The Archbishop visited John Paul II school
      Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Ottawa
      The Archbishop visited St. Michael’s school
      Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Ottawa
      The Archbishop visited St. Michael’s school
      Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Ottawa
      The Archbishop visited John Paul II school
      Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Ottawa
      Mass on the Feast Day of Saint Paul
      January 25, 2012, Saint Paul University, Ottawa
      The Archbishop met with The Neocatechumenal Way
      January 25, 2012, Diocesan Centre, Ottawa
    • News from Pastoral Services (Friday Fax)- January 27, 2012
      REMINDER - INVITATION TO RELIGIOUS & CLERGY TO CELEBRATE ‘WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE’: Mass at Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, 435 Montreal Rd, Sat., Feb. 4, 9:30 a.m. followed by a reception at Maison Accueil Sagesse (across the street). RSVP to Pastoral Services (613-738-5025, ext. 217; abrown@ArchOttawa.ca).

      SUGGESTED PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 12.  That the Holy Spirit who scrutinizes everything, will assist all those discerning a vocation to the priesthood and consecrated life in discovering the truth of God’s call, we pray to the Lord.

      50TH INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS, DUBLIN, IRELAND, JUNE 8 – 18, 2012: With Archbishop Prendergast.  Please consider participating in this pilgrimage and so support the Church in Ireland. New price! Call now for details. Info: Fr. Jonathan Blake (jsblake@gmail.com) or Gail Goshko (613-744-1418).
         
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      Message of HIs Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2012

      Proclaiming Jesus Christ the one Saviour of the world "constitutes the essential mission of the Church. It is a task and mission which the vast and profound changes of present-day society make all the more urgent" (Evangelii Nuntiandi, 14).  Indeed, today we feel the urgent need to give a fresh impetus and new approaches to the work of evangelization in a world in which the breaking down of frontiers and the new processes of globalization are bringing individuals and peoples even closer.  This is both because of the development of the means of social communication and because of the frequency and ease with which individuals and groups can move about today.

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      The Vatican in 2012: Ten events planned throughout the year

      The Vatican already knows that 2012 will be full of events, traveling, canonizations and key anniversaries.

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      Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the twentieth World Day of the Sick (11 February 2012)

      "On the occasion of the World Day of the Sick, which we will celebrate on 11 February 2012, the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, I wish to renew my spiritual closeness to all sick people who are in places of care or are looked after in their families, expressing to each one of them the solicitude and the affection of the whole Church. In the generous and loving welcoming of every human life, above all of weak and sick life, a Christian expresses an important aspect of his or her Gospel witness, following the example of Christ, who bent down before the material and spiritual sufferings of man in order to heal them."

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      God's Doorkeeper: St. André of Montreal

      A look at the heart and legacy of Brother André - a man of prayer, hospitality and compassion. On October 17, 2010, the founder of St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal became the first Canadian-born male saint and the first saint from the Congregation of Holy Cross. Through his example, Brother André shows us that "it is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most beautiful pictures."

      Click here to view the video on the Salt+Light website.

       


      Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

      The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated January 18 to 25, 2011. These are the dates being used by Catholic parishes across Canada as well as by most Churches around the world.
      Following a longstanding practice in this country to celebrate the Week of Prayer on optional dates, a number of other Canadian Christian Churches and ecclesial communities will be celebrating the Week of Prayer this year on January 16 to 23. Including two Sundays can make it easier to increase the number of events to mark the Week of Prayer.

      Click here to read more on the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' website

      Homelands Mass - Archbishop Prendergast's Homily

      The Multicultural Mass of the Archdiocese of Ottawa
      Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica
      2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year “B”) - January 15, 2012
      "Called by God to be His witnesses"

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