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Gradually we learn to see God in everything and in everybody, and sincerely try to live by the values of the Gospel. (Sister Inigo Joachim)

Sweet and blissful was the song, changed of the Angel throng, "Peace on earth," Alleluia! In excelsis gloria. (Blessed Be That Maid Marie)

Good people all, this Christmas time / Consider well and bear in mind / What our good God for us has done / In sending his beloved son (Wexford Carol)

Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow, praises voicing, greet the morrow: Christ the child was born for you! (Infant Holy, Infant Lowly)

Joy to the world! The Lord has come: Let earth receive her King!

Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere! Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born!

Through this period of prayerful waiting, we discern how Christ is entering into our own stories in a new way in this moment. (Eric Clayton)

What is one area of your life where you can intentionally slow down to make room for what matters this Advent? (Brenna Davis)

There is still time to make a Giving Tuesday donation to support our retired sisters, in thanksgiving for their lives of faithful service: sssf.org.

On this Giving Tuesday, we invite you to prayerfully consider donating in support of our retired sisters, in thanksgiving for their lives of faithful service: sssf.org.

The reign of God is strengthened and spread when our love more and more abounds and when the harvest of justice ripens in our hearts and in our world. This is what Advent is about. (Thomas Reese, SJ)

Gratitude breathes life to the soul.

The Advent Lectionary readings call us to take an honest look at our lives and at our world and to continue living in joyful hope. (Fr. Felix Just, SJ)

Advent helps us invite Jesus to come into our midst each day of our lives. (Fr. Felix Just, SJ)

Let us make our future now; let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality. (Yousafzai)

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder. (E.B. White)

Step out in faith without fear of the future. Remember that wherever God guides, God provides. (Lori Stanley)

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. (William Arthur Ward)

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. (Eckhart Tolle)