Today's Reading | Exodus 32.7-14 |
Psalm | Psalm 106 |
Gospel | John 5.18-47 |
You are invited to join thousands of Catholics from all over the world who will be starting 33 days of prayer in preparation for consecrating themselves to Jesus through Mary, beginning on January 9th.
Gabriel Castillo, whom we had the joy of receiving in August 2022 to preach a midsummer parish mission on Mary, will be praying the daily prayers live on YouTube each day at 9pm our local time. You can view and follow along at this link:
Daily Prayers Live on YoutubeFor those interested in purchasing a copy of the Total Consecration prayer booklet, we have some available at the church. $3 each.
after 11 a.m. Mass at the Church Hall.
Come and join us for an afternoon of tasty food, carols, dancing and laughter together!!!
For more information, please call the Parish secretary at 514-747-4226. You may also call either Cecilia 514-886-3820 or Emma 514-747-3221.
Every Wednesday during Advent, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for silent adoration following the 9 a.m. mass until 10 p.m.. You can access the Church through the side entrance closest to the parking lot. The other entrances will be locked following the 9 a.m. mass.
Each Sunday there will be a sign-up sheet made available for the coming Wednesday. This is to ensure someone is always present with the Lord, who is not to be left exposed for adoration with no one present. However, please note that you do not need to fill the sign-up sheet to come for adoration.
We will celebrate an additional mass on Monday at 9 a.m.
Photo: The fresco of Baptism of Jesus in the church Dreifaltigkeitskirche, in Bern Switzerland, by August Muller
We will celebrate an additional Saturday mass at 10 a.m.
Photo: Saint Peter Enthroned with Saints, painting by Cima da Conegliano
Mass at 9 a.m. and at 7 p.m.
Ash Wednesday is a day of both fasting and abstinence.
On Wednesday, April 2nd, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for Adoration from 6:30 to 8 p.m. We will pray the Holy Rosary, and Confession will be available during that time.
All are welcome!
Every Wednesday for the month of October, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for silent adoration following the 9 a.m. mass until 10 p.m.. You can access the Church through the side entrance closest to the parking lot. The other entrances will be locked following the 9 a.m. mass.
We will be offering this time of silent prayer with the Lord especially for the Synod meetings happening in Rome this month; for the Pope, those part of the meetings, and for the entire Church.
Each Sunday there will be a sign-up sheet made available for the coming Wednesday. This is to ensure someone is always present with the Lord, who is not to be left exposed for adoration with no one present. However, please note that you do not need to fill the sign-up sheet to come for adoration.
This Saturday April 5.
On the first Saturday of each month, Mass is celebrated at 10:00 a.m., followed by Adoration and Marian devotions.
“I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for salvation, all those who on the first Saturday of five consecutive months will go to Confession, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the rosary, and keep company with me during a quarter of an hour, meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the rosary, with the intention of making reparation to my Immaculate Heart for all the offences and outrages it receives from ungrateful men.”
Lent is a sacred season of penance and spiritual preparation, leading us to the celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. During this holy time, the faithful are called to seek the Lord through fervent prayer and meditation on Sacred Scripture, to practice charity through almsgiving, and to embrace self-discipline through fasting and acts of penance.
"Salvation came through the Cross."
During Lent, we will follow the Stations of the Cross on each Friday evening. Exceptionally, on Fridays March 7, March 14 & March 21 at 6 p.m.
"Salvation came through the Cross."
During Lent, we will follow the Stations of the Cross on each Friday evening. Exceptionally, on Fridays March 14 & March 21, at 6 p.m.
"Salvation came through the Cross."
During Lent, we will follow the Stations of the Cross on each Friday evening. Exceptionally, on Friday April 4, at 6 p.m.
"Salvation came through the Cross."
During Lent, we will follow the Stations of the Cross every Friday at 7 p.m.
"Salvation came through the Cross."
This Holy Week, we will follow the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at 7 p.m.
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Feb. 7th, 2024
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Where: | Our Lady of Fatima Parish (Church Hall) |
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Nov. 30th, 2023 Dec. 14th, 2023 Jan. 18th, 2024 Feb. 1st, 2024 Feb. 15th, 2024 |
Feb. 29th, 2024 March 14th, 2024 April 4th, 2024 April 18th, 2024 May 2nd, 2024 |
Where: | Our Lady of Fatima Parish (Church Hall) |
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Nov. 30th, 2023 Dec. 14th, 2023 Jan. 18th, 2024 Feb. 1st, 2024 Feb. 15th, 2024 |
Feb. 29th, 2024 March 14th, 2024 April 4th, 2024 April 18th, 2024 May 2nd, 2024 |
Where: | Our Lady of Fatima Parish (Church Hall) |
We will celebrate Mass at 9 a.m.
“The Immaculate Heart of Mary signifies her great purity and love for God. Her heart, free from original sin and personal sin throughout her life, reflects her complete devotion and obedience to God's will, exemplified in her acceptance of the Incarnation and her participation in Jesus' redemptive mission.”(Catechism of the Catholic Church 511; Marians of the Immaculate Conception; EWTN)
We will celebrate an additional Monday mass at 9 a.m.
Photo: The Visitation of Virgin Mary to Elizabeth by Frans Francken (1581 - 1642) in Saint Pauls church (Paulskirche) in Antwerp, Belgium
We will celebrate an additional Saturday mass at 10 a.m.
Photo: Detail of "Retrieval and Trial of the Three Crosses" (1385-87) - Fresco by Agnolo Gaddi in the Chancel Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence.
We will celebrate an additional Saturday mass at 10 a.m.
Photo: Saint Paul and Saint Peter by Juan Sanchez Cotan (1560 - 1627) in the Monasterio de la Cartuja in Granada, Spain.
We will celebrate an additional Monday mass at 9 a.m.
Photo: Our Lady of the Rosary, painting by Luca Giordano (1634 - 1705) Naples, Italy
We will have a specially scheduled Mass on Monday April 8th at 9 a.m. to celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord.
We will celebrate Mass on Monday at 9 a.m.
after 11 a.m. Mass at the Church Hall.
Everyone is welcome!!!
For more information, please call the Parish secretary at 514-747-4226. You may also call either Cecilia 514-886-3820 or Emma 514-747-3221.
Sunday April 2nd we celebrate the Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion at regular Sunday Mass times.
In today’s First Reading, God forgives “the reproach” of the generations who grumbled against Him after the Exodus. On the threshold of the promised land, Israel can with a clean heart celebrate the Passover, the feast of God’s firstborn son (see Joshua 5:6–7; Exodus 4:22; 12:12–13).
Reconciliation is also at the heart of the story Jesus tells in today’s Gospel. The story of the Prodigal Son is the story of Israel and of the human race. But it is also the story of every believer.
In Baptism, we’re given a divine birthright, made “a new creation,” as Paul puts it in today’s Epistle. But when we sin, we’re like the Prodigal Son, quitting our Father’s house, squandering our inheritance in trying to live without Him.
Lost in sin, we cut ourselves off from the grace of sonship lavished upon us in Baptism. It is still possible for us to come to our senses, make our way back to the Father, as the prodigal does.
But only He can remove the reproach and restore the divine sonship we have spurned. Only He can free us from the slavery to sin that causes us—like the Prodigal Son—to see God not as our Father but as our master, One we serve as slaves.
God wants not slaves but children. Like the father in today’s Gospel, He longs to call each of us “My son,” to share His life with us, to tell us: “Everything I have is yours.”
The Father’s words of longing and compassion still come to His prodigal children in the Sacrament of Penance. This is part of what Paul today calls “the ministry of reconciliation” entrusted by Jesus to the Apostles and the Church.
Reconciled like Israel, we take our place at the table of the Eucharist, the homecoming banquet the Father calls for His lost sons, the new Passover we celebrate this side of heaven. We taste the goodness of the Lord, as we sing in today’s Psalm, rejoicing that we who were dead are found alive again.
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Cost: $65.00 per child to a maximum of $195.00 per family. Payable by cash or by cheque to Our Lady of Fatima – Be My Disciples.
Deadline: The completed form with payment must be received by June 16, 2024.
New registrants: For children registering for the first time, please submit a copy of the baptism certificate.
Additional forms: Please complete the following two forms. If you don't have access to a printer, the printed copies are available at the Church.
Parent/Student Agreement
and
Pick-Up Autorization Form