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Christmas Mass Times

​Christmas Eve Mass Times
December 24th

3:00 pm - St. Athanasius Parish
3:00 pm - St. Nicholas Parish
4:00 pm - Sheil Catholic Center
4:30 pm - St. Jon of Arc Parish
5:00 pm - St. Mary Parish
5:00 pm - St. Nicholas Parish*
6:00 pm - St. Athanasius Parish
7:30 pm - Sheil Catholic Center
9:00 pm - St. Athanasius Parish
9:00 pm - St. Mary Parish
9:30 pm - Sheil Catholic Center
10:30 pm - St. Nicholas Parish*
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*bilingual liturgy

Christmas Day Mass Times
December 25th

9:30 am - St. Athanasius Parish
9:30 am - St. Mary Parish
10:00 am - St. Joan of Arc Parish
10:00 am - St. Nicholas Parish
11:00 am - St. Mary Parish
11:30 am - St. Athanasius Parish

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An Advent tradition:
​The Jesse Tree

The Jesse tree helps us connect the custom of decorating Christmas trees to the events leading to Jesus’ birth. The Jesse tree is named from Isaiah 11:1: “A shoot shall come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.” Jesse was the father of King David. We adorn a Jesse tree with illustrated ornaments that represent the people, prophesies, and events leading up to the birth of Jesus. The ornaments of the Jesse tree tell the story of God in the Old Testament, connecting the Advent season with the faithfulness of God across four thousand years of history. ​

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The Advent Wreath

The symbolism of the Advent wreath is beautiful. The wreath is made of various evergreens, signifying continuous life. Even these evergreens have a traditional meaning which can be adapted to our faith: The laurel signifies victory over persecution and suffering; pine, holly, and yew, immortality; and cedar, strength and healing. Holly also has a special Christian symbolism: The prickly leaves remind us of the crown of thorns, and one English legend tells of how the cross was made of holly. The circle of the wreath, which has no beginning or end, symbolizes the eternity of God, the immortality of the soul, and the everlasting life found in Christ. Any pine cones, nuts, or seedpods used to decorate the wreath also symbolize life and resurrection. All together, the wreath of evergreens depicts the immortality of our soul and the new, everlasting life promised to us through Christ, the eternal Word of the Father, who entered our world becoming true man and who was victorious over sin and death through His own passion, death, and resurrection.

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Posadas

Join us Saturday, December 18 at St. Athanasius Parish for a posada and celebration! We will gather at the 5:00 pm Mass and the posada will follow.

St. Nicholas Parish will have a daily posada at 5:00 pm in the chapel starting Thursday, December 16 until Thursday, December 23rd.

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