“When these things happen stand up and raise your heads.” Advent starts a liturgical year and Gospel. Luke is our gospel. Characteristics will include gentle, compassion, mercy, women and universal. All sorts of non-Jews And Israelites will appear. And there’ll be lots of songs and some humor. Not so much today. Today is heavy yet hopeful. When the signs arise, stand up straight and hold your heads up. It’s going to be ok. Jesus has got this. Special thanks to our Knights and vendors for the parish market. Our Advent will include a novena for Our Lady of Guadalupe and major celebrations on Dec 11 (Vigil) and 12. Then, we’ll start the Posadas series. On Wednesday Dec 4 we’ll have guest confessors from 5:30-7p as well as myself. Dec 14 our Adoration Group invites all to their one year celebration and inauguration. Calendar wise, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception moves to Monday Dec 9. The obligation does not follow, and Bishop David has issued a general dispensation for this year only. There will not be a scheduled Mass that Monday. Christmas Eve and Day (for early planners): Eve 5p English 7p Spanish, Day 9:30a English 12n Spanish. Same schedule for New Year.