This Sunday we begin a new liturgical year with the season of Advent; a time to prepare our hearts and our homes to receive our Lord Jesus in a renewed way.

This season of hopeful expectation, and prayerful preparation to receive the One who brings us hope, peace, joy, and love, can be overshadowed as we find ourselves in the midst of frantic Christmas preparations. This is a time to renew our longing for our Lord by regularly retreating to that quiet place, that manger in our heart calling “Come Lord Jesus!”

“What a marvelous time in which to renew your desire, your nostalgia, your real longing for Christ to come-“

St Josemaria (The Forge, no.548)

To help you journey through Advent try the weekly Advent reflections from the St Josemaria Institute -https://stjosemaria.org/advent-time-for-hope/

(Find our St Mary Star of the Sea Christmas timetable on our website's main menu.)