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Bulletin InsertsUpcoming EventsPray with Pope Francis during May, the month of MaryHis Holiness Pope Francis has issued a Letter to the Faithful for the Month of May 2020, in which he encourages us to pray the Rosary at home, and he includes two prayers that can be recited after the Rosary.
"It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family," Pope Francis writes. "The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this 'family' aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. "For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. "Dear brothers and sisters, contemplating the face of Christ with the heart of Mary our Mother will make us even more united as a spiritual family and will help us overcome this time of trial. I keep all of you in my prayers, especially those suffering most greatly, and I ask you, please, to pray for me. I thank you, and with great affection I send you my blessing." We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from every danger, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. Download the letter with prayers Congratulations Deacon Ed! |
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Archdiocese Corona virus update
As the Canadian government prepares to expand access to euthanasia, the Catholic Bishops of Alberta have written a Pastoral Letter to the faithful on this subject. In Remaining True to Christ Now and at the Hour of our Death, they offer a thoughtful reflection on Catholic teaching regarding respect for life and our responsibility to remain faithful to God's will. All of us will need support at the time of our dying, they write, but assistance to hasten our death, the willful termination of a human life, is a very different matter. The letter offers words of encouragement on preparing for a holy death, and also calls on Catholics to contact their MPs to oppose any expansion of the current law and advocate instead for more access to palliative care.
To read the full text, please visit http://bit.ly/AB-NWTBishopsEuthanasia.
The Archdiocese calls on Catholics to contact their MPs to oppose MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying).
The link below is a sample letter you can use, or you can draft your own.
To read the full text, please visit http://bit.ly/AB-NWTBishopsEuthanasia.
The Archdiocese calls on Catholics to contact their MPs to oppose MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying).
The link below is a sample letter you can use, or you can draft your own.
CCCB News - Cannabis
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has released a statement in light of the federal legislation, the Cannabis Act, coming into effect today, October 17, 2018. As with the statement published by the CCCB on June 25, 2018, this document reiterates the moral and ethical concerns that recreational use of cannabis poses to human society and human health (physical, mental and emotional).
Remembering the Visit of John Paul II to Alberta
What was Blessed John Paul II really like? In this 13 minute video, Archbishop Emeritus Joseph MacNeil reveals details about the man, his spirituality, and his effect on the people here during his 1984 visit. It is the second in a series of three videos produced by the Archdiocese of Edmonton in honour of the upcoming canonization of Blessed John Paul II
First in the series: An Evening at St. Joseph's Basilica
Here are some more excellent videos as we prepare for the canonization ceremony of the two popes, John Paul II and John XXIII. The videos were prepared by Salt and Light Catholic Television Network:
John XXIII – Video Reflection
Thank you, John Paul II (18 minutes)
Thank you, John Paul II (9 minutes)
What was Blessed John Paul II really like? In this 13 minute video, Archbishop Emeritus Joseph MacNeil reveals details about the man, his spirituality, and his effect on the people here during his 1984 visit. It is the second in a series of three videos produced by the Archdiocese of Edmonton in honour of the upcoming canonization of Blessed John Paul II
First in the series: An Evening at St. Joseph's Basilica
Here are some more excellent videos as we prepare for the canonization ceremony of the two popes, John Paul II and John XXIII. The videos were prepared by Salt and Light Catholic Television Network:
John XXIII – Video Reflection
Thank you, John Paul II (18 minutes)
Thank you, John Paul II (9 minutes)
