Dec 16, 2022 ORLANDO | When the faithful around the diocese entered their parishes on the first Sunday of Advent, they walked in to see beautiful Advent wreaths, with the four candles reminding them of the four remaining weeks until Christmas. In many households, Advent wreaths and calendars are beloved traditions as families prepare their hearts and homes…

Dec 16, 2022 This is the second part of a series of installments of the Pastoral Letter written by Bishop John Noonan, The Eucharist: God Among Us. Upcoming: Being a Eucharist with Jesus.  Encounter with Jesus  Jesus took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My Body, which will be…

Dec 16, 2022 ORLANDO | This third article on the meaning of the Mass addresses the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Having united as the people of God, heard and responded to the Word of God proclaimed in our midst, and having renewed our faith in the Creed and exercised our sharing of the priesthood of Christ through the…

Dec 16, 2022 ORLANDO | Caravana Guadalupana, makes its pilgrimage from 18 parishes to St. James Cathedral one day prior to the anniversary of Our Lady’s apparition to Juan Diego in Tepeyac, Mexico, Dec. 11. The caravan idea bore fruit for Lisette Saint-Hilaire during the pandemic. After years of directing a re-enactment of the story in parishes and…