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Recently, Bishop John Wester published his first pastoral letter <\/a>to the diocese of Salt Lake City. His letter invites the faithful of the diocese to celebrate\/observe the season by slowing down and waiting to put up Christmas decorations. His letter has received a lot of attention lately. How do you celebrate the season of Advent?<\/p>\n

Here’s the text in Spanish<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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