Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. #20thSunOT #John6

On the eve of his 45th #ApostolicJourney abroad, Pope Francis visits the Basilica of Saint Mary Major to pray before the icon of the Virgin Mary, Salus Populi Romani, to whom he entrusts his trip to #Indonesia, #PapuaNewGuinea, #TimorLeste, and #Singapore. loom.ly/VMPxTBc

As a new academic year begins let us pray "Come, Holy Spirit!"

Today Our Lady of Lourdes Parish celebrates the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church on September 15, 1963. "For in this visible house that you have let us build and where you never cease to show favour to the family on pilgrimage to you in this place"

#PrayTogether

Tomorrow Pope Francis will canonize Marie-Léonie Paradis. Read in this week's bulletin about our diocesan connections and her visit to Pembroke. Diocesan archives has the letters of Marie-Léonie and Bishop Lorrain, including her travel telegram for her visit to Pembroke.

We rejoice in Mary because she always bring us to her Son....If she is worthy to be chosen the Mother of God, I think she is worthy to be chosen by us as our mother. #CatherineDoherty #OurLadyofGuadalupe

Let your gentleness be known to everyone (Philippians 4:5)

"Answer quickly, O Virgin. Reply in haste to the angel, or rather through the angel to the Lord. Answer with a word, receive the Word of God. Speak your own word, conceive the divine Word. Breathe a passing word, embrace the eternal Word." - St Bernard of Clairvaux

Holy Family, hold our families and give us the grace to become what we are: communities of forgiveness and grace. Teach us to embrace the surprises of loving each other. Remind us that we are gifts to one another and draw us deeper into love with every moment. Amen. CCCB

Have a blessed and safe winter long weekend! Remember that every Sunday is Family Day!

Every prayer and blessing for Archbishop Smith!

Blessed solemnity of St Joseph, patron of Canada, the Universal Church, fathers and of a happy death.

Through the Eucharist the Lord welcomes, sanctifies and blesses the bread and wine that we place on the altar, together with the offering of our lives, and he transforms them into the Body and Blood of Christ, the sacrifice of love for the salvation of the world. God unites

Eucharistic Benediction on the steps of the Basilica of St. Mary Major with #PopeLeoXIV

All of us need to ask the Lord to heal our way of communicating, not only so that we may be more effective, but also so that we may avoid wounding others with our words. vatican.va/content/leo-xi…