DECEMBER: Praying in Advent
DECEMBER PRAYER CHALLENGE:
Psalm-A-Day
Thank you for continuing to join us during this "Year of Prayer: Centered on the Eucharist!" We hope these monthly prayer challenges will help explore new styles of prayer, form habits of prayer, and join the parish community in deepening our faith.
 
This December, we will be learning about how to “pray all ways.” As the holidays make us feel frantic, we can learn to pray both in different styles and more frequently. This month, we are focusing on how to pray with the Psalms, praying the Hail Mary with Mary's Magnificat, and how to let our prayer lead us to service. As we prepare for the coming of Christ, one of the best prayer practices is to pray the Psalms. In Saint Augustine’s estimation, the Psalms are the prayer of “the whole Christ,” both Christ the Head and His Body, the Church. As Augustine once preached, “Everything written [in the Book of Psalms] is a mirror for us.” For more on the importance of the Psalms and how to pray with them, watch the short introduction video from Michael Rubbelke below.
AND THE CHALLENGE IS:
This month, our parish challenge is to pray a psalm every day. We invite you to pray from our “Psalm-A-Day” list available here; each Psalm on the list comes either from the Liturgy of the Hours for that day or from the lectionary for that day’s Mass. Let us raise a joyful song to the Lord!

PRAY WITH US
We will be posting Facebook reflections on our favorite Psalms, December 1-6.  Saint Pius X parish and school staff members will share reflections on how their favorite Psalm helps them to pray. These reflections will be posted on Facebook each day at 2:00 p.m. to help us enter into the Psalms more deeply.
 
As always, please make sure to add your comments and feedback on the Facebook page - and thank you for diving deeper into prayer with us this year!
STEWARDSHIP OF PRAYER: Renewal!
Recognizing that prayer is the foundation of stewardship as a way of life, the Advent season purposefully sets aside time to thoughtfully reflect on our commitment to be good stewards and as a way to heighten our need to stay awake and be watchful. Visit StPius.net/PrayerRenewal for details and learn more about how to enter more deeply into a spirit of prayer this Advent and throughout the year. 
Digital ADVENT DEVOTIONAL

Add some Advent to your digital device! Saint Pius X is happy to share an exciting digital Advent devotional called, "Ignite Your Parish." Using your digital download code, you can access Advent songs, video reflections, and a devotional companion, all from the comfort of your smartphone, computer, or tablet!

For more information and to get your code, please e-mail Michael Rubbelke, mrubbelke@stpius.net.

Digital download cards available in the PLC lobby as well!