World Mission Sunday is celebrated on Sunday October 18 this year. Because of our baptism into the life and love of Jesus, each of us shares in the mission of the Church. Jesus described that mission of the Church as He ascended into heaven: “Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptize them in the…
The dedication of a church is meant to set apart a building for the divine worship of the Church. Almost everything we use in the worship of the Church is blessed and consecrated and taken out of the common and secular use to be used only for the worship of the Church: the sacraments, but…
With Corpus Christi coming up it is a good idea to remember the importance of Holy Communion for us Catholics. The Eucharist is the most important of the seven sacraments, because it is in this and in no other sacrament that we receive the very body and blood, soul and divinity of our Saviour, Jesus…
Saint Francis de Sales in his book, Introduction to the Devout Life, states that the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost was not an isolated event in the life of the Church. According to Saint Francis de Sales, the Holy Spirit continually sanctifies the Church as well as each of her…
The archbishop has announced the pastoral moves for this year. We are sad to say goodbye to our Vice-Rector, Fr. Alessandro Lovato who has been appointed pastor of St. Helen’s Parish in Burnaby. We pray for success in his new appointment and for all other priests who are on the move. Pastors Rev. Abner Ables,…
On February 3, the custom on the optional memorial of St. Blaise, is to bless the throat of the faithful after Mass. The words the priest uses are as follows: “Through the intercession of St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness. In…