With joyful hearts, we journey through this first week of the holy season of Advent. As i write this reflection on Tuesday evening, we are winding down on Tuesday evening of the #IGiveCatholic campaign, the end of the on-line giving. With less than one hour left, we here at St Jude have raised more funds than any other parish in the Diocese by far. We are thankful for the generosity of our parishioners. Advent is an inward journey, where we journey in prayers and in faith, where we participate in devotions and liturgies that will help us in our preparations for the birth of our Savior at Christmas. We also are to go out ourselves, journeying through these days in Advent through our actions and through our outreach to our brothers and sisters. Here are some wonderful quotes from Pope Francis, Mother Teresa, and Sister Joan Chittister to inspire us on our Advent journey. Have a blessed week everyone. Father Lincoln.
"Advent invites us to a commitment to vigilance, looking beyond ourselves, expanding our mind and heart in order to open ourselves up to the needs of people, of brothers and sisters, and to the desire for a new world.” (Pope Francis)
"Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving others with God’s own love and concern." (St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
"Jesus came to us as a child so that we might come to understand not only that nothing we do is insignificant, but that every small thing we do has within it the power to change the world." (Joan Chittister, OSB)
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