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Message from Father Ramon
September 12, 2020
Finally, right before the Blessed Sacrament is returned to the tabernacle during the Benediction, the priest and the faithful recite the Divine Praises. “Blessed be God. Blessed be his Holy Name… etc.” This series of ejaculatory prayers was composed by Fr. Luigi Felici in 1797. Quite old, eh? Indeed, the hymns and prayers of the Benediction connect us to our Catholic brothers and sisters of the past! The original intent of the Divine Praises was to make reparation for blasphemy and profane language. Such reparation is much needed now that people are so used to saying the Lord’s name in exclamatory fashion to express anger, disgust and disappointment. Talking of thanking and praising God, we are happy for our brothers and sisters belonging to the Ukrainian Catholic Church residing in our area. The Archeparchy of Winnipeg has just assigned them under the pastoral care of Fr. Mykhajlo. Until this week, religious services for our Ukrainian Catholic brothers and sisters were celebrated irregularly due to unavailability of a priest. They will have their first service with Mykhajlo next Sunday, September 20, at around 2 PM at our church. Subject to the consensus of the members of the community, they will probably celebrate the Mass in the oriental rite at our church every other Sunday or twice a month. Last Sunday also, September 6 at 3:30 PM, the transient Spanish speakers in our parish had a Liturgy of the Word together with Brother Thomas Novak OMI, who is tasked by the archdiocese to minister to Spanish-speaking workers who come to Manitoba for the harvest. Apparently, a Mass was initially planned for the day. However, Brother Thomas had difficulty finding a priest who can speak Spanish. I think I should learn at least how to read Spanish so that they can have a Mass next year. St. John the Evangelist Parish did honor Our Lady during her birthday! 9 children from 4 families attended the Children’s Rosary scheduled on that day, September 8. There was also a relatively good turnout among the adults who wanted to greet Our Lady. After the Rosary and Mass, all those present were treated to slices of a delicious ice cream cake courtesy of Barry & Fabiola Titchosky. We are grateful for the latter for their faithfulness in the Children’ Rosary apostolate.
September 12, 2020
Finally, right before the Blessed Sacrament is returned to the tabernacle during the Benediction, the priest and the faithful recite the Divine Praises. “Blessed be God. Blessed be his Holy Name… etc.” This series of ejaculatory prayers was composed by Fr. Luigi Felici in 1797. Quite old, eh? Indeed, the hymns and prayers of the Benediction connect us to our Catholic brothers and sisters of the past! The original intent of the Divine Praises was to make reparation for blasphemy and profane language. Such reparation is much needed now that people are so used to saying the Lord’s name in exclamatory fashion to express anger, disgust and disappointment. Talking of thanking and praising God, we are happy for our brothers and sisters belonging to the Ukrainian Catholic Church residing in our area. The Archeparchy of Winnipeg has just assigned them under the pastoral care of Fr. Mykhajlo. Until this week, religious services for our Ukrainian Catholic brothers and sisters were celebrated irregularly due to unavailability of a priest. They will have their first service with Mykhajlo next Sunday, September 20, at around 2 PM at our church. Subject to the consensus of the members of the community, they will probably celebrate the Mass in the oriental rite at our church every other Sunday or twice a month. Last Sunday also, September 6 at 3:30 PM, the transient Spanish speakers in our parish had a Liturgy of the Word together with Brother Thomas Novak OMI, who is tasked by the archdiocese to minister to Spanish-speaking workers who come to Manitoba for the harvest. Apparently, a Mass was initially planned for the day. However, Brother Thomas had difficulty finding a priest who can speak Spanish. I think I should learn at least how to read Spanish so that they can have a Mass next year. St. John the Evangelist Parish did honor Our Lady during her birthday! 9 children from 4 families attended the Children’s Rosary scheduled on that day, September 8. There was also a relatively good turnout among the adults who wanted to greet Our Lady. After the Rosary and Mass, all those present were treated to slices of a delicious ice cream cake courtesy of Barry & Fabiola Titchosky. We are grateful for the latter for their faithfulness in the Children’ Rosary apostolate.
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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Friday at 9:00 am Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
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Children's Rosary Prayer Group: Tuesday, September 8, 2020
We are excited to share that a Children’s rosary prayer group has formed at our Parish. Although the target ages are from 4-14 this prayer group allows participation of children of all ages. Younger children and siblings are encouraged to participate as well. This is a unique opportunity for the children of our parish to come together to pray and to lead us all into prayer. Adults are welcome and encouraged to come to the Children’s Rosary as the “guardian angels” of this movement. The rosary will be held monthly on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. No prior knowledge of the Rosary is needed. Rosaries and prayer books will be provided. All are welcome! For more information about the details of the origin of the Children’s rosary visit this website: www.childrensrosary.org. If you have any questions please contact: Fabiola Titchkosky at (204) 822-1271 Parish Rosary Night Please consider this an invitation to all parishioners of St. John’s to join us in saying the Rosary, Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. |
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Saturday: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 pm
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Sunday: 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 pm
For daily mass times, please refer to the weekly bulletin under the "Bulletin" tab.