is out and this presents a great opportunity to support our parish in a special way to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Check out the list in the bulletin https://www.sthyacinth.org/2023-christmas-wish-list and see how you can share the gift of Christmas with STHY.
With the busy times of the Season of Christmas right around the corner, enrolling in online giving today is a great way to ensure your gifts of treasure to St. Hyacinth are received even if you may be out of town. Go to https://sthyacinth.org/online-giving and register for online giving. Don't forget to add your Christmas or End-of-Year contributions to your account this season. Thank you for your online support of St. Hyacinth. FORMED is the revolutionary digital online platform that gives STHY parishioners unprecedented free access to video-based study programs, feature films, audio presentations, and eBooks from the Church’s foremost presenters. With your free access to FORMED, 24/7 on your television, smart phone, laptop, I-pad, or Kindle, you can in preparation for the Advent season I am challenging everyone to watch Rooted,a new program on FORMED.
Rooted is a new 22-episode series, on FORMED, that guides Catholics through a daily Advent reflection using the Jesse Tree model traditionally practiced by families. Each seven-minute episode introduces the ancestors of Jesus Christ, shares a Scripture passage, and offers an engaging, practical reflection. Hosted by Dr. Scott Hefelfinger, Rootedhelps viewers apply the passage and related teachings to each day of Advent, guided by the Church’s teaching. Episodes begin on December 3, the First Sunday of Advent, and end on December 24, the Fourth Sunday of Advent.Our parish Password to FORMED.org is 77536.
This year the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a Holy Day of obligation, there will be two special Masses on Friday December 8th at 8:00 am 7:00 pm .