All day Adoration in St. James' Chapel,
will take place today, Friday, June 24th,
from after morning Mass to 9 pm
Come whenever you please.
Stay for 5 minutes
or a full Holy Hour or more!
In the Chapel be sure to sanitize your hands when you arrive and please stay physically distanced.
Enjoy your time with the Lord!
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Today is the Solemnity of the
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Today is also the World Day of Prayer for Priests
Catholics worldwide are urged to pray for Priests today on the World Day of Prayer for Priests. The day was begun by St. John Paul II in 2002 with the objective of having all Catholic faithful join in prayer of the sanctification of Priests. The World Day of Prayer for Priests always coincides with the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
“…an unending spring of life, giving hope to every person, has streamed precisely from the Heart of God’s Son, who died on the Cross. From the Heart of Christ crucified is born the new humanity redeemed from sin. The man of the year 2000 needs Christ’s Heart to know God and to know himself; he needs it to build the civilization of love.”[1]
Today is the solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The feast dates back to the 11th century, but prior to the 17th century the devotion was embraced mainly by mystics such as St. Bernard
God so loved the world!
of Clairvaux and Gertrude of Helfta. In 1673, Margaret Mary Alacoque received a vision of Jesus’ compassionate heart, pierced by the sins of the world, which gave impetus to the devotion. In 1899, Pope Leo XIII consecrated humanity to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He explained the Sacred Heart as both, “a symbol and living image of the infinite love of Christ.” [2][3]
Written by Sarah Ciotti
[1] L’Osservatore Romano English edition, 15 June 1994, p. 3.
[2] Catholicpedia: The Original Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. s.v. “Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.”
[3] John Paul II, 100th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Human Race to the Divine Heart of Jesus, 1999.
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Family Mass and Picnic on Sunday
It is at City Park not at Lake Ontario Park as I mistakenly mentioned at last weekend's Masses. Bring your own Picnic.
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The Following is the
Program of Prayer & Study
Friday, June 24, 2022
My dear sisters and brothers in Christ
Please stay safe. Be prudent. Wash hands often. Practice physical distancing.
Contact one person today who does not have many people to contact them.
Above all, pray!
United in prayer in Christ.
Father Shawn
Today's Readings for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: www.cccb.ca
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Catechism in a Year Day 115
269. Who can receive the sacrament?
Only those already baptized can and should receive this sacrament which can be received only once. To receive Confirmation efficaciously the candidate must be in the state of grace.
Further reading: CCC 1306-1311, 1319
270. Who is the minister of Confirmation?
The original minister of Confirmation is the bishop. In this way the link between the confirmed and the Church in her apostolic dimension is made manifest. When a priest confers this sacrament, as ordinarily happens in the East and in special cases in the West, the link with the bishop and with the Church is expressed by the priest who is the collaborator of the bishop and by the Sacred Chrism, consecrated by the bishop himself.
Only those already baptized can and should receive this sacrament which can be received only once. To receive Confirmation efficaciously the candidate must be in the state of grace.
Further reading: CCC 1306-1311, 1319
270. Who is the minister of Confirmation?
The original minister of Confirmation is the bishop. In this way the link between the confirmed and the Church in her apostolic dimension is made manifest. When a priest confers this sacrament, as ordinarily happens in the East and in special cases in the West, the link with the bishop and with the Church is expressed by the priest who is the collaborator of the bishop and by the Sacred Chrism, consecrated by the bishop himself.
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Historical Tidbit: Shots fired from behind the wall of the cathedral - 1843
