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Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. As we continue our Lenten journey towards Easter Sunday, be assured of my gratitude for all that you are doing and will do over the next month to prepare the People of God for the solemn celebrations of Holy Week. As some of you ...

The Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has issued a statement calling on the Catholic faithful to pray for peace in the Middle East. The statement affirms that we cannot remain indifferent to an armed conflict that risks escalating into a prolonged war. “Faced with rising tensions and the risk of escalating war, we invite ...

Dear brothers and sisters, Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in our faith and keep our hearts from being consumed by the anxieties and distractions of daily life. Every path ...

Ash Wednesday began the holy season of Lent. We are reminded that Lent “is a gracious gift by which we prepare ourselves for the paschal feasts with joy of minds made pure” (Lenten Preface 1). Through prayer, fasting and almsgiving, we remain open to God’s grace, and live as beloved sons and daughters of God. The four masses celebrated ...

My Dear Brothers and Sisters, May Jesus and Mary be in your hearts. As we enter into the holy season of Lent, I would like to share some words of spiritual nourishment and encouragement. Each year, while Ash Wednesday emphasizes repentance, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, on the First Sunday of Lent especially, we are invited to pursue our journey of ...

All parishioners with a registered email address should now have received their tax receipts for donations in 2025. Kindly check your spam folder if you have not yet received yours. Those without an email address will receive their tax receipts by mail on or before March 2nd. Thank you for your support of our parish.

Michelle Brylowski is Associate Director, RCIA and Liturgical Formation, for the Office of Formation for Discipleship. Below, she helps us prepare for Ash Wednesday. 1. What do the ashes on the forehead represent? Biblically, ashes symbolize mourning, mortality and penance. One would put ashes on one’s head (or even sit in ashes) as an outward demonstration of penance. In ...

Mass with Anointing of the Sick Saturday February 14, 2026 12:10 p.m. Mass The Church observes the World Day of the Sick on February 11, coinciding with the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. To honour this observance, we will offer healing ministry by having a Mass with anointing on Saturday, February 14 at our 12:10 p.m. Mass. This ...