Welcome to St. Jude's Advent Resource Page. Here you will find many resources that are sure to strengthen your faith journey during this Advent Season. Advent (ad-venio in Latin, or "to come to") - the four Sundays and the weekdays preceding December 25th is a period to slow down and ponder the incarnation of God. This period is set aside to both remember Christ's first coming as a baby in Bethelem and remind ourselves that we are awaiting His return.