First Reading | Isaiah 35.4-7 |
Psalm | Psalm 146 |
Second reading | James 2.1-5 |
Gospel | Mark 7.31-37 |
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
Mass at 9 a.m. and at 7 p.m.
Ash Wednesday is a day of both fasting and abstinence.
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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) |
Lent is a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting.
"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.
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)
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.
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: Saint Paul and Saint Peter by Juan Sanchez Cotan (1560 - 1627) in the Monasterio de la Cartuja in Granada, Spain.
Every month on the first Saturday we celebrate Mass at 10 a.m. followed by Adoration & 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.”
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.
The incident in today’s Gospel is recorded only by Mark. The key line is what the crowd says at the end: “He has done all things well.” In the Greek, this echoes the creation story, recalling that God saw all the things He had done and declared them good (see Genesis 1:31).
The crowd recognizes that Jesus is doing what the prophet had foretold. But Mark wants us to see something far greater—that, to use the words from today’s First Reading: “Here is your God.”
Notice how personal and physical the drama is in the Gospel. Our focus is drawn to a hand, a finger, ears, a tongue, spitting. In Jesus, Mark shows us, God has truly come in the flesh.
What He has done is to make all things new, a new creation (see Revelation 21:1–5). As Isaiah promised, He has made the living waters of Baptism flow in the desert of the world. He has set captives free from their sins, as we sing in today’s Psalm. He has come that rich and poor might dine together in the Eucharistic feast, as James tells us in today’s Epistle.
He has done for each of us what He did for that deaf mute. He has opened our ears to hear the Word of God and loosed our tongues that we might sing praises to Him.
Let us then give thanks to our glorious Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Let us say with Isaiah, “Here is our God, He comes to save us.” Let us be rich in faith, that we might inherit the kingdom promised to those who love Him.
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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