Father Daniel Griffith shared this beautiful story in the homily at our Christmas Eve Mass! What an example of selfless love, a tribute to the sacredness of life! The video of the complete Christmas Eve Mass can be found on the Advent/Christmas page here on the parish website.
The Advent hymn, “O Come O Come Emmanuel” is one that is certainly familiar to our ears. Also known as the “O Antiphons,” the words of this significant hymn possess strong connections to the Messianic prophecies.
Soon, we will begin a new liturgical year with the celebration of Advent. Derived from the Latin word, Adventus, meaning arrival, this four week season has a dual purpose ...