Liturgical Propers

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March 20: What are we to make of Christ’s words of sheer, seeming hopelessness: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" [MT 27:46] St. Augustine, the fifth century bishop and Doctor of the Church, suggests that this soulful prayer of the dying savior points to our...

Day Spring Break Children’s Day Camp March 29 - 31, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. for children grades 1-6 at Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Parish, 15608 – 104 Ave. Edmonton. We will learn about the Paschal Season that follows Easter Sunday (Pascha). Cost is $60 per...

Source: radiovaticana.va/ (Vatican Radio)  The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, says a meeting of bishops with Pope Francis this week will be a sign of their “full and visible communion with the successor of Peter”....

There is more to spirituality than walking in the woods or watching waves break on the shore. At the invitation of Jesus, Peter, James and John “leave everything.” In the parable of the prodigal son, we hear the young man say that he will “get up” and go to his...

(Unofficial translation from Italian original)   To His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych   “How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings” (Psalm 36[35]:8). As people...

As Pastors We Speak Out on Behalf of Our People Before the Holy Father and Before the World “The Holy Father Heard Us.” Rome, 6 March 2016 War is unbridled evil, a radical violation of the will of God. It brings physical destruction and social mayhem, comprehensive...

By: Thomas Cardinal Collins Published on Wed Mar 02 2016 Source: Toronto Star “Contemplating Suicide? We Can Help!” There was a time when such an advertisement pointed to a crisis line, where someone was standing by to counsel you and offer hope in a situation of...

Source: www.catholicworldreport.com As expected, the Department of External Church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate has started the process of spinning the February 12, 2016 Havana Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill. In a February 17 interview...

Author: Peter Yaremko The beginning of Lent is the time when we focus on taking up our daily cross in imitation of Christ. The cross we bear is about more than suffering a serious disease or the death of a loved one or living without enough income to cover expenses....

Author: Peter Yaremko In proclaiming the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis invites us to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica or to one of the Holy Doors in cathedrals and designated churches throughout the world. There is another kind of pilgrimage we...

Have Mercy on Us - Retreats This year has been designated the Jubilee of Mercy by Pope Francis. Come together to pray and learn what this means for all of us and how we can live out the call to show mercy to others. We will welcome a special guest speaker Mr. Itany...

Author: Peter Yaremko Today we are asked to take notice of two events that seem contradictory—the beginning of the penitential period of Great Lent, and on the Western Calendar St Valentine’s Day, the festive celebration of romantic love usually marked by flowers,...

January 25, 2016 THANDIWE KONGUAVI WESTERN CATHOLIC REPORTER Edmonton Christian leaders began the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity imploring God for unity and thanking the Lord for their Christian identity and vocation. "We pray this year with the Christians of...

Author: Peter Yaremko The first miracle Peter witnessed at the hands of Jesus drove the fisherman to his knees—a catch of fish so heavy that Peter’s boat was in danger of sinking. Peter realized that if Jesus could do this, he also was able to look into Peter’s soul...

Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 at 7:30 pm at St. Joseph’s Basilica, 10044 113 Street   RESURRECTION: MUSIC FROM THE UKRAINIAN SACRED CHORAL TRADITION     Over 50 singers from Canada and Ukraine are embarking on a tour across Western Canada this spring to mark the CD...

Author: Peter Yaremko During this Jubilee Year of Mercy the Church offers us a general pardon, an indulgence that is open to all, and the possibility to renew our relationship with God and neighbor. It’s an opportunity to deepen our faith and to live with a renewed...

Author: Peter Yaremko In announcing the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis drew our attention to Psalm 136, where the phrase “His mercy endures forever” is repeated no less than 26 times. By one count, this refrain appears in the Bible 41 times. Why is this refrain...

Author: Peter Yaremko What greater example of God’s mercy toward sinners is there than the invitation to the tax collector, Matthew, to become a follower of Jesus? Saint Bede the Venerable, an English monk of the seventh and eighth century, said, “Jesus saw him...