2026.02.08 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Parishioners,

Last Monday, we celebrated World Day for Consecrated Life.  This Sunday, the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we celebrate World Marriage Day. The purpose of World Marriage Day is to emphasize the beauty of marriage and to honour husbands and wives for their faithfulness and sacrifices.  On this day, we celebrate married love whose enduring power comes from the total gift of self that a man and a woman give to each other. In celebrating this day, we remember that God, in Jesus, is always with us and, with His help and grace, assists us in all our efforts to live the love He calls us to give to one another.

At St. Rose of Lima, we are grateful to honour and celebrate, with the support of our Catholic Women’s League, the married couples observing their wedding anniversaries on the last Sunday of each month.

 This Sunday, February 8^th, at 2.30 p.m., there will be a special Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral to honour married couples. We are all aware of the challenges facing the institution of marriage in today’s society and the many difficulties that married couples face. Therefore, let us remember to pray regularly for all married couples and for the protection of the institution of marriage.

Fr. Vijai, CSC ~ Pastor