Monthly Archive for September, 2008

Birthright Bulb Sale

Sunday 12 October, after the 9:00 am Mass at Holy Family. Tulips, daffodils, etc. at $5 per package. Proceeds to Birthright, assisting expectant mothers in crisis and their babies. Thank you for your support.

First Saturday, 4 October

After the 9:00 am Low Mass there will be exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament with prayers of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary, closing with Benediction.

First Friday, 3 October

High Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 pm, followed by the prayer of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Most sweet Jesus, whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before Thee, eager to repair by a special [...]

Masses, 28 September – 4 October 2008

Sunday September 28
20th Sun after Pentecost
9:00 am: Pro populo
11:00 am: Special Intention
4:30 pm: RIP Ruth Mruz
Monday September 29
Dedication of Saint Michael the Archangel
7:30 am: Quirino Vargas
7:30 pm: In reparation for sacrileges committed against the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday September 30
Saint Jerome, Confessor & Doctor of the Church
7:30 am: RIP Giuseppe Cappellano
7:30 pm: Wladyslaw Ofiarski
Wednesday October 1
Saint Remigius, [...]

Michaelmas, Monday 29 September

A High Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 pm for the feast of Saint Michael and All Angels.

There are 7 Archangels in all, but only the three mentioned in Sacred Scripture are commemorated liturgically; Saint Gabriel’s Feast is on 24 March, and Saint Raphael’s is on 24 October. [The Guardian Angels are remembered on 2 [...]

Ember Days: 24, 26 & 27 September

This Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are the autumn Ember Days. Four times a year, the Church sets aside three days to focus on God through His marvelous creation. These quarterly periods take place around the beginnings of the four natural seasons, and are each kept on a successive Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday and are known [...]

Masses, 21–27 September 2008

Sunday September 21
19th Sunday after Pentecost
(Commemoration of Saint Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist)
9:00 am: Pro Populo
11:00 am: Special Intention
4:30 pm: Alexandro Tacla
Monday September 22
Saint Thomas of Villanova, Bishop & Confessor
(Commemoration of Saints Maurice and Companions, Martyrs)
7:30 am: Theresa Martin
7:30 pm: RIP John Kershaw
Tuesday September 23
Saint Linus, Pope & Martyr
(Commemoration of Saint Thecla, Virgin & Martyr)
7:30 am: [...]

Bioethics Seminar, Saturday 11 October

8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Sheraton Guilford Hotel, Surrey, featuring Dr John M. Haas STL MDiv, and Fr Tadeusz Pacholczyk PhD, of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadephia, USA. Topics: Beginning life issues (i.e. in vitro fertilization, genetic testing, reproductive technologies) and end of life issues (i.e. euthanasia, assisted suicide, brain death, ordinary [...]

Life Chain, Sunday 5 October

From 2:00 to 3:00 pm: along Oak Street from Vancouver General Hospital at 12th Avenue to Women’s Hospital at 30th Avenue. Volunteers needed. For signs or more information call 604 733 6266 or your local Pro-Life organisation.

Masses, 14–20 September 2008

Sunday September 14
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
9:00 am: Pro populo
11:00 am: Special Intention
4:30 pm: RIP Raymond Chow
Monday September 15
Seven Sorrows of Our Lady
(Commemoration of Saint Nicomedes, Martyr)
7:30 am: Paul Wiegert
7:30 pm: Charity Wiegert
Tuesday September 16
Saint Cornelius, Pope & Martyr, and Saint Cyprian, Bishop & Martyr
(Commemoration of Saints Euphemia, Lucy, & Geminianus, Martyrs)
7:30 am: Cecilia [...]

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