Advent Retreat 2024

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN OVERWHELMED BY THE GOSPEL? 

Perhaps this diocesan-wide retreat will lead you there. Over the course of six weeks – beginning with the Solemnity of Christ the King (Nov. 24), followed by the four weeks of Advent and Christmas (Dec. 25), Bishop Gruss has asked the priests of the diocese to provide their parishioners the opportunity to experience the Gospel in a new way.

Through their Sunday homily, parishioners will better understand where Jesus is leading the Diocese, beginning with a new proclamation of the Gospel through the lens of a "Biblical Worldview” (the Kerygma) by way of these four key words ---Created, Captured, Rescued and Respond.

Kerygma Biblical World View

“I have a deep conviction that God wants to do something far greater than we can imagine in the Diocese of Saginaw. 

This retreat is only the beginning. If fully engaged, it will lead to an unshakeable confidence in the Lordship of Jesus. We will want to live our lives surrendered in prayer and humility to the working of the Holy Spirit. I invite each of you in your parishes to join me for this retreat opportunity. These are important times for all of us. You were born for this!”

- Most Rev. Robert D. Gruss, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw

 


Bishop Gruss' Advent Retreat Talk - RESCUED

'If we have been captured by the Enemy, what has God done about it?'

Third Sunday of Advent

“What if anything, has God done about it?” If we have been captured by the Enemy, what has God done about it?  What He has done is extraordinary - unbelievable Good News! 


Bishop Gruss' Advent Retreat Series of Talks

The complete series of talks will be updated here during each week of Advent. 

Select a video from below to watch above.

    • Captured-Thumb

    Captured - 'Why is everything so obviously messed up?'

    • Created-Thumb

    Created - 'Why is there something instead of nothing?'

    • Christ the King Message

    Christ the King - Following the True Voice of the King

    • Advent Retreat Message

    Invitation to Advent Retreat - Transform Your Perspective: Viewing Life Through a Biblical Lens