st. Lambert

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• Saturday:  8:00 am, 5:00 pm (vigil)
• Sunday:     8:00 am, 10:00 am,  

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Saint Lambert Parish is a Roman Catholic Parish of the Archdiocese of Chicago. We are located in Skokie, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois.  
     
We welcome you and we thank you for visiting our website. This will give you an idea, a glimpse on who we, as a parish family, live our faith in "Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord".

We invite you to join us, your Catholic family here in Skokie.

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• The Season of Advent: Dec. 2 - 24

The Advent is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ’s second coming at the end of time and also to the anniversary of the Lord’s birth on Christmas. The season starts on the First Sunday of Advent which falls of December 2 of this year. The final days of Advent, from December 17 to December 24, focus particularly on our preparation for the celebrations of the Nativity of our Lord (Christmas).

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• Advent Wreaths : Dec. 2 - 24

Traditionally, Advent wreaths are constructed of a circle of evergreen branches into which four candles are inserted, representing the four weeks of Advent.  Ideally, three candles are purple and one is rose, but white candles can also be used. 

The purple candles in particular symbolize the prayer, penance, and preparatory sacrifices and goods works undertaken at this time. The rose candle is lit on the third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday, when the priest also wears rose vestments at Mass; Gaudete Sunday is the Sunday of rejoicing, because the faithful have arrived at the midpoint of Advent, when their preparation is now half over and they are close to Christmas.

The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the expectation and hope surrounding our Lord’s first coming into the world and the anticipation of his second coming to judge the living and the dead. - usccb 


 

• Night Vigil 

• Simbang Gabi (Advent Novena Mass): Saturday, Dec.15, 5:00 pm Vigil Mass

Literally means “evening or night Mass.” A Philippine Catholic tradition of the novena, a series of nine evening Masses during Advent from Dec. 15-23, in preparation for Christmas Day. In the Philippines, it is held in the early morning of Dec. 16-24. Here in the U.S., the practice of the Simbang Gabi has been adapted to local needs, with the Mass being moved to the evening hours. St. Lambert celebrated its Simbang Gabi last December 15, 2018 @ the 5:00pm Vigil Mass. For 2018 Archdiocese of schedule, CLICK HERE.
Photo courtesy: Vic Melecio

• Christmas, the Nativity of Our Lord: Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 25. 

• Mass Schedule:
  • Dec. 24th: 7:15 am, 5:00 pm, Christmas Carols at 9:30 pm with Vigil Mass at 10:00 pm
  • Dec. 25th: 8:00 am, 10:00, and 12:00 noon
  • Dec. 31st: 7:15 am and 5:00 pm
  • Jan. 1st, 2019: 10:00 am and 12:00 noon

Catholic Core belief about the Eucharist:

The Holy Eucharist is the "source and summit of the Christian life" (LG 11, CCC 1324). We, Catholics believe in the Real Presence.

The Eucharist is not a symbol or a reminder. The Eucharist is Christ truly present, his Body under the form of bread, the Blessed Sacrament, and his Blood under the form of wine, the Precious Blood. It is the "Heart of the Heart of God" (Fr. Simon referencing to approved Eucharistics miracles). It is the sacrament in which Jesus is truly present - Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity under the appearances of bread and wine. 

Preparation for Receiving Communion: 

• Be in a state of grace when we receive Holy Communion. If we have committed a mortal sin, we must first go to Confession before receiving Holy Communion. If one were to receive the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin this would be the serious sin of sacrilege.
• We must actually believe that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist.
• We must observe the Eucharistic fast of no food or drink (except water and medicine) for one hour before receiving Holy Communion. Those who need to take medicine with food would not be obligated by the ordinary norm.
• We must fully, actively and consciously participate in the liturgy during the Mass.
• When receiving the Host in the hand, we must consume the Host immediately in front of the Minister before walking away. It is NOT acceptable to walk away with the Host in our hand.
  • IMPORTANT: In the light of the recent events that happened in our parish, our pastor, Fr. Simon, instructed the Ministers and appealed to our concerned parishioners to "intervene" should this norm be ignored. Someone might stop you from walking away with a sacred Host in your hand.
• As a sign of Respect for Our Lord, the Host must be received with both hands, the left hand is to be placed upon the right hand, so that the sacred Host can be conveyed to our mouth with our right hand. We should never receive the sacred Host with one hand. If, for some reasons, we cannot receive it with both hands, we should receive the Host on the tongue.
• After receiving the Eucharist we should spend time quietly in thanksgiving.

Non Catholic and Fellow Christians:

Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily NOT admitted to Holy Communion. You may stay seated in the pews and may not to come to the altar.

Those who will not Receive Communion: 

All who are not receiving Holy Communion are encouraged to express in their hearts a prayerful desire for unity with the Lord Jesus and with one another. We welcome to St. Lambert Parish and to the celebration of the Holy Mass those who do not share our faith in Jesus Christ. While we cannot admit them to Holy Communion, we ask them to offer their prayers for the peace and the unity of the human family.

Listen to Fr. Simon's homily on Real Presence and Reverence to the Eucharist. HERE


Source: USCCB, Photo: Nat. Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Libertyville, IL.,  SLP/RCHarder