Sunday Vigil Mass will be celebrated this evening (Saturday, September 11th )
at 5 pm.
Doors open & Confessions begin at 4 pm.
We must continue to physically distance. Therefore in the cathedral that means about 300 can be safely seated.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRE-REGISTER.
Contact tracing is now optional. So you do not need to record your name.
SIMPLY COME, SANITIZE YOUR HANDS AND FOLLOW THE USHERS INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHERE TO BE SEATED.
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FORMING FAITHFUL CONSCIENCES
THE CANADIAN ELECTION
The attached document was formed by the Catholic Bishops of the United States on how to approach various issues as a Catholic and how we should form our consciences to be FAITHFUL CITIZENS.
Some is uniquely American but most of it applies to our election as well. I would encourage everyone to take a close read of it before voting so that your decision/conscience will be most in line with our Catholic Faith as informed citizens.
The categories it covers are outlined below.
PART I
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship:
The US Bishops’ Reflection on Catholic Teaching and Political Life
Why Does the Church Teach About Issues Affecting Public Policy?
Who in the Church Should Participate in Political Life?
How Does the Church Help the Catholic Faithful to Speak About Political and Social Questions?
A Well-Formed Conscience
The Virtue of Prudence
Doing Good and Avoiding Evil
Making Moral Choices
What Does the Church Say About Catholic Social Teaching in the Public Square?
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship:
The US Bishops’ Reflection on Catholic Teaching and Political Life
Why Does the Church Teach About Issues Affecting Public Policy?
Who in the Church Should Participate in Political Life?
How Does the Church Help the Catholic Faithful to Speak About Political and Social Questions?
A Well-Formed Conscience
The Virtue of Prudence
Doing Good and Avoiding Evil
Making Moral Choices
What Does the Church Say About Catholic Social Teaching in the Public Square?
Four Principles of Catholic Social Teaching
The Dignity of the Human Person
Subsidiarity
The Common Good
Solidarity
PART II
Applying Catholic Teaching to Major Issues
Human Life
Promoting Peace
Marriage and Family Life
Religious Freedom
Preferential Option for the Poor and Economic Justice
Health Care
Migration
Catholic Education
Combatting Unjust Discrimination
Care for Our Common Home
Communications, Media, and Culture
Global Solidarity
The Dignity of the Human Person
Subsidiarity
The Common Good
Solidarity
PART II
Applying Catholic Teaching to Major Issues
Human Life
Promoting Peace
Marriage and Family Life
Religious Freedom
Preferential Option for the Poor and Economic Justice
Health Care
Migration
Catholic Education
Combatting Unjust Discrimination
Care for Our Common Home
Communications, Media, and Culture
Global Solidarity
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The Following is the
Program of Prayer & Study
For Saturday,
the 23rd Week of Ordinary Time, September 11th
My dear sisters and brothers in Christ
Please stay safe. Be prudent. Wash hands often. Practice physical distancing. Wear your mask in all indoor public places.
Contact one person today who does not have many people to contact them.
Above all, pray!
United in prayer in Christ.
Father Shawn
Father Mike Schmitz's Reading the Bible in a Year.
Day 254 https://bibleinayear.fireside.fm/. You can start this anytime. Jump in and start where he is and then go back and do the others later.
DAILY MASS READINGS
Click on this site for the Daily Mass Readings. It is the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s site. The translation is the New American Bible which is slightly different from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible used in our liturgies.
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