St Andrew is a great Advent saint, with the first Sunday of Advent being the Sunday closest to his feast day.
Andrew and John the Evangelist are the two great disciples of John the Baptist, and their feasts are the opening and closing of Advent season - while St John the Baptist is the solemn cry which personifies Advent.
This sermon continues our series of sermons on the Apostles - others can be found [here]!
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In this final session of our series on the Maccabees, we discuss the feast of the seven martyred brothers of the Maccabees and also the use of the books of Maccabees in the readings of Mass and the Divine Office (TLM and Novus Ordo).
Qui Mariam absolvisti, et latronem exaudisti, mihi quoque spem dedisti.
The mercy of Jesus (as shown to Mary Magdalene and to the good thief) gives us hope as we contemplate the day of judgement.
The Dies Irae is not intended to make is fear, but rather to trust in the Lord's mercy. At the final judgment, we will proclaim God's mercy in a way that even the angels will not be able to - for we have received the forgiveness of our sins.
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No adoration Nov 11 to Nov 29.
No confessions, Wednesday, Nov 26.
No Mass or Confessions, Thursday, Nov 27.
No Mass or Confessions, Friday, Nov 28.
No morning Mass, Saturday, Nov 29.
Note that Saturday morning Masses move to 7am beginning in Advent (December 6), until Easter.
Confessions during Advent increase to Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4:30-7pm and Saturday 4:30-5:30pm.
HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION
Monday, December 8 is a holy day of obligation, The Immaculate Conception.
Masses are Sunday, Dec 7 at 5:30-6:30pm; Monday, Dec 8 at 7-7:40am; and Monday, Dec 8 5:30-7pm (incense).
In this class, we discuss the books which are not part of the Bible but yet were very important to the Jews and early Christians - and had major influence on the New Testament.
We also consider what criteria could be used to determine which books are part of the Bible - and ultimately, we recognize that the Church gives us the Bible.