"I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world." - John 16:33 |
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In this edition: -
FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT: What Is Advent?
- BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY MONTH: Being "Woke"
- NOW AVAILABLE!: New Junior Division Marketing Materials
- NATIONAL IMPACT: Juniors Make Waves at National Catholic Youth Conference
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| Beginning the Church's liturgical year, Advent (from, "ad-venire" in Latin or "to come to") is the season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of Christmas.
The Advent season is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ’s second coming at the end of time and to the anniversary of Our Lord’s birth on Christmas. From the earliest days of the Church, people have been fascinated by Jesus’ promise to come back. But the scripture readings during Advent tell us not to waste our time with predictions. Advent is not about speculation. Our Advent readings call us to be alert and ready, not weighted down and distracted by the cares of this world (Lk 21:34-36). Like Lent, the liturgical color for Advent is purple since both are seasons that prepare us for great feast days. Advent also includes an element of penance in the sense of preparing, quieting, and disciplining our hearts for the full joy of Christmas. Advent resources and more...
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In his reflection, Josephite Father Anthony Bozeman, the former pastor of St. Raymond-St. Leo the Great Parish now assigned as the academic dean of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Washington, D.C., lamented that the words “woke” and “turned up” – once used to describe an active commitment to truth, justice and the transformation of hearts toward Christ – are now used pejoratively. Ironically, Father Bozeman said, when we honor the Black saints, we actually are honoring men and women who are among the most “woke” and “turned up” disciples of Christ in all of church history.
“We have allowed other folks to transform our words of victory and celebration, because now, all of a sudden, ‘woke’ is a bad word,” Father Bozeman said. Read more... |
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NOW AVAILABLE!: New Junior Division Marketing Materials |
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| Junior Division Website, Social Media Profiles, Brochures, & Posters Released
We are here to help your unit as you help RECLAIM OUR YOUTH! Check out these free / low-cost newly designed and released recruitment / marketing materials! Junior Division Marketing / Recruitment Resources:
DON'T FORGET: Keep Submitting your Junior Division news, programs, announcements, and photos through our online submission portal |
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NATIONAL IMPACT: Juniors Make Waves at National Catholic Youth Conference |
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Special thanks to the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) for partnering with us as we brought 10 members to their 2022 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Long Beach California! In addition to exposing our youth to this dynamic conference and thousands of other Catholic youth from across the country, we also participated in their exhibition - engaging with the conference attendees to let them know about our great Noble Order! Our Juniors had amazing experiences and are bringing what they learned back to their home parishes and Junior Branches / Junior Courts.
We look forward to continuing to grow our relationship with NFCYM and NCYC!
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#IGiveCatholic: Support Our Charitable Works! |
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#iGiveCatholic Prayer
O Lord, giver of life,
we know that all we are,
and all we have
are gifts from You.
We live in a world
that celebrates consumption.
But You call us
to be good stewards
of all You have entrusted to us.
May this #GivingTuesday prompt us
to gratitude and generosity,
that brings nourishment to the hungry
and hope to the hopeless.
We pray that #iGiveCatholic
may be a miracle of loaves and fishes,
where every gift shared lovingly
from a grateful heart
becomes bread for the multitudes,
and the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
In this giving and receiving,
may our hearts rejoice
in You alone,
who are Lord for ever and ever.
Amen |
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