Monthly Archive for August, 2008

Nativity of Our Lady, Monday 8 September

Update: High Mass will be offered at Holy Family Church at 7:30 pm on Monday 8 September.
Nine months ago, Our Lady was immaculately conceived in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne, by her father Saint Joachim. The Feast of that Immaculate Conception, 8 December, is a much greater Feast than 8 September, but we [...]

Masses, 31 August to 6 September 2008

Sunday August 31
16th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 am: Pro populo
11:00 am: Special Intention
4:30 pm: Erin Caughron
Monday September 1
Saint Giles, Abbot
(Commemoration of the 12 Holy Brothers, Martyrs)
7:30 am: Jamie Pinkerton
7:30 pm: Quirino Roland Vargas
Tuesday September 2
Saint Stephen of Hungary, King & Confessor
7:30 am: Jonathan Mackey
7:30 pm: Bayu Dharmesetia
Wednesday September 3
Saint Pius X, Pope & Confessor
7:30 am: Johnny [...]

Dia Alegre Festival, 1 September

The Hispanic community of Holy Family invites you to take part in a Latin-American festival from noon until around six o’clock, Monday 1 September, in the church parking lot. There will be a variety of displays representing different Latin-American countries, each with its own unique cuisine which will be available to sample and share. Come [...]

Masses, 24–30 August 2008

Sunday August 24
15th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 am: Pro populo
11:00 am: Special Intention
4:30 pm: RIP Felix Bongiorno
Monday August 25
Saint Louis IX, King & Confessor
7:30 am: RIP Gerald Mackey
7:30 pm: Nundal Family
Tuesday August 26
Saint Zephyrinus, Pope & Martyr
7:30 am: RIP Fr Dan Mackey
7:30 pm: Judy Sykes
Wednesday August 27
Saint Joseph Calasanctius, Confessor
7:30 am: RIP Helen Lambert
7:30 pm: Hilary [...]

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart — Luke 2:19
And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed — Luke 2:35
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in [...]

Masses, 17–23 August 2008

Sunday August 17
14th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 am: Pro populo
11:00 am: Bob Sebal
4:30 am: Souls in Purgatory
Monday August 18
Commemoration of Saint Agapitus, Martyr
7:30 am: Neva Bailo
7:30 pm: RIP Peter Sarmiento
Tuesday August 19
Saint John Eudes, Confessor
7:30 am: Guillermina Alvarez
7:30 pm: Ryan Gee
Wednesday August 20
Saint Bernard, Abbot
7:30 am: RIP Doris Balfour
7:30 pm: RIP Peter Sarmiento
Thursday August 21
Saint Jane [...]

Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady

High Mass will be celebrated on Friday 15 August at 7:30 pm, the feast day of the Virgin Mary’s assumption into Heaven. This ancient belief of Christians—commemorated in prayer and art for many centuries in both West and East—was dogmatically and infallibly defined by Pope Pius XII on 1 November 1950 in his Apostolic Constitution [...]

Masses, 10–16 August 2008

Sunday August 10
13th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 am: Pro populo
11:00 am:
4:30 pm: RIP Dr John Fischer
Monday August 11
Saints Tiburtius & Susanna, Virgin, Martyrs
7:30 am: Dominic Paller
7:30 pm: Amanda Paller
Tuesday August 12
Saint Clare, Virgin
7:30 am: Rachel Paller
7:30 pm: Pavel Kulisek & Family
Wednesday August 13
Saints Hippolytus & Cassian, Martyrs
7:30 am: RIP Fr Hugh Dundas
7:30 pm: Marian Priests of [...]

Parish Picnic, Saturday 23 August

Our Parish picnic will take place at the Coquitlam campus of Traditional Learning Academy on Saturday 23 August. TLA is located in Coquitlam at 1189 Rochester Avenue, at Laval Street. The picnic will begin with fun and games at 2:30 pm, followed by a barbecue dinner at 5:00 pm. Volunteers are needed for set-up and [...]

Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord

This Wednesday, 6 August, is the Feast of the Transfiguration. We recall when Moses, representing the Law, and Elias (Elijah), representing the Prophets—two men who had special visions of God—appear with Jesus on Mount Tabor (St Matthew 17, St Mark 9, St Luke 9). There, the Apostles see the Divine Uncreated Light shine forth from [...]

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