Advent

Advent & Christmas Invite

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Christmas Eve, Nativity of the Lord, & Epiphany Mass Schedule

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 Invite to Mass & Letter from Father Umberg

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Memorial Flower Fund

Please return donation cards by December 20 or click on the graphic to make an online donation. More cards can be found at the doors of church or in the parish office.
A complete list of remembrances will be posted in January on the St. Ignatius website and on the church bulletin boards.

Seeking Our Savior:
An Advent Family Event
December 1
Advanced online registration required. SOS event is for ages 10 and under.

Magnificat Advent Companion after Masses on November 23/24

Parish Giving Tree

The Giving Tree will be in the front and back of the church beginning Saturday, November 30. We invite everyone to participate in this annual Christmas service project, which benefits various pregnancy centers, seniors, and underserved children and families in our area. Ornaments and gifts need to be returned under the trees with the specified gifts by noon on Sunday, December 15. Thank you for your generosity and continued commitment to this cause. Please contact Anna Giglio 513-661-6565 ext 2705 with any questions.

Mater Filius

Mater Filius Home provides housing for expectant women who have no place to stay and need support to stabilize themselves as they learn to be nurturing mothers. Knights of Columbus will be holding a collection December 7 & 8 after Masses.

Mike Davis Concert
December 13
7pm

Featuring: Popular Singer and Catholic Evangelist Mike Davis. Prepare for the coming of Christ this Advent by joining Mike Davis for a powerful night of prayer, music and scripture. It is a night of power and prayer that can change your life! The event is free to the public. 
(A Freewill Donation Is Always Appreciated)

Rorate Mass 
Saturday
December 14
                 6:30am                  

Doughnut breakfast/social to follow at Loyola Hall

The Rorate Mass is a particular votive Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated during Advent. The atmosphere of this Mass is different: it is meant to specifically express the expectant and prayerful waiting of Advent in a visual and experiential way. It is celebrated before first light and is entirely candle-lit (accounting for our early start time). The Mass gets its name from its entrance antiphon, which begins with the words “Rorate Caeli”, meaning “drop down, you heavens.” The antiphon in full is taken from the book of the prophet Isaiah: “Drop down, you heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the just one.” This quote encapsulates the prophetic expectation of the Messiah, fulfilled at the coming of Christ through Mary.

This is an opportunity to enter the Mass in (literally) a different light and a tradition that can help give shape to Advent, which, even within the Church, has gotten somewhat lost in the rush to celebrate Christmas.

In short, there’s no better use of your Saturday morning—please join us for this Advent Mass!

Advent Calendar for Children

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How to Return
to Confession & Mass Guide

2024 Advent Confession Schedule

Home Blessings for the
Season of Advent

Blessing the Advent Wreath
& Manger or Nativity Scene (Shorter Rite)

Blessing of a Christmas Tree 

The “O Antiphons” of Advent

Reflection: The O Antiphons of Advent