{"id":190,"date":"2026-01-14T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:51:46","slug":"liturgical-seasons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/liturgical-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Liturgical Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You&#8217;re Invited!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear St. Ignatius Parishioners,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first year as pastor of St. Ignatius has already passed, and it is time again to prepare for Advent and Christmas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a blessing to be at a parish with so many activities for spiritual revitalization and growth, and so many opportunities for coming back to the Lord. A peaceful and joyful celebration of Christmas is helped by a good preparation of our souls in Advent, and a fervent participation in the rich liturgies of the Christmas Season. We are adding a few new Christmas decorations in the church, and we will dedicate a new outdoor Nativity scene on the Second Sunday of Advent. I hope that you will find them inspiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please look through the enclosed invitation to celebrate Advent and Christmas with us. It is my sincere hope that you will take part in preparing the way for the Lord Jesus and celebrating His coming at Christmas. May God bless you with a blessed Advent and a merry Christmas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely yours in Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Andrew J. Umberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link the-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/advent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advent<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christmas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for our Christmas Celebration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link the-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/christmas-eve-nativity-of-the-lord-epiphany-mass-schedule-2025-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christmas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 Lenten Fish Fry is upon us.\u00a0 This event will run every\u00a0<strong>Friday during Lent (3\/7\/25-4\/11\/25), except Good Friday \u2013 April 18, from 5-7:30pm in Loyola Hall.<\/strong>\u00a0We need volunteers from our parish community to make this event a success.\u00a0 Volunteering allows you the opportunity to meet new people and work together towards a greater cause.\u00a0 We truly are a GREAT parish. Please see the Signup Genius link below for volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link the-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/lent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lent<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Easter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Us for our Easter Celebration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link the-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/easter-triduum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Advent You&#8217;re Invited! Dear St. Ignatius Parishioners, My first year as pastor of St. Ignatius has already passed, and it is time again to prepare for Advent and Christmas! It is a blessing to be at a parish with so many activities for spiritual revitalization and growth, and so many...","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-190","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1027,"href":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190\/revisions\/1027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sainti.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}