Sunday, 15 August 2010
This Sunday, we celebrate the Assumption—the bodily taking up—of Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. A traditional procession will be held in coordination with the 10:30 am Mass.

[The above image shows The Assumption of the Virgin painted by Francesco Botticini at Florence in the 15th Century. Our Lady [...]

Three major feasts this week will be celebrated with High Mass and changes to the regular service schedule at Holy Family:
Tuesday 29 June: Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles.
High Mass at 7:30 pm.
Thursday 1 July (Canada Day): Most Precious Blood of  Our Lord.
High Mass at 10:00 am, followed by parish picnic.
Friday 2 July: Visitation of Our [...]

This Friday, 11 June, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. High Mass will be offered at 7:30 pm, followed by prayers of reparation to the Sacred Heart.
The encyclical letter, Miserentissimus Redemptor, of Pope Pius XI, outlines the Church’s teaching on the Sacred Heart.
Prayer of reparation to the Sacred Heart
O sweetest Jesus, whose [...]

On Sunday 6 June, Holy Family parish celebrated the external solemnity of Corpus Christi (the actual feast was on the preceding Thursday), with a traditional procession of the Blessed Sacrament, stopping at exterior altars along the route to adore the Sacrament of our salvation.

1. The monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament processes toward the last of [...]

The Feast of Our Lord’s ascension to the Father is celebrated on Thursday, 13 May. High Mass will be offered in the evening, at 7:30 pm, and Low Mass in the morning at 7:30 am. Note that there will be no 9:00 am Mass on this day.

[The image above shows the Ascension of Our Lord [...]

High Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 am on Saturday 1 May, the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, and Low Mass at 11:30 am. There will be no 7:30 Low Mass that morning.
This feast was instituted by Pius XII in 1955. The English translation of the collect for this feast, as published in the [...]

High Mass will be celebrated in honour of the announcement to Mary, by the angel Gabriel, that she would become the mother of our Lord. 7:30 pm, Thursday, 25 March.

On Monday, 22 February, we celebrate the feast of Saint Peter’s Chair at Antioch. There will be a High Mass at 7:30 pm.

Jesus, our most loving Redeemer, Who having come to enlighten the world with Thy teaching and example, didst will to pass the greater part of Thy life in humility and subjection to Mary and Joseph in the poor home of Nazareth, thus sanctifying the Family that was to be an example for all Christian families, [...]

The feast of the Holy Family, our patronal feast, falls on Sunday 10 January. The schedule of services will follow the regular Sunday schedule, and there will be a potluck celebration after the 10:30 am High Mass.
The parish will be providing ham for the potluck, so we ask those who will be attending to sign [...]