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Second “Comeback Year” for Local Parish Youth Ministries at Franciscan University in OhioFor the second straight year, the Office of Catholic Youth organized a collaborative trip with 13 parishes to send 216 young people and chaperones to attend the Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth Conference in Ohio from June 27 to 29...Posted: Jul-17-2025 -
Rejoicing in HopeSpiritus Ministry, the young adult ministry of the Office of Catholic Youth, hosted its annual retreat, Reawaken, in late June at Cedar Glen YMCA Outdoor Education Centre. Young adults from across the Archdiocese and beyond gathered for a weekend of...Posted: Jul-14-2025 -
Pilgrimage of Hope: Walking Together in FaithParishioner Rita Iafrate reflects on a recent pilgrimage that brought together members from both Immaculate Conception Church in Sutton, Ont., and Our Lady of the Lake Church in Keswick, Ont. In June, our parish community embarked on a deeply...Posted: Jul-08-2025 -
2025.06.29 Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, ApostlesDear Parishioners, On behalf of Fr. Sojan and myself, I wish you all a Happy and restful summer. Thanks be to God for the warm, sunny days. We find ourselves in that time of the year that so many...Posted: Jun-26-2025 -
2025.06.22 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristDear Parishioners, Today we celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ or Corpus Christi. The gathering every week for Mass or Eucharist, or what we often call “breaking of the bread,” began with the very...Posted: Jun-19-2025
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2025.06.15 Trinity SundayDear Parishioners, We are happy to provide you—inserted in this bulletin—with the Financial Statement of our Parish for 2024. This statement is a way of being accountable to you for your generous financial contributions to the...Posted: Jun-13-2025
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2025.06.08 Pentecost SundayDear Parishioners, Just as the month of May was dedicated to our Blessed Mother, the month of June is dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The feast of the Sacred Heart is an important feast for the Church...Posted: Jun-05-2025
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2025.06.01 The Ascension of the LordDear Parishioners, We begin a new month this Sunday and the month of June will be month that will bring to a closure a number of things, for example the schools will break for the summer at the end of...Posted: May-29-2025
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2025.05.25 6th Sunday of EasterDear Parishioners, Greeting over 200,000 pilgrims, leaders from around the world, and representatives of Christian denominations, Pope Leo XIV marked the joyous start to his Petrine Ministry, officially inaugurating it with Mass in Saint Peter’s Square on...Posted: May-22-2025
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Living the Faith through Consecrated VirginityErin Kinsella is a Consecrated Virgin of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, the author of Espoused to Christ: A Theology of Consecrated Virginity, and a co-host of "In the Thicket," a podcast on suffering and hope. She has worked in...Posted: May-19-2025 -
2025.05.18 5th Sunday of EasterDear Parishioners, People around the world, especially Catholics, watched with rapt attention as our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, after the College of Cardinals elected him as...Posted: May-14-2025
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National Family and Life Week 2025Every May, the Office of Formation for Discipleship spotlights family life ministry, including the start of the annual National Family and Life Week, from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Office for Family and Life. The 2025 theme, drawn...Posted: May-13-2025 -
2025.05.11 4th Sunday of Easter (Mother's Day)Dear Parishioners, This weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day. It is a time to reflect on the gift of life and love of all mothers. We come to know the love and goodness of God first and foremost through...Posted: May-07-2025
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2025.05.04 3rd Sunday of EasterDear Parishioners, Our Catholic School communities in Ontario celebrate this week as Catholic Education Week. This week provides an opportunity for the inclusion of all the partners in the Catholic education triad – home, parish, school – to celebrate our...Posted: May-04-2025
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Jubilee of Workers and Jubilee of Entrepreneurs: A Sweet JourneyOn the occasion of the Jubilee of Workers (May 1 to 4) and Jubilee of Entrepreneurs (May 4 to 5), John Tomory writes on his own pilgrimage of hope, reflecting on his experiences of work and becoming a business owner...Posted: May-01-2025 -
2025.04.27 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy)Dear Parishioners, Here we are the Sunday after the solemn celebration of Easter and on this Divine Mercy Sunday. I am grateful for the wonderful Holy Week celebrations we had here at St. Rose of Lima Parish Community. It was...Posted: Apr-23-2025
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2025.04.20 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the LordDear Parishioners, On behalf of Fr. Sojan and myself and the Parish staff, I wish you, and your families and your loved ones, on this greatest and most important feast of the Church year. Easter gives us the joyful message...Posted: Apr-18-2025
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Campus Ministries go on Retreat as "Pilgrims of Hope"On Feb. 21 to 23, 2025, students from the Catholic campus ministries across the archdiocese gathered for their annual spiritual retreat. This year’s retreat was special because it took place near the beginning of the Jubilee Year of...Posted: Apr-15-2025 -
2025.04.13 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the LordDear Parishioners, Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the holiest season of the liturgical year. Jesus triumphantly enters Jerusalem to the cheers of the crowd who hail Him as a King. At the Last Supper Jesus gave to us the...Posted: Apr-13-2025
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Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers: The Patient and Physician’s PilgrimageOn the occasion of the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers, April 5 to 6, Dr. Nisha Fernandes offers a reflection on the meaning of the Jubilee year in light of her experiences as an internal medicine physician...Posted: Apr-03-2025
