Holy Infancy Church, Bethlehem issued the following announcement on Dec. 2.

I encourage you to go to Formed.org and look in the search for the topic of Advent. You will find various talks and videos like these short videos to help you get into the true spirit of preparation for Advent. As Catholics we do not celebrate Christmas as a secular holiday but as a central mystery of our faith and salvation.

 So, we wait to celebrate Christmas until  December 25th and we use these four weeks of Advent as a spiritual preparation time, even with some sacrifice and greater prayer, to receive Jesus well on Christmas Day! 

Then we can celebrate Christmas fully for the whole Christmas Season until the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord! 

TO SIGN UP: 

1) Go to formed.org/signup 

2) Select "I Belong to a Parish or Organization" 

3) Search for "Holy Infancy Church and School" 

4) Enter your Full Name and Email address 

5) Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED 

Original source can be found here.