Dear St Theresa Parish Family/Friends,
Happy Solemnity of All Saints! How are you?
We Miss You and We Love You! Thanks for emails in reply!
Solemnity of All Saints Day Prayer
November 1, 2020
Almighty ever-living God, by whose gift we venerate in one celebration the merits of the multitude of Saints, known and unknown, bestow on us, we pray, through their prayers of intercession, an abundance of the reconciliation with You, for which we earnestly long. May we learn to walk in Your loving ways and tread paths of loving obedience, so we too may lead others to Your Heavenly Kingdom. Amen.
Feast of All Souls Day ~ Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
November 2, 2020
Plenary Indulgence Extended by Decree for All Souls Day - SEE Vatican Announcement at Bottom.
Mass & Adoration Schedule
SUNDAY LITURGY MASS:
† Saturday 4:30 PM * (Lots of Extra Room!)
† Sunday 10:30 AM *
WEEKDAY MASS:
† Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 PM
CHILDREN'S LITURGY has Started Again! Bring your child to Mass on Sunday and join!
Video Explaining All Saints Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujLpewE6R5c
* Announcement from Deacon Guy: 2 very important communiqués recently issued by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops:
1.. CCCB Statement RE: Bill C7: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Medical Assistance in Dying)
https://www.cccb.ca/media-release/we-can-and-must-do-much-better-religious-leaders-in-canada-denounce-bill-c-7-an-act-to-amend-the-criminal-code-medical-assistance-in-dying/
2. CCCB Statement RE: Bill C6: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Conversion Therapy)
https://www.cccb.ca/announcement/statement-by-the-canadian-conference-of-catholic-bishops-on-bill-c-6-an-act-to-amend-the-criminal-code-conversion-therapy/
The Bishops of Canada have expressed their grave concerns about the expansion of access to euthanasia; so has a group of doctors. The statements made last week are available by clicking on the links above. Please read carefully and consider what approach you wish to make and to invite the faithful to make in the days to come to make known our concerns to our parliamentarians. ✠Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, SJ
From Ron Sorobey:
The following is the list of those parishioners, who were killed in action in World War II
SEE More about our Veterans with Pictures on Our Google Drive CLICK Link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19wIbihLbT6d2YjvDyWoXyw5R65X7uF2l/view?usp=sharing
PARISH & OTHER NEWS
► If you desire to receive the Sacrament of Confession or the Sacrament of the Sick, please contact Fr. Vincent at sttheresa@rogers.com or call the office at 613-235-5119 .
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Thank you for your donations and God Bless you!
Click the Link to pray One of the Oldest Prayers of the Church- Very Powerful - Litany to All the Saints: https://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2020/11/litany-of-saints-one-of-oldest-official.html
ARCHBISHOP Prendergast’s Message-October 30, 2020
Pastoral Year Theme: Christ Is Everything for Us
The Month of November and Prayers for the Faithful Departed
In light of the many deaths due to Covid-19 or during the pandemic and with the restrictions on traditional visits to cemeteries, the Vatican’s Sacred Penitentiary has extended the possibility of obtaining a plenary indulgence for oneself or someone deceased from the usual November 1-8 to the whole month of November. The attached article explains this in further detail.
Remembering in November Deaths in Time of Covid-19
It is recommended to parishes that one or more Masses in November—the month devoted to the Faithful Departed—be dedicated to prayers for those who died in this pandemic period and whose deaths and funerals were celebrated only in a limited way. Of course, mention should also be made of those who died of the Corona virus. The second reading of the Mass of the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (November 7-8) from 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18, which says we disciples of Jesus should not grieve as those who have no hope in the resurrection, offers an opportunity to speak of this.
Formation for Ministry
Prayers are asked for the following involved in preparation to serve the Archdiocese in Major Orders:
· Seminarian Connor O’Hara, recently elected President of the Student Council at St. Augustine’s Seminary, will be instituted in the Ministry of Lector by Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Robert Kasun, C.S.B. on Wednesday, November 11.
· On Wednesday, November 18 at 7PM at Sheng Shen (Holy Spirit) Chinese Church, where the formation program is offered for them and their wives, I will admit as Candidates for the Major Order of the Permanent Diaconate the following candidates of the English Sector:
· Ronald (Irene) Bishop, St. Maurice Parish;
· Alan (Donna) Dunham, Good Shepherd Parish;
· David (Margaret Rose) Lauzon, St. Isidore Parish;
· David Damian Gerald Mulcair, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Ottawa;
· Alvaro (Gabriela) Sanchez, St. Maurice Parish;
· John (Janice) Villeneuve, St. Leonard’s Parish.
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Christmas Shoe Boxes / Operation Christmas Child ~ To participate, pack a shoe box with gifts (or a similar sized box), plus a $10 donation, and deliver it to a drop off location between November 16 and 22. The closest drop off locations to Blessed Sacrament are East Gate Alliance Church, 550 Codd’s Ave. (Teresa Lafortune 613-749-9305), or Ottawa Church of God, 1820 Carling Ave. (Carol Campbell 613-729-3172). To find a drop off location near you, go to https://www.samaritanspurse.ca/drop-off-locations. OR! Participate via Samaritan’s Purse online shoebox site. Just click on this link, https://packabox.samaritanspurse.ca/, and choose an option.
'Made for More' Virtual Mission: Join Fr. Ben St. Croix CC and Fr. Allan MacDonald CC for this inspirational 4 part series, Made for More! We will gather live every Tuesday in November (3, 10, 17, 24) for inspiration and praise lead by the Queenship of Mary Community! To register, go to: https://companionscross.org/upcoming-events/made-more-virtual-mission.
Are you good with technology and would like to help out parishes around the Archdiocese? The Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall is forming a volunteer Technology Team which will help parishes during this time of COVID. Specific area of assistance would be with video conference calls, mass email programs, data management and streaming. If you would like to join our volunteer team, please contact Ted at thurley@archottawa.ca.
PRAYER CORNER
FAITH FORMATION
Are you at University? Do you know someone who is? Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) has a group of students at Carleton and UOttawa, growing together in faith, fellowship, and leadership. Interested? Check out https://cco.ca/get-connected/.
That Man is You (TMIY) Fall 2020 A Man Fully Alive: Catholic Men’s Leadership Program. Focus: Help men rediscover the true desires of their heart; identify the major challenges in the spiritual life & the means for overcoming them. New TMIY program this fall - 9 speakers. Online, every Saturday at 7:30 am until Christmas. Free will offering. Hosted by St. Maurice Parish. Info: 613-818-0742; kwgboxing@gmail.com.
THE ARCHDIOCESE OF OTTAWA-CORNWALL ~ Friday Fax https://catholicottawa.ca/news-from-pastoral-services-friday-facts
FREE Kid's Bulletin Print out - https://thekidsbulletin.com/
Prayer to make Spiritual Communion:
People who cannot communicate make spiritual communion:
At your feet, O my Jesus I bow down and offer you the repentance of my contrite heart, which abysses itself into its nothingness and Your holy presence. I adore you in the Sacrament of Your love, the ineffable Eucharist. I wish to receive you in the poor home that my heart offers you. In anticipation of the happiness of sacramental communion, I want to possess you in spirit. Come to me, oh my Jesus, that I may come to you. May Your love inflame my whole being, for life and death. I believe in you, I hope in you, I love you. So be it. Amen
Perpetual NOVENA Prayer to St. Theresa Little Flower:
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, Please pick for me a rose, from the heavenly garden and send it to me, as a message of love. O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in you hands ( mention your special prayer request here ) St. Therese, help me to always believe, as you did, in God's great love for me, so that I may imitate your "Little Way" each day. Amen ( Say 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and 1 Glory Be each day)
Please Send us your Prayer Intentions and/or Announcements/Pictures!
Prayer Intentions: Please pray for the repose of the soul of Wendy's brother Jerry. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Miriam's uncle Joseph. Please pray for the family of Alice whose husband, Gordon died. Also, pray for the family of George Hack whose brother, John died. The uncle of Daniel, named Pierre, who has also passed. The young cousin of Lynn has also died of COVID -19 in England. Please pray for Wanda, Daughter of choir member Florence, who underwent surgery in February for cancer removal.
Please also pray for the young granddaughter of Deacon Guy, Jane who has epileptic seizures
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VATICAN ANNOUNCEMENT: For November Indulgences:
Decree extends indulgence for the faithful departed throughout
November
The Apostolic Penitentiary announces modifications to the Plenary Indulgence
for the deceased during the month of November.
By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp
Many of the Church’s pastors have requested an adaptation to the requirements to obtain the
Plenary Indulgence for the deceased in the month of November. Thus, “by the special mandate
of His Holiness Pope Francis”, the Apostolic Penitentiary released on Friday some changes to
the normal practice. The Decree containing these modifications was signed on 22 October, the
liturgical memorial of Pope St John Paul II.
Plenary Indulgence during month of November
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the need to avoid large groups from forming where
prohibited, the Plenary Indulgence applicable to thedeceased by those who visit a cemetery has
been extended beyond the normal dates of 1 to 8 November. This year, the indulgence can be
obtained by anyone who visits a cemetery, even if only mentally, on any day in November, and
devoutly prays for the faithful departed.
Plenary Indulgence for Feast of All Souls’ Day
Regarding the Plenary Indulgence attached to All Souls’ Day, 2 November, this year, it can be
obtained not only on the preceding or succeeding Sunday, or on the actual Feast day, but on any
other day of the month chosen by each member of the faithful. In this case, the indulgence is
obtained by “devoutly visiting a church or an oratory”, along with the recitation of the Our
Father and the Creed, and the other requirements associated with a Plenary Indulgence.
The homebound
For anyone who cannot leave their home for various reasons, including anti-Covid restrictions,
they too can obtain the Plenary Indulgence by “uniting themselves spiritually to other members
of the faithful”. In this case, the condition of being “completely detached from sin” and the
intention of completing the other requirements for obtaining a Plenary Indulgence remain. These
conditions are Sacramental Confession, reception of Holy Communion and a prayer for the Holy
Father’s intentions.
The Decree suggests that such prayer take place before an “image of Jesus or the Blessed Virgin
Mary”. Among the various prayers that are recommended are “prayers for the deceased, Morning
or Evening Prayer from the Office of the Dead, the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet,
meditating on various Gospel passages proposed for the liturgy of the Dead, or completing a
work of mercy by offering to God the suffering and discomforts of one’s own life”.
Invitation to Priests
Directing a word to priests, the Decree asks that they make the Sacrament of Confession
generously available and that they make Holy Communion available to the sick. In addition, all
priests are invited to offer three Masses on All Souls’ Day.
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