{"id":187599,"date":"2025-12-23T11:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=187599&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=187599"},"modified":"2025-12-23T17:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T22:31:01","slug":"an-advent-invitation-to-support-regnum-christi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/an-advent-invitation-to-support-regnum-christi\/","title":{"rendered":"An Advent Invitation to Support Regnum Christi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"187599\" class=\"elementor elementor-187599\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce464ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce464ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5260d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5260d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"761\">As we near the end of our journey through Advent together with <em data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"326\">St. John Henry Newman<\/em>, we have all been invited to enter more deeply into the season of expectant waiting \u2014 to encounter Christ with love, awe, and a heart attuned to his presence in the simplicity of daily life. In our special series of daily reflections, Fr. Jason Smith, LC has been sharing insights drawn from St. John Henry Newman\u2019s Advent sermons as well as Fr. Jason&#8217;s own pastoral experience, guiding us to pray with fresh hope and intimacy each day. We want you to know you will remain in our prayers this Christmas season and in the new year ahead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1003\">This meaningful spiritual nourishment is offered free of charge and shared with thousands through our emails, website, the <strong data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"861\">Regnum Christi App<\/strong>, social media, and the RC Spirituality Center \u2014 <strong>a gift from Regnum Christi meant to draw hearts closer to Christ during this holy season.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1037\"><strong data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1037\">Will You Partner With Us?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1270\">To continue to offer prayer resources such as this one, and expand the spiritual nourishment provided by Regnum Christi not only this Advent but across the year to come, <strong>we invite you to prayerfully consider supporting Regnum Christi\u2019s mission financially. Your donation of any size, small or large, gives others the ability to grow closer to Christ, and we are so grateful for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1303\">Your support helps us:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1601\">\n<li data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1393\">\n<p data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1393\">share daily reflections and prayer resources with over 100,000 souls seeking Christ;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1468\">\n<p data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1468\">develop and offer future retreats, meditations, and formation content;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1601\">\n<p data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1601\">sustain the ministries of Regnum Christi, including the RC Spirituality Center, bringing people to encounter Christ in daily life.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1841\">Would you make a gift today to help us keep this mission thriving? 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