The Annunciator
Newsletter of the Church of the Annunciation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary Anglican Patrimony within the Catholic Communion
Canadian Deanery of St John the Baptist Personal Ordinariate of the
Chair of St Peter
289 Spencer Street Ottawa ON K1Y 2R1 613-722-9139
www.annunciationofthebvm.org
Vol. 23 No. 11 âOCTOBER 2021
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SIN & HOLY FIRE TRINITY XVII, September 26th, 2021: Numbers 11:25-29; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48
âIf your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye
than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched."
There are consequences to sin, and hell is real. The former separates us from God in this
world; the latter is the eternal separation from Him in that which is to come.
Many people outside and even within the Church maintain that Jesus preached tolerance, peace and
love, and doing good unto others; it is His followers who are presuming to judge people. Well, yes, He did
indeed warn His disciples not to set themselves up as the judgesâGod looks after that; and they need to
bring His judgement to bear, not their ownâhowever, those who really pursue Jesus in the gospels find
that He spoke more than anyone about judgement, and the eternal consequences of our actions and
attitudes. He was clear that there will be an accounting; that, while some will be gathered into life,
others will be cast into outer darkness and a fire which will not be extinguished. Such He said are the
fires of âHellââGreek: ΔΜΜα Gehenna, which was the area of the garbage dump south of the city, outside
the wall, where there was always a smoldering fire, with worms (maggots) swarming refuse cast there.
In fact, He has come because the world needs a Saviour to heal the mortal wound of Sin, to rescue from
death into Life; for without His grace, we cannot enter into Godâs kingdom: God so loved the world that he
gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son
into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. John 3:16-17
G.K. Chesterton once remarked that Original Sin is the easiest of Christian doctrines to prove; one need
only open the Newspaper. There was a Fall, of which we are all inheritors; a descent into sin and death,
and a broken nature which inclines away from God, perpetually disregarding His will. But, for there to
be a Fall, there had to be an original design of Godâwhat we were created forâand Scripture does set
out the plan for Man, the human creature, made in the image and likeness of God, intended for life in
communion with Him, knowing and abiding in His perfect love and will; being and living like He is.
Jesus called the devil a âmurderer from the beginningâ and a liar by nature, and his work in the Garden
was to seduce our first parents into pursuit of that likeness by trying to be godlike in their own right;
going their own way and becoming, in effect, their own gods. However, following that way meant
separation on every levelâbreaking of the fellowship/communion with Godâsuch that even the Garden
became a torment, where Godâs Presence was suddenly experienced as a burning Light from which they
felt need to conceal themselves in fear and discomfort (suddenly naked and ashamed!)
So there was the casting out from Eden and the Tree of Life; for to eat of it then would be no longer
heavenly but the very entrance into hell: i.e. eternal existence (if it could be so called) without God. Such
is the end of self-will & indulgence; and Adam, created to be a son of God, became in a profound sense
offspring of the evil one, inheritor of death not life; but we were not created for this!
Walk with me, if you will, back through the life of another key biblical figure, a most special son: the
âSon of Davidâ: Solomon, who would become the type of the Christ (Messiah) to come. âŠcontinued on page 2âŠ
Recall Godâs promise to David to build him an houseâ
an everlasting dynasty through his son who would
build Godâs house (2 Samuel 7:11-17). We know of this
Solomon, who humbly asked for wisdom, not for his
own aggrandizement, but to govern Godâs people well;
who built the magnificent first Temple and produced
an expansive and fruitful Kingdom; in all ways
acknowledging the LORDâs majesty. At least such
were the early years of his reign, before he was
seduced by the lust of his eyes after beauty and
power: acquiring some 700 wives and 300
concubinesâdoubtless many for his own indulgence,
others to form lucrative alliances (cf. Deuteronomy
17:14-20, esp. v.17). Then followed his hands, as he
made accommodation for his spousesâ religious
practicesânot just allowing or turning a blind eye to
them, but himself constructing High Places for their
sacrifices to their deities; where his feet took himâ
where he knew he was not to go!âto those very High
Places to sacrifice even his own sons on the altars of
the abominations of the Moabites, and of the
Ammonites, and of the Sidonians. So the great, wise
ruler, Solomon, died in disgrace, and the kingdom was
torn in two as it passed to his son, and the next two
generations followed in his shameful ways.
Things improved somewhat thereafter, through
several relatively good kings of Judah who did what was
right in the eyes of the LORD. However, none of them
removed the high places, until the LORD raised up
Hezekiah, who removed the high places, and broke the
pillars, and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces
the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days
the people of Israel had burned incense to it; it was called
Nehushtan. 2 Kings 18:4
Sadly, that was short-lived as his son Manasseh,
appeared to undo it all: he rebuilt the high places which
Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for
BaâČal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had
done, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served
them. 2 Kings 21:3 But the LORD was not finished, and
raised Hezekiahâs great-grandson, Josiah, to renew
and complete his work, finally destroying and
definitively desecrating the High Places of Tophet, in
the Valley of the Sons of Hinnom (Hinnom Vale), to
the south of Jerusalem. Jeremiah would later speak
Godâs condemnation upon the place (cf. Jeremiah 7:31,
32) and Isaiahâs vision of final confrontation appears
to mark it as the destination of the wicked, âAnd they
shall go forth and look [from Jerusalem] on the dead bodies
of the men that have rebelled against me; for their worm
shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall
be an abhorrence to all flesh.â Isaiah 66:24
By the first Century, this was the site of the garbage
dump outside the city walls, featuring a perpetually
smoldering fire and wormy maggots feeding upon the
refuse cast therein: Hinnom Vale; Greek ΔΜΜα
Gehennaâone of the two words used by Jesus,
traditionally translated as Hell, and that used in
todayâs Gospel, âWhere their worm does not die, and the
fire is not quenched." So, it was not in fact just a
garbage dump, but that which had once been a haunt
of callous and capricious pagan deities, demanding
propitiation through child sacrifice, âWhich I [the LORD] did not command, nor did it come into my mind.â
(Jer. 7:31) i.e. as far removed from mind, heart and will
of God and godlikeness as possible.
In contrast, we see Christ raised upon the
Cross &âcf. Isaiah 52:13-14ânot to
propitiate an angry deity, but Himself given
freely in love to the Father, by whom we are
gathered out of sin into His death, that we
may be raised with Him into eternal Life in the LORD.
As St. John Chrysostom once reflected, the body
crucified cannot in its limbs pursue sin, so hands, feet
and headâthe seat of the eyes and all that they take
inâalong with the heart are bound to Christ, with
Him on the Cross, and offered to the Father to be
renewed in perfect chastity of body and soul; the old
man is put off, the New put on:, even Jesus Christ (cf. Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:9-10).
If your hand, foot or eye causes you to sinâmoves you
to the fire and separation from lifeâCUT IT OFF!
PLUCK IT OUT! Likewise, any one of these parts
causes little ones to stray, fling it from yourself! Yield
it all to Christ; renounce it; let it be crucified! Hell is
not worth it, but heaven is.
It may be that for some of us images of amputation,
mutilation of oneself, rings too much of punishment
and being hobbled rather than freed for our service to
our Lord in this world. Perhaps a more helpful image
would be that of pruning away the unruly growth
which bears no good and lasting fruit, rather bitter,
even poisonous produce instead (cf. John 15:1-6).
That too is goes back to the Garden, where Adam had
been set as priest/gardener to till and to keep Godâs
well-ordered, bountiful growth; yet out of which he
and his bride were cast because of sin, to dwell instead
amidst a profusion of thorns and thistles, scraping for
sustenance, deprived of abundant sustaining fruit. âIn
the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to
the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to
dust you shall return.â Genesis 3:19
Sometimes Godâs pruning may be quite severe, but
always its end is to bring good growth unto eternal
lifeâfull of hope in the vision of what we were created
for: fruitful communion with Him
There are consequences to sin, and hell is real. The
former separates us from God in this world; the latter
is the eternal separation from Him in that which is to
come. We were not created for this, but for Him.
Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, LORD, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days;
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
In Christ Jesus, Fr. Doug
Based in Houston, Texas, this Ordinariate has more than 40 Roman Catholic parishes and communities across the United States and
Canada.
The Ordinariate was created to provide a path for groups of Anglicans to become fully Roman Catholic, while retaining elements of their
worship traditions and spiritual heritage in their union with the
Catholic Church. The Ordinariate is a key ecumenical venture exemplifying the Second Vatican Councilâs vision for Christian unity,
in which diverse expressions of one faith are joined together in the
Church.
The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter was established in
response to repeated and persistent inquiries from Anglicans who over time, have come to identify the Catholic Church as their home. Those
joining the Ordinariate have discerned they are truly Catholic in what
they believe and desire full membership in the Catholic Church.
There are three Personal Ordinariates in the world: Our Lady of Walsingham in the United Kingdom; the Chair of Saint Peter in the
United States and Canada; and Our Lady of the Southern Cross in
Australia.
Parishes and communities in the Ordinariates are fully Roman
Catholic, but retain elements of Anglican traditions in their liturgy, hospitality and ministries.
In the Second Vatican Councilâs Decree on Ecumenism (Unitatis redintegatio), the Catholic Church specified what it would look like to
bring all Christians together into communion. The Council said Christian groups would bring their own distinctive traditions to the
Catholic Church; they would not be suppressed or absorbed. The
Vaticanâs remarkable ecumenical gesture in establishing the Ordinariates affirms the Catholic Churchâs view that the patrimony of
differing Christian spiritualities and liturgies is a treasure meant to be
shared within the Catholic tradition.
Called to be gracious instruments of Christian unity, members of the
Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter are led by a bishop who is appointed by the Pope. Bishop Steven J. Lopes is the first bishop of
the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter.
Like other bishops in the United States and Canada, the bishop serves under the direct authority of the Pope to build up the Catholic Church
through mutual mission and ministry.
The bishop is a full member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
SOME NOTES FOR OCTOBER 2021
Streaming of services: https://www.facebook.com/annunciationofthebvm/
i) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3rd TRINITY XVIII (OT 27)
{Solemnity} 8:00AM Said Mass
9:20 Mattins/10:00AM SUNG MASS
4:00PM Solemn Evensong & Benediction
ii) SUNDAY, OCT. 10th HARVEST THANKSGIVING (OT 28) {Solemnity} 8:00AM Said Mass
9:20 Mattins/10:00AM Sung Mass
iii) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17th TRINITY XX (OT 29)
{Solemnity} 8:00AM Said Mass
9:20 Mattins/10:00AM Sung Mass
4:00PM Evening Prayer & Sermon
iv) MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th ST. LUKE the EVANGELIST {Feast} 7:30AM Mattins/8:00 Said Mass
5:30PM Evensong/6:00 SUNG MASS
v) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24th TRINITY XXI (OT 30)
{Solemnity} 8:00AM Said Mass
9:20 Mattins/10:00AM Sung Mass
vi) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28th {Feast} SAINTS SIMON and JUDE APOSTLES
5:30PM Mattins/10AM Sung Mass
vii) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30th
{Feria} 7:45-8:15AM Confession/8:30 Mattins
9:00AM Healing Mass
10:00-10:30AM Adoration
viii) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31st TRINITY XXII (OT 31) {Solemnity} 8:00AM Said Mass
9:20 Mattins/10:00AM Sung Mass
ix) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1st ALL SAINTS DAY
{Solemnity} 7:30AM Mattins/8:oo Said MAss
5:30PM Evensong/6:00 Sung Mass
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viii) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd ALL SOULS DAY COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
8:30AM Mattins/9:00 Said Requiem Mass 5:30PM Evensong/6:00 Sung Requiem Mass
MICHAELâS MUSINGS
In last month's article I gave a detailed description of a summer
camp that my son Robert and I attended in August, and my
installation as a leader with their Timberwolves program for 8-12
year old boys (something of a surprise even for me, but something
which I am enjoying very much).
Since then we've continued growing. We now have over 20 boys
signed up, with more potentially interested, and six leaders. Last
weekend was spent at St. John's Camp, for an annual fall weekend
camp, which (just like our summer camp) included Mass each
day, along with a range of activities to strengthen body and mind.
Capture the flag, a long hike, and evening campfires rounded out
a busy weekend. Fr. Lawrence Hyginus, vocations director for
the Companions of the Cross, was with us the whole time, and
ended the weekend by giving a mini-retreat on the Cardinal
Virtues. Our weekly meetings might start with a short game of
soccer, before moving into skits, stories, songs, and knot tying
practice. We always begin and end with prayer, teaching the boys
the Apostlesâ Creed, the Saint Michael Prayer, the Rosary, and
other traditional prayers.
Somewhere in all of
this, I've earned a new
name, a Jungle Book
name. I play the role of
Sahi the Porcupine,
perhaps one of the less
well known friends of
Mowgli the man cub.
He is, as I am told
(being less than fully
up to speed on my
jungle lore) considered the most intelligent of the jungle animals,
but perhaps not the fastest (perhaps, to put it politely, inclined to
enjoy rather large and sumptuous meals).
Although, as I say, I'm not as familiar with the Jungle Book as I'd
like to be, I am appreciating the opportunity to learn what made
Kipling's book so attractive to Lord Baden-Powell as a sort of
curriculum for children, particularly young boys. Actually, the
more I see of the jungle that is high school, the more sense it
makes.
We often associate the expression âraised by wolvesâ with
something rather negative, the idea of losing oneâs humanity or
being wild; but for Mowgli, this is a very positive experience, as
it allows him to survive in the jungle, when otherwise he would
have fallen prey to Shere Khan the Tiger. The scene of Mowgli's
wolf mother standing up to Shere Khan is truly an amazing
portrayal of motherhood, and would be, I think, a wonderfully
beautiful story for any mother (particularly any adoptive mother)
to read. It also reminded me of the way that Our Lady defends
her children from Satan.
Shere Khan himself provides a very useful image of Satan as a
frightening, but ultimately defeated enemy. I had been familiar
since childhood with the portrayal of the tiger in the Disney
movie, as a quite powerful and frightening beast, but in the book,
there is a crucial difference. Shere Khan walks with a limp, and
cannot hunt wild animals in any sort of fair fight. Instead, he kills
domestic cattle from the villages, and would stoop so low as to
attack humans themselves, even a child. Shere Khan thus
provides an image of both the incredible danger of evil, but also
its weakness and innate unattractiveness. As C.S. Lewis
observed, I think both in Mere Christianity and (from the demonic
perspective) in The Screwtape Letters, sin often requires at least a
certain amount of virtue, courage for instance (twisted, of
course). But the tiger who would hunt an innocent child does not
have courage, does not have anything attractive to offer.
Ultimately, Shere Khan meets his end because of his laziness and
gluttony. He wants to hunt Mowgli, but first has devoured a
whole pig, and is very full and sleepy, taking a nap in a dangerous
place from which he cannot escape. (I wonât spoil the whole
story, but Mowgli defeats Shere Khan without laying a hand on
him.) And yet, before the tigerâs demise, we see Shere Khan
actually winning over many of the young wolves, promising them
that they will be truly "free" by embracing lawlessness. The
wolves are truly the "free people" they claim to be only in so far
as they remember the "law of the jungle", and are obedient to
their chief wolf, their Akela. We teach our Timberwolves the
following law: "The wolf listens to the old wolf; the wolf does not
listen to himself."
Mowgli also is an
attractive
character for
children who
might feel out of
place in their
families, or in the
world â this is
true particularly for children who may have been adopted, but I
think this works much more broadly. Mowgli lives in two
worlds, as he is adopted into a wolf family, but experiences some
difficulties remaining in that world. Likewise, when he returns to
a human village, he is not completely accepted because of his
ability to talk to animals. For us as human beings, we have the
experience of being spiritual, like God and the angels, but also
being physical in the same way as the animals. We see in Christ
the perfect image of what God had in mind when he made us this
way, but we are fallen, and easily led astray by the forces of evil.
This often causes us either to reject our bodies (more than ever,
we face the temptation to live in a virtual world, among other
temptations) or to forget about the desperate need we have for a
connection with God. Mowgli's experiences as he grows up in the
jungle provide children with a wonderful resource here, but
ultimately they remind us of the need we have for the
reconciliation and full re-integration of our body and soul that can
only be found in Christ. For this reason, I'm so excited that the
program I'm volunteering with is both a traditional wolf cub
program, based on Baden-Powell's creative use of Kipling's
Jungle Book characters, but also a Catholic program, where our
Faith is fully integrated with the rest of the program. For us, the
hikes, campfires and jungle stories go hand in hand with our
regular celebration of Mass and Confession, prayer and praise,
and, of course, the traditional wolf cub pledge, âWe are of the
same blood, you and I,â carries additional meaning for us, since
God himself shares this with us, and makes us one with each
other. We who receive Christ in the Eucharist are literally the
same blood with him.
I would continue to ask your prayers. The last week in particular
has been tremendously busy, as Becca and I have so many
activities with our young family, as the school year ramps up, and
as we continue to develop the Timberwolves program. It has also
been difficult emotionally, as I work to develop rapport with
students who need counselling and spiritual care, all while
knowing that I will be leaving them before Christmas. I miss
them already, and the year has only gotten started. We have also
run into some difficulties with Beccaâs supervised ministry
placement, as my chaplaincy colleague who is acting as her
supervisor has faced some health problems. The next three
months will be a frantic race, so, as always, we appreciate your
prayerful encouragement.
Michael Trolly
(Michael is our Cantor, Organist, Instituted Acolyte & a father of three)
Film captures story of 'Enduring Faith' By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register September 18, 2021
To understand what it means to be Catholic in North America, one must
also understand the story of the Indigenous peoples of the land. That is
the message behind the new documentary Enduring Faith: The Story of
Native American Catholics, produced by the Knights of Columbus.
At just over an hour in length, the film explores the legacy of faith and
impact of Indigenous Americans on Catholicism through the stories of
Indigenous Catholics themselves and the impact of Our Lady of
Guadalupe and St. Kateri Tekakwitha.
The film aims to inspire a deeper appreciation for the spiritual and
cultural gifts of Indigenous peoples, raise awareness of the pains inflicted
on them through unjust government policy and reflect a sense of hope
through the ways in which Indigenous Catholics today continue to live
out their faith and culture.
Directed by Emmy Award-winning director David Naglieri, the film was
born out of a broader initiative spearheaded by the now retired Supreme
Knight, Carl Anderson, at the Knightsâ convention in 2019 in
Minneapolis. The goal was to build bridges with Indigenous groups
across the United States and increase a sense of brotherhood. The
initiative aims to increase awareness about the contributions Indigenous
have made to the Catholic Church and provide deeper understanding for
Catholics across North America of their rich heritage in the faith.
âOftentimes when we think about the Catholic experience, at least in
America, we automatically think of the Irish potato famine immigrants,
large groups of Italians and Poles and other ethnicities that came late
19th century, early part of the 20th century, which dramatically changed
the landscape of our country and give us a real Catholic identity,â said
Naglieri, who is best known for directing the 2018 film Liberating a
Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism, which earned five
Emmy nominations. âWe easily can forget or be ignorant of the fact that
Native American Catholics are practising their faith and oftentimes even
dying for their faith, going back into the 1600s, so we wanted to bring a
deeper awareness of that.â
The Knightsâ project encompassed a number of initiatives, including
building a shrine in New Mexico to St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the
Algonquin-Mohawk laywoman who was canonized in 2012. It also
brought Knights of Columbus charitable initiatives on to the reservations
to better the lives of Indigenous, which included a Coats for Kids and
wheelchair distribution project in the fall of 2019.
Andersonâs deep devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe was part of the
catalyst that helped to inspire the making of this film. He co-authored the
New York Times bestselling book Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the
Civilization of Love in 2002. History says that a series of apparitions of
the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a later canonized farmer named
Juan Diego in 1531 in Mexico. In the years that followed millions of
Indigenous people embraced the Catholic faith.
âThe message of Our Lady of Guadalupe is very much that you can
embrace the Catholic faith without losing your Indigenous identity,â said
Naglieri. âThat key idea had a very big impact on Carl Anderson as the
executive producer of the film and itâs still the guiding vision very much
for what the Knights of Columbus are trying to do with the new
evangelization and spreading devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.â
The many Indigenous members of the Knights also inspired the making
of the film, including prominent members such as Patrick T. Mason,
supreme secretary, and Graydon Nicholas, former Lieutenant Governor
of New Brunswick who has sat on the Knights board of directors. They
are just two of the 18 Indigenous and First Nation contributors of various
backgrounds who lend their voices to the documentary.
Enduring Faithâs focus is primarily on the United States, but Nicholas
delves into the impact John Paulâs 1984 and 1987 visit to Canada had on
him and on First Nationsâ people throughout Canada. During those visits
the former pope spoke to Indigenous peoples about their inherent value
and the dignity of Indigenous peoples and also famously participated in a
smudge ceremony.
âThat was one of the great elements of John Paul IIâs papacy, the
teachings of the dignity of the human purpose,â said Naglieri. âI think
itâs great for Canadians watching this film to think back and remember
the impact John Paul II had because I think it was a significant one all
over the world and in Canada as well.â
Naglieri worked very closely with Fr. Henry Sands, executive director of
the Black and Indian Mission Office with the United States Conference
of Catholic Bishops. An Anishinaabe Ojibwe, Ottawa, Potawatomi from
California, he served as the principal advisor of the film and is one of the
most prominent interviews.
Enduring Faith, along with resources for discussion and reflection, are
available on the Knights of Columbus website,
www.kofc.org/en/news-room/enduring-faith.
Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada
to the Indigenous Peoples of This Land
We, the Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week, take
this opportunity to affirm to you, the Indigenous Peoples of this land, that
we acknowledge the suffering experienced in Canadaâs Indian
Residential Schools. Many Catholic religious communities and dioceses
participated in this system, which led to the suppression of Indigenous
languages, culture and spirituality, failing to respect the rich history,
traditions and wisdom of Indigenous Peoples. We acknowledge the grave
abuses that were committed by some members of our Catholic
community; physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and
sexual. We also sorrowfully acknowledge the historical and ongoing
trauma and the legacy of suffering and challenges faced by Indigenous
Peoples that continue to this day. Along with those Catholic entities
which were directly involved in the operation of the schools and which
have already offered their own heartfelt apologies1, we2, the Catholic
Bishops of Canada, express our profound remorse and apologize
unequivocally.
We are fully committed to the process of healing and reconciliation.
Together with the many pastoral initiatives already underway in dioceses
across the country, and as a further tangible expression of this ongoing
commitment, we are pledging to undertake fundraising in each region of
the country to support initiatives discerned locally with Indigenous
partners. Furthermore, we invite the Indigenous Peoples to journey with
us into a new era of reconciliation, helping us in each of our dioceses
across the country to prioritize initiatives of healing, to listen to the
experience of Indigenous Peoples, especially to the survivors of Indian
Residential Schools, and to educate our clergy, consecrated men and
women, and lay faithful, on Indigenous cultures and spirituality. We
commit ourselves to continue the work of providing documentation or
records that will assist in the memorialization of those buried in
unmarked graves.
Having heard the requests to engage Pope Francis in this reconciliation
process, a delegation of Indigenous survivors, Elders/knowledge keepers,
and youth will meet with the Holy Father in Rome in December 2021.
Pope Francis will encounter and listen to the Indigenous participants, so
as to discern how he can support our common desire to renew
relationships and walk together along the path of hope in the coming
years. We pledge to work with the Holy See and our Indigenous partners
on the possibility of a pastoral visit by the Pope to Canada as part of this
healing journey.
We commit ourselves to continue accompanying you, the First Nations,
MĂ©tis and Inuit Peoples of this land. Standing in respect of your
resiliency, strength and wisdom, we look forward to listening to and
learning from you as we walk in solidarity.
24 September 2021
1 Indian Residential Schools and TRC - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (cccb.ca)
2 The CCCB website has a link to several apologies previously offered by Catholic bishops,
including those offered by bishops at national TRC events
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Fri, October 1st (St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor) [ ] 7:30 Mattins/8AM Mass
SATURDAY, October 2nd (Holy Guardian Angels) 7:45-8:15AM Confession/Reconciliation ] 8:30AM Mattins/9AM Mass
10:00-10:30AM Adoration SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3rd EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY 8:00AM Mass (OT 27) [GREEN] {Solemnity} after TRINITY 9:20AM Mattins 10:00AM Sung Mass 4:00PM Evensong & Benediction
Mon, October 4th (St. Francis of Assisi) [ ] 7:30 Mattins/8AM Mass Tues, October 5th (St. Faustina Kowalska, Virgin) [ ] 8:30 Mattins/9AM Mass
Wed, October 6th (St. Bruno, Priest)[ ] 8:30 Mattins/9AM Mass Thursday, October 7th (Our Lady of the Rosary) 5:30PM Evensong [ Blue] 6:00PM Mass
Fri, October 8th (St. Denis, Bishop & Companions, Martyrs) [RED] 7:30AM Mattins/8AM Mass Saturday, October 9th (St. John Henry Newman) 7:45-8:15AM Confession/Reconciliation [ ] 8:30AM Mattins/9:00 Mass 10:00-10:30AM Adoration SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10th HARVEST THANKSGIVING: 8:00AM Mass (OT 28) [ ] {Solemnity} NINETEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY 9:20AM Mattins/10AM Sung Mass
Mon, October 11th (Thanksgiving Day) [ ] 7:30 Mattins/8AM Mass Tues, October 12th (St. Wilfrid, Bishop) [ ] 8:30 Mattins/9AM Mass
Wednesday, October 13th (St. Edward the Confessor) [ ] 8:30 Mattins/9AM Mass Thursday, October 14th (St. Callistus I, Pope & Martyr) 5:30PM Evensong [RED] 6:00PM Mass
Friday, October 15th (St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin & Doctor) [ ] 7:30 Mattins/8AM Mass Saturday, October 16th (St. Marguerite dâYouville, Religious) 7:45-8:15AM Confession/Reconciliation
] 8:30 Mattins/9:00AM Mass 10:00-10:30AM Adoration SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17th TWENTIETH SUNDAY 8:00AM Mass (OT 29) [GREEN] {Solemnity} after TRINITY 9:20AM Mattins/10AM Sung Mass 4:00PM Sung Evening Prayer & Sermon MONDAY, October 18th (ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST 7:30 Mattins/8AM Mass [RED] {Feast} 5:30 Evensong/6PM SUNG MASS
Tuesday, October 19th (St. Paul of the Cross, Priest) [ ] 8:30 Mattins/9AM Mass Wednesday, October 20th (St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin) [ ] 8:30 Mattins/9AM Mass
Thursday, October 21st (Feria) 5:30pm Evensong GREEN 6:00PM Mass
Friday, October 22nd (St. John Paul II, Pope) [ ] 7:30 Mattins/8:00AM Mass Saturday, October 23rd (St. John of Capistrano, Priest) 7:45-8:15AM Confession/Reconciliation [ ] 8:30AM Mattins/9:00 Mass 10:00-10:30AM Adoration SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24th TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY 8:00AM Mass (OT 30) [GREEN] {Solemnity} after TRINITY 9:20 Mattins/10:00AM Sung Mass
Monday, October 25th (Feria) [GREEN] 7:30 Mattins/8AM Mass Tuesday, October 26th (Feria) [GREEN] 8:30 Mattins/9AM Mass
Wednesday, October 27th (Feria) [GREEN] 8:30 Mattins/9AM Mass Thursday, OCTOBER 28th (SAINTS SIMON & JUDE, 5:30PM Evensong [RED] {Feast} APOSTLES) 6:00PM Mass
Friday, October 29th (Feria) [GREEN] 7:30AM Mattins/8AM Mass Saturday, October 30th (Feria) 7:45-8:15AM Confession/Reconciliation [GREEN] 8:30AM Mattins/9:00 Healing Mass 10:00-10:30AM Adoration SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31st TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY 8:00AM Mass (OT 31)
[GREEN] {Solemnity} after TRINITY 9:20AM Mattins/10AM Sung Mass
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1st (ALL SAINTS DAY) 7:30 Mattins/8AM Mass [ ] {Solemnity} 5:30 Evensong/6PM SUNG MASS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd ALL SOULS DAY 8:30 Mattins/9AM Requiem Mass [BLACK] 5:30 Evensong/6PM SUNG REQUIEM MASS
Wednesday, November 3rd (St. Martin de Porres, Religious) [ ] 8:30 Mattins/9AM Mass Thursday, November 4th (St. Charles Borremeo, Bishop) [ ] 5:30PM Evensong /6:00PM Mass