20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Monday Aug 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Mass at 7:00PM. NO MASS in the morning.
Tuesday Aug 16: Saint Stephen of Hungary
Friday Aug: 19: Saint John Eudes
Saturday Aug: 20: Saint Bernard
Thanks: A big thank you to the generous donors to the roof project as well as to the Rheaume Family Foundation for their matching donation of $10,000. We sincerely appreciate your generosity. Kindly continue to support your spiritual home whatever way you can.
Upcoming Events:
The Archdiocese’s annual pilgrimage in Girouxville will be held from Sunday, Aug. 14 to Monday, Aug. 15, for the Feast of the Assumption. All events of the pilgrimage will take place at Girouxville’s Our Lady of Lourdes grotto and neighbouring church.
The pilgrimage begins Sunday afternoon, with a rosary at 2pm. Vigil Mass at the grotto begins at 8:30 pm that night, and will be followed by a candlelight procession. There are many other events scheduled – including benediction, a healing service, a free supper and lunch, a movie, a sit-down Q&A with the archbishop, and much more. You can see full schedule at the archdiocese’s website – archgm.ca.
PRAYER INTENTIONS: Paper to write prayer intentions are placed at the foyer. Those who wish to send your prayer intentions are invited to write your intentions soon after the Mass, seal them and place it in the basket that is placed at the foyer. We honor these intentions as personal and they will not be read by any one privately or publicly. They will be placed at the feet our Lady in Girouxville. They will be burnt at the offertory at the Mass on Monday morning. Please, do not include monetary donations in intention envelopes.
You are also welcome to donate for the needs of the shrine and pilgrimage. Please indicate in your check/envelope the purpose of your donation. co inten lopes collected can be forwarded to the Chancery office.
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Prayer request:
The sick especially: Edger, Johnson, Manson, Eva, Colten, Ivy Violanda, Emiley.
For the deceased: Ronald Raymond Quinn