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SALT LAKE CITY – Advent, the beginning of the Church year, begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve.
When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming. By celebrating John the Baptist’s birth and martyrdom, the Church unites herself to his desire: "He must increase, but I must decrease" (Catechism, No. 524;).
Different communities around the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City celebrate Advent in their own traditional ways.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — As the outside world circles inward in a dark winter slumber, Catholics await in the darkness for the coming of the light, a yearly cycle depicted by the Advent wreath. The Jesse tree and Nativity scene also anticipate the coming of Christ as the fulfillment of God’s promise.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — A Catholic bishop, a rabbi and a imam met, not in a joke, but in a real-life attempt to find common ground with themselves and others from a wide range of faiths at the 21st Annual Interfaith Service on Nov. 21.
>>>Last time we reflected on the Last Supper Narrative and Memorial Acclamation using the text of Eucharistic Prayer II. This week we continue our journey through the Eucharistic Prayer by briefly considering the next three parts of the prayer: the Memorial Prayer or Anamnesis, the Offering, and the Intercessions. Again, we will mostly employ Eucharistic Prayer II for this quick overview.
>>>A Pastoral Letter to the Church of Salt Lake City on the season of Advent
My dear brother priests and deacons, my dear religious, and my dear sisters and brothers in Christ, grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
>>>Gifts like Gold! St. John the Baptist Honor Society created and donated a variety of different ornaments to Shriner’s hospital annual Christmas Bazaar to raise money for the hospital.
>>>Mary Esmeralda Cordova, Christine Tezak Grant, Helen Guymon, Joseph M. Krella, Ernest R. Mora
>>>Una vez más nuestra nación hace una pausa para celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias. Nuestras mesas estarán llenas de comida y nuestras casas resonaran con las risas y conversaciones mientras que nos reunimos para celebrar este día especial. Con esto en mente, permítanme compartir unas reflexiones personales con la esperanza de que todos disfrutaremos este año más que sólo el sabor del pavo y recuerden tomar todas las bendiciones que Dios nos dio.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY —Members of the Starks family traveled to Spain last year to walk the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain following the death of their son and brother. This year, members of the family returned for a second pilgrimage to the site.
>>>PARK CITY- A dozen years ago, Father Robert Bussen, then-pastor of Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish, started a program called ‘Niños on Skis’ to help children of immigrant families learn one of Utah’s favorite sports. Although Fr. Bussen is on sabbatical this winter, the program is up and running thanks to the efforts of three Catholics.
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