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It's Advent

A Season of Anxious Waiting and Preparation for the Lord

Happy New Year! No, it is not January 1, but it is the beginning of the New Year for the Catholic Church. The Church is celebrating the beginning of its new Liturgical year. That new year begins with the First Sunday of Advent on November 30, 2025. Advent — which comes from the Latin "ad venio," meaning “to come” — is the liturgical season anticipating the "Adventus Domini," meaning the "Coming of the Lord.” So, as we trek through December, our days grow shorter and colder, but our hearts (and our Advent wreaths) grow brighter and brighter as we anxiously await and prepare for the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who comes to kindle our hearts with his light and his love. Advent prepares us for the coming of Christ at the end of time as our judge, and for his coming at Christmas as our Savior.

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2025: Read the Bible in a Year

This is a three-readings per day system of reading the Bible in the course of a year (i.e., read all three in a row, or read, perhaps one in the morning, one midday, and one at a night)
​ This is a one-reading per day system of reading the Bible consecutively by Book. Usually -- though not always -- all from one Book, on any given day. Sometimes there are multiple reading based on related content.

This is the connection to the online "Bible in a Year" Podcast. This is the registration and information page for that very popular Podcast -- it can be listened to online (on Mac or PC) or on your mobile device.

About Our Parish

Established in 1914, Immaculate Conception Parish is located in Caroline County, Maryland in the town of Marydel, just over the state line from Delaware. The current Church building was built in 1918, and was expanded in the 1980s. The parish has a religious education program, a St. Vincent de Paul Society, a Knights of Columbus Council and a very large Hispanic Ministry program. In 2013, Immaculate Conception Parish was "twinned" with Holy Cross Parish in Dover, Delaware. In 2018, we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of our Church building.

On Sale: "The History of Immaculate Conception Parish"

The demand for copies of "The History of Immaculate Conception Parish 1918-2018" exceeded our first print run. To make additional copies available to folks who want them, and online purchasing link has been set up. The online purchase price is $10.00 plus shipping and handling. To make your online purchase click here.

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