Following our 2025 parish Easter Triduum schedule, please prepare for the Triduum with Father Owen Burns’ poignant reflection on the Solemn Celebration. Chrism Mass – 6:30pm Tuesday April 15 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Saint John, reception to follow. Come and celebrate with our priests as the oils are blessed and distributed…
Jubilee Year of Hope
‘In this Jubilee Year may we, as Pilgrims of Hope guided by the Holy Spirit, truly recognize the spark of hope that dwells in the heart of each person we encounter, that desire for and expectation of good things and happiness. May we, Pilgrims of Hope, enkindle and fan into flame that hope with our…
Bishop Christian Riesbeck’s Easter Message
Christ is risen! Truly, he is truly risen! Alleluia! This is the radiant proclamation of Easter morning, the triumphant cry that echoes across thecenturies, resounding in every Christian heart: Jesus Christ has conquered death, and in him, hopeis born anew. Read Bishop Christian Riesbeck, CC’s Easter 2025 message here.
Vote Catholic
The Diocese of Saint John has updated their resources for Catholic voters, in advance of the upcoming Federal elections, see here. See also this Catholic Civil Rights League post about defending charitable status for religious organizations.
May 4 Presentations: What’s Wrong with MAiD?
CMDA Canada’s Executive Director, Larry Worthen, will provide timely information on MAiD in Canada, policies regulating MAiD, and how we can advocate for dignity-affirming alternatives and conscientious practice in our province. There will be an afternoon presentation with Q&A and light refreshments in Saint Michael’s Parish Centre, 12:30pm-2pm Sunday May 4, and an evening screening…
Next Syro-Malabar Catholic Mass 10:30am Saturday April 26
Father Daris from the Holy Family Church in Halifax offers a Malayalam Mass in the Tradition of Saint Thomas Christians in India. Come and experience this Eastern Rite of our universal Church.