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A Home for Contemporary Catholics!The parish of Saint Anthony of Padua is an all-embracing church community of the American National Catholic Church. The parish of St. Anthony of Padua is a faith community in the Catholic tradition which embraces all into full participation in the sacramental life of the church.
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St. Anthony's is a place for Contemporary Catholics, seeking to learn about God and God’s will, to reach out and share what they have learned and experienced.
For many of us, our identity as "Catholic" lives in our heritage and family, in the beginnings of our faith journey and in the moments we know as sacramental. We seek to celebrate these experiences of the sacred in such a way that we might each bring our individual understanding of life in God's grace and come to know and live the call in each of these moments to service, justice and peace. We welcome you to come share your journey of faith with us!
For many of us, our identity as "Catholic" lives in our heritage and family, in the beginnings of our faith journey and in the moments we know as sacramental. We seek to celebrate these experiences of the sacred in such a way that we might each bring our individual understanding of life in God's grace and come to know and live the call in each of these moments to service, justice and peace. We welcome you to come share your journey of faith with us!
Why does St. A's use BLUE for Advent?
At St. A’s, Advent is a season of preparation that anticipates both Bethlehem and the consummation of history in the second coming of Jesus Christ. Since this anticipation is characterized by hope -- in contrast to the repentance characteristic of Lent -- the color for the season should not be purple, with its mood of solemnity and somberness, but blue with its hopefulness. You can use either blue or purple, but to distinguish between the two seasons, we use blue for Advent and purple for Lent. The true Advent color is the color of the sky in the morning just before sunrise, a deep, rich blue. It is the last color the eye sees before the light returns.
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