In your prayers kindly remember the sick and those who care for them, the lonely, the handicapped, those isolated, and those who have died, especially Margaret Beanish, mother of Fr. Jim.
INTRODUCTION TO THE LITURGY – Your Saviour Comes – These words from Isaiah, read in the mass for Christmas morning, capture the flavour of all the readings selected for this feast. Selections from the book of Isaiah figure prominently in all the Christmas masses in announcing the dawn of a new era. The second readings today draw on Titus and Hebrews in accenting the arrival of God’s salvation in the person of Jesus and anticipating his return at the end of history. Luke’s infancy narratives are important interpretative statements on the meaning of the Christ event. In the first two masses of Christmas, Luke does this in story form; in the third mass, the prologue to John’s gospel speaks of this saving moment in the highest theological terms: the Word of God has become flesh and has dwelt among us.
FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS – St. Augustine – “He was created of a mother whom He created. He was carried by hands that He formed. He cried in the manger in wordless infancy, He the Word, without whom all human eloquence is mute.”
| Announced Parish Masses | ||
| Monday, December 27th, 2021 to Sunday, January 2nd, 2021 | ||
| Monday | 7:45 a.m. | (ann) Frances Yaskolski – Patricia McLaughlin |
| Phil Smith – Dawn Wyver | ||
| Tuesday | 7:45 a.m. | In Honour of St. Joseph – Parishioner |
| Dec. Parents, Sister & Brother – Al Kruschenske | ||
| Wednesday | 7:15 p.m. | Rita Gaffney – husband Cy |
| Leona Raymond – Christine & Lance Patriquin | ||
| Thursday | 7:45 a.m. | Dennis Halliday – Family |
| Margaret Beanish – Cathedral Staff | ||
| Friday | 5:15 p.m. | New Year’s Eve Mass |
| New Year’s Eve | ||
| Saturday | 10:30 a.m. | New Year’s Day Mass |
| New Year’s Day | 1:30 p.m. | Latin Mass – Extraordinary Form |
| 7:15 p.m. | Special Intentions of Cathedral Parishioners – Fr. Jim | |
| Sunday | 10:30 a.m. | Special Intentions of Cathedral Parishioners – Fr. Jim |
| Epiphany | 5:15 p.m. | For the Sick – Fr. Jim |
HAVE A BLESSED AND HOLY WEEK!
Your offering for Sunday, December 19th, 2021 was $6,701.36
Thank you for your generosity and support.
In your kindness, please remember St. Columbkille’s Cathedral Parish in your bequests and wills.
| Christmas – Nativity of the Lord | ||
| Friday, December 24th to Sunday December 26th | ||
| Lectors | ||
| Friday, Dec. 24th – Christmas Eve | 6:30pm – Family Mass | Lance Patriquin |
| Saturday, Dec. 25th – Christmas Eve | 12:00am – Midnight Mass | Lance Patriquin |
| Saturday, Dec. 25th – Christmas Day | 10:30am – Christmas Day | Lance Patriquin |
| Feast of the Holy Family | ||
| Saturday, December 25th to Sunday, December 26th | ||
| Lectors | ||
| Saturday, December 25th | No 7:15 p.m. Mass | |
| Sunday, December 26th | 10:30am | Mike O’Grady |
| Sunday, December 26th | 5:15pm | Bill or Ann-Marie Fillmore |
| Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (New year’s) | ||
| Friday, December 31st to Saturday, January 1st | ||
| Lectors | ||
| Friday, Dec. 31st – New Year’s Eve | 5:15pm | Bill or Ann-Marie Fillmore |
| Saturday, Jan. 1st – New Year’s Day | 10:30am | Lance Patriquin |
| Solemnity of the Epiphany | ||
| Saturday, January 1st to Sunday, January 2nd | ||
| Lectors | ||
| Saturday, Jan. 1st – New Year’s Day | 7:15pm | Lance Patriquin |
| Sunday, January 2nd | 10:30am | Les Scott |
| Sunday, January 2nd | 5:15pm | Maria C. Doherty |
Your Sunday Offering Envelopes for 2022 are available at the main entrance of the Cathedral. If you want envelopes and cannot find a box with your name on it, please contact the parish secretary at (613)732-8513 and one will be prepared for you.
First Communion & Reconciliation – Registration has begun for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Classes begin in January and will be a mix of in person, and, at home sessions.
Any child that has reached the age of reason, regardless of school grade, can partake in these sessions. Please contact the Parish Office for a registration form. Forms will also be sent home with the children from Cathedral School. For further information please contact Lance Patriquin at 613-633-1108.
Latin Mass – A Latin Mass according to the Roman Missal of 1962 is offered at St. Columbkille Cathedral at 1:30 p.m. on January 1st. This is basically the same form of the Liturgy which nourished the faith of many Catholics for centuries. English translations of the entire Mass are provided.
Please Note – The Parish Office will be closed from Thursday, December 23rd to Tuesday, January 4th
May Christ’s peace and hope be with your family now and in the days ahead. May His love warm your hearts and may He give you a spirit of wisdom.
+ Bishop Guy Desrochers
Father James Beanish
Deacon Adrien Chaput
Seminarian Lukas Casta
FROM THE RECTOR’S DESK
On this last Sunday of the calendar year, I want to take the opportunity to sincerely thank all of you, not only for your efforts to prepare for and celebrate the liturgies of the Christmas Season but as well for all you do throughout the year to make of our Cathedral Parish the centre of prayer, worship and service that it is. So many of you contribute your time and talents to the pastoral, liturgical and charitable works of the parish… the organist Leo and cantor Bentley, the lectors, the sacristan Lance, those who decorate the Cathedral for Christmas and Easter and other big feasts, the members of the C.W.L. for their many spiritual and material contributions to parish life, and the Knights of Columbus. All that you do and are for the parish is gratefully acknowledged and deeply appreciated… I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge as well the generosity and dedication of the diocesan Master of Ceremonies and Director of Liturgy Father Mitchell Beachey, Deacon Adrien Chaput, Seminarian intern Lukas Casta and the parish staff: Lydia, David, Reina, Hanah and Magella, who not only fulfill their various tasks in such an efficient and dedicated manner but also contribute many unpaid hours in the service of all of us. Again, to each and every one of you my deepest gratitude and appreciation. May the love, joy and peace that are at the heart of this season be yours today and always.
Rev. Jim Beanish