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Welcome to The New Messenger, your weekly archdiocesan newsletter featuring messages from Archbishop Gustavo, news briefs, event previews, and updated information. The Archdiocese of San Antonio's weekly newsletter is published every Friday morning. | |
Advent is from Sunday, December 3, to Sunday, December 24. | |
The Pastoral Ministry Center will be closed on Friday, December 8 for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Message from Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS | |
 |  | Jesus Christ, God Incarnate, is the definitive covenant between God and humanity. In Him, justice and mercy are united. The entire universe, all of history, everything that exists and happens, is subject to the saving and redeeming action of the Lord. Jesus Christ is the fire that purifies those who surrender to His tenderness, manifested in the weak and marginalized of the world. Before His gaze, all falsehood collapses. Those who refuse to receive the Lord’s mercy and refuse to recognize Him in those who need food, clothing, shelter, liberation or healing, feel tortured by his fire. The encounter with Jesus burns us, transforms us and frees us from the bonds of envy and contempt for each other. The pain of love becomes our joy. Our King makes us who we are truly called to be. The reign of Christ does not end at the walls of the parish or the domestic church. The encounter with the Lord in the sacraments — through participation in Holy Mass or by living family and marriage life with a Christian spirit — is only the starting point. As we allow the judgment of the Lord in our conscience to make love prevail in us over all evil, the fire of Christ will expand to set other hearts on fire by the work of the Holy Spirit.
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Celebrate the Seasons of Advent and Christmas with the “Christmas at the Missions” Celebration! | |
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You’re invited to the month-long “Christmas at the Missions” celebration of the season of Advent and Christmas hosted by El Camino de San Antonio. Focusing on the traditions of the San Antonio Missions and other Catholic communities in the Archdiocese, the celebration starts the first Monday of Advent and ends the last Saturday of the Christmas Season, from Monday, December 4, to Saturday, January 6.
Join the celebration!
- View the Christmas from Around the World Exhibit at the Padre Margil Pilgrimage Center.
- Join the annual San Juan Diego Pilgrimage honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe.
- Attend the Matachine Festival, with 15 troupes, music, and local vendors.
- La Gran Posada Procession through Downtown San Antonio.
- Find a unique Christmas gift at the Pilgrimage Center gift shop.
- Free downloadable Advent and Christmas Pilgrimage Guides.
The Padre Margil Pilgrimage Center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is located at 263 Felisa Street in San Antonio.
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A Time of Waiting and Hope | |
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"Advent invites us to a commitment to vigilance, looking beyond ourselves, expanding our mind and heart in order to open ourselves up to the needs of people, of brothers and sisters, and to the desire for a new world." — Pope Francis, Angelus, 2018.
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. Learn more about the Advent season as we invite you to begin the journey by following the USCCB 2023 Daily Advent Calendar. (Spanish version)
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Catholic Television of San Antonio | |
Ford Holiday River Parade | Elizabeth Ruiz, host of the Catholic Television of San Antonio “On The Scene” program, filmed a segment at the Ford Holiday River Parade on November 24. | |
Annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner | |
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At the Annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on November 23, Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpS, greeted Patricia Jimenez, thanked volunteers, and spent the afternoon with individuals and families taking part in the festivities.
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St. Edmund Campion
Feast Day: December 1
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The most famous of the English martyrs, Edmund Campion (1540-1581) gave up a promising career at Oxford and an invitation to enter Queen Elizabeth's service in order to become a Catholic priest and minister to the abandoned Catholics who greatly desired the sacraments. | |
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