If you’re inspired by Bishop Christian Riesbeck’s CC’s Miramichi Regional Mission that the Basilica hosted, check out Sent Evangelization. Or, in this month of Rosary, check out the Mysteries of the Rosary series. To sign up freely, go to formed.org/parishes, Find Your Parish Subscription, search for Miramichi , and select St. Michael’s Basilica. FORMED: Faith…
A call to prayer for peace in the Holy Land, in this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Canadian Catholic Bishops are asking us faithful to pray for peace, amid the rising tensions and violence in the Middle East. “Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus focuses our attention on the Lord’s inexhaustible love for humanity, and His desire that all be saved. By praying to the Sacred Heart, we turn to…
Habemus Papam!
It is with great joy that we receive the news of our new pope, Pope Leo XIV. O God, who in your providential design willed that Your Church be built upon blessed Peter, whom You set over the other Apostles, look with favour, we pray, on Leo, our Pope and grant that he, whom You…
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…
Pope Francis’ Encyclical ‘Dilexit nos,’ on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Pope Francis offers a letter on the devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, from his meditations and appeals in June, the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart, in advance of the anniversary of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque’s December vision of Christ’s heart of burning charity. See his letter, Delixit nos, here. From the…
Called to Witness and Proclaim: Canadian Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Evangelization and Catechesis in the Family
‘Families are essential for our church’s mission,’ says the Most Rev. Brian Dunn, Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, and Chair of the Episcopal Commission for Evangelization and Catechesis. ‘They show testimony to the Gospel in everyday life through love, sacrifice, and mutual care.’ This pastoral letter outlines a Gospel approach for catechesis in the family, catechesis with…
Bishop Christian Riesbeck, CC’s Pastoral Letter on the Last Supper
In my prayer the last few days, I have been convicted to write this short letter to you. Our hearts are grieved whenever and wherever the Eucharist is blasphemed, whether that is on the world stage, in the media, by the actions of others, or even by our own actions that deny the Real Presence…
The U.S. National Eucharistic Congress
After the 6,000 mile National Eucharistic Pilgrimage across the United States, the National Eucharistic Congress hosted 60,000 Catholics in Indianapolis. This great gathering in faith, with moving witness from hundreds of speakers, and overnight Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, brought faithful to their knees in prayer and thanksgiving. Relive this great event that took place…