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.

    
 A Catholic Appeal for Climate Action

We invite you to join your voice with thousands of individuals signing this climate action petition across the U.S. Catholic community as a faith-filled appeal to President Biden and the U.S. Congress, to work beyond partisanship and create climate solutions to care for present and future generations and our common home. 

This Catholic petition is in solidarity with Catholic institutions that are signing a Catholic climate action letter. We will deliver these united messages during Season of Creation, seeking and praying that they will move the needle of the nation’s moral compass toward the bold and ambitious solutions the nation and world need to address the climate crisis. 

Note: Signatures will be accepted through
                                                                                               ​November 15, 2021.

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ABOUT THE LAUDATO SI’ ACTION PLATFORM

Caring for our brothers and sisters means caring for the home we share. This responsibility is “essential to a life of virtue” (LS 217).
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform is a space for institutions, communities, and families to learn and grow together as we journey towards full sustainability in the holistic spirit of integral ecology. You are warmly invited to join this community. Your unique “culture, experience, involvements, and talents” are needed on our journey towards greater love for our Creator, each other, and the home we share. (LS 14)

It´s a great joy to announce our first event in person for this year. We are going to have our Day of Recollection for youth, on Saturday, December 4th from 09:00am to 03:30pm at Christ the King Catholic Church in Salinas . 
 
This will be a beautiful retreat of prayer, reflection, and preparation for our youth. This day of recollection is for all those young people who are part of our second-grade confirmation class, altar servers, youth groups, or any young person who are between 13 to 17 years old

Pope Francis proclaims “Year of St Joseph”

​“Go to Joseph! Have recourse with special confidence to St. Joseph, for his protection is most powerful, as he is the patron of the universal Church.” - Blessed Pope Pius IX

​With the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph”.
Read “With a Fathers Heart”:


El Papa Francisco convoca a un "Año de San José" 

​Con la Carta apostólica Patris corde (Con corazón de padre), el Pontífice recuerda el 150 aniversario de la declaración de San José como Patrono de la Iglesia Universal y, con motivo de esta ocasión, a partir de hoy y hasta el 8 de diciembre de 2021 se celebrará un año dedicado especialmente a él.

​ Lo hace en la Carta apostólica Patris corde (leer aquí)