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For December 10, the second Sunday of Advent, Sister Elizabeth Castro, H.M.S.P., Director of the Office for Religious for the Diocese of Providence, invites and shares how we can all make this Advent a "Journey to Joy."

By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - WARWICK — Starting a business is like bringing a child into this world. A spark of an idea is conceived, growing within a person until the day they bring forth a new creation. The business begins in infancy, with each successive step reminiscent of the progression of childhood as the business owner nurtures their new entity into independent adulthood. (Image: Faith and Grace Design Studios)

This is a patronal feast day in the United States of America and is observed as a Holy Day of Obligation. The Chancery Office Building located at One Cathedral Square, Providence, will be closed in observation of this day.

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By Dan McQuillan, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - WINDSOR, Maine — Thirteen miles east of Augusta, quietly nestled on a hill in Windsor, Maine sits Transfiguration Hermitage. Situated in a green expanse of woods and quiet streams and blueberry fields, the environment is the perfect backdrop for a community of Benedictine contemplative nuns. (PHOTO COURTESY OF TRANSFIGURATION HERMITAGE)

La Misa diocesana Guadalupana se llevará a cabo el martes 12 de diciembre a las 7:00 pm en la Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo, el Obispo de la Diócesis de Providence, Richard G. Henning ser el Celebrante y el Homilsta. Comenzaremos con el rezo del Rosario a las 5:30 pm y habrá confesiones y una serenata a la Virgen previo a la Misa. ¡Pasa la voz, invita a un familiar o amistad! ¿No puedes unirte a nosotros en persona? Mira la transmisión en vivo a partir de las 7 p.m. en el canal diocesano de YouTube, youtube.com/DioceseofProvidenceRI. / The diocesan Guadalupana Mass will be held on Tuesday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, Bishop of the Diocese of Providence, will be the Celebrant and Homilist. We will begin with the Holy Rosary at 5:30 pm and there will be confessions and a serenade to the Virgin prior to the Mass. Spread the word, and invite a family member or friend! Can't join us in person? Watch the live stream beginning at 7 p.m. on diocesan YouTube channel, youtube.com/DioceseofProvidenceRI.

The Retirement Fund for Religious helps religious communities care for senior members—today and tomorrow. (Photo: RI Catholic)

All are invited to the upcoming Advent Masses, held Dec. 4-24, at our Catholic Cemeteries, click for schedule of dates, times and locations. (Photo: Diocese of Providence)

Have you ever noticed the brilliance of the starlight on a clear night in that last hour or two before the dawn? I have strong memories from childhood, being out with my dad on the bay, clutching the thermos and wondering at the vast night. That last hour of night is a time of great stillness, deep quiet, and subtle beauty. Those memories come to my mind each year as we enter the season of Advent.

Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, marks the beginning of the Advent season, which lasts until Christmas Eve! The first Sunday of Advent is when the liturgical year begins and is a time when we prepare and celebrate in anticipation of the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ. Before coming back to Catholicism, I had always understood that Christmas is when Jesus was born to the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem. However, I didn’t know much more.

Beginning the Church's liturgical year, Advent is the season leading up to the celebration of Christmas. The Advent season is a time of preparation... (Photo: RI Catholic)

Whether there for the Festival of lights, Holy Mass or music, Christmastime at National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette is sure to delight visitors of any age... (Photo: Laura Kilgus)

We begin our new weekly Advent video series for you from the Diocese of Providence. For the first Sunday of Advent, December 3, Deacon Lionel “Bud” Remillard, Assistant Director of the Office of Deacons for the Diocese of Providence, shares some thoughts on how we can begin to prepare for Christmas during Advent.

When I succeeded Bishop Tobin as the Bishop of Providence on May 1, I also became the publisher of the Rhode Island Catholic. As I said then, I feel blessed that this venerable, nearly 150-year-old diocesan newspaper has survived and thrived when so many other similar publications across the country have shuttered their operations in recent decades.

Atop the Via Veneto in Rome sits one of the strangest – and most macabre – displays of baroque architecture dating to the 17th century. The aptly named “bone church,” or Capuchin Church of St. Mary of the Conception, has for centuries captured the intrigue of believers and skeptics alike, if only for its idiosyncrasies...

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HELP US TO HEAT 24 HOMES IN 24 HOURS!
Consider supporting the Diocese of Providence 'Keep the Heat On' heat assistance program - the program of last resort to those in need, now entering it's 19th season of helping RI households stay warm. Click to donate now!

PROVIDENCE, R.I.— Most Rev. Richard G. Henning, Bishop of Providence, will kick off the 19th annual Keep the Heat On campaign on November 28. The confirmation students at Christ the King Parish,180 Old North Rd., South Kingstown, will present a check to Bishop Henning in support of Keep the Heat On.

HELP US HEAT 24 HOMES IN 24 HOURS!!
Consider supporting the Diocese of Providence 'Keep the Heat On' heat assistance program - the program of last resort to those in need, now entering it's 19th season of helping RI households stay warm. Click to see the infographic demonstrating what a difference Keep the Heat On has made in the lives of so many for 18+ years!

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8th grade students are encouraged to take this test at their first choice school Dec. 2. Contact individual schools to confirm test date/time. Click for High Schools contact info and codes.