Pastoral Day at the Diocesan Centre
      May 17, 2012
      Pastoral Day at the Diocesan Centre
      May 17, 2012
      Pastoral Day at the Diocesan Centre
      May 17, 2012
      March for Life, downtown Ottawa
      Photo by Sarah Du Broy
      March for Life, downtown Ottawa
      Photo by Robert Du Broy
      Rose Dinner at the Hampton Inn
      Photo taken by Robert Du Broy on May 10, 2012
      Rose Dinner at the Hampton Inn
      Photo taken by Robert Du Broy on May 10, 2012
    • News from Pastoral Services (Friday Fax) - May 18, 2012
      DIOCESAN FEAST DAY: At Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica on Thurs., June 7, 7:30 p.m. To commemorate the foundation of the Diocese of Bytown on June 25, 1847 and its promotion to the rank of Archdiocese on June 8, 1886. Theme: The Word grew and multiplied (Acts 12:24).
       
      INCARDINATION: Fr. Harold McNeil was incardinated in the Archdiocese of Ottawa effective May 2, 2012.
       
      COMPANIONS OF THE CROSS ORDINATION:  With joy and thanksgiving the Companions of the Cross invite you to celebrate the Ordination to the Priesthood of Lawrence Hyginus on Saturday, May 26, 10:00 a.m. at Notre Dame Cathedral. First Mass on Sunday, May 27, 11:00 a.m. at St. Maurice Parish. Info: (613-728-3175).

      SUGGESTED PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS: The Most Holy Trinity - June 3.  That the mystery of the love of the Blessed Trinity, manifest in the gift of Jesus Christ, will strengthen many men and women to respond to that love as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.
          
    • Recent News
      Pastoral letter from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on freedom of conscience and religion

      The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) today released a pastoral letter on freedom of conscience and religion. Issued by the CCCB Permanent Council, the letter expresses concern about an “aggressive relativism” in Canada that seeks to relegate religion to the private sphere.
       
      Click here to read the pastoral letter.


      March for Life in Ottawa

      Salt+Light TV filmed the March for Life on Thursday, May 10.

      Click here to view their video clip on the event.

       


      From May 20 to June 5, Canada welcomes the Martyr ST. Maria Goretti

       Pilgrimage Program

      Tuesday May 29 :
      Notre Dame Cathedral
      56 Guigues Avenue
      Ottawa (Ontario)
      K1N 5H5
      613-241-7496
      - 4 p.m. : Solemn Arrival
      - 5:15 p.m. : French Mass
      -Exposition until 7:30 pm

      Wednesday May 30 :
      Notre Dame Cathedral
      56 Guigues Avenue
      Ottawa (Ontario)
      K1N 5H5
      613-241-7496
      - 12:15 pm : English Mass


      National March For Life 2012

      Click here to view a March for Life video clip in English filmed by Dunn media.







      Priests for Life Interview with Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J.

      Click here to listen to the May 1st interview (MP3) of the Priests for Life with Archbishop Prendergast.


      Under the Son 2012: Rooted in Christ

      Register for Under the Son 2012 at http://www.ottawacatholicyouth.com/uts/
      Under the Son is a Catholic youth retreat for high school students. It will take place June 1-3, 2012.

      Click here to view this video.


      Christ, the True 'Life-Blood' of Life

      Living, receiving from the root which is Christ, the 'life-blood' by which we participate in the divine life. Commenting on today's Gospel, where Jesus tells his disciples: 'I am the true life and my Father is the vine', Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful in St. Peter's Square to grow in faith with the help of the pastors of the Church. "Each of us is like a branch," he said, "that lives only if it is growing every day in her union with the Lord in prayer, participation in the Sacraments, in charity." In his greetings after the Regina Coeli, Benedict XVI recalled the Swiss Guards who today celebrate their feast, and thanked the Meter Association for their commitment to child victims of violence.

      Click here to view this video.

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