Wedding - Michelle and Andy

I found this adorable card that Michelle made for her uncle Mike and auntie Moe Moe 

during the ice storm in January 1998 so I'm including it with the wedding photos. 

It's very cute Michelle! I couldn't resist!

Then

Now  (Fast forward 21 years ) 

 Bridal Shower for Michelle 

Patty cooking Gluten free treats for Michelle and Andy's Wedding 

First Recipe 

Background music - When the Saints Go Marching In - 

played by auntie Moe Moe

Second Recipe

The Wedding October 12, 2019

I didn't even get a photo of the bride and groom  ( I'm a hoser, I know. )

but Patty did so here is the  link to her awesome photos photos 

Dancing after dinner

Message to Catholics when voting - Father Mark Goring C.C.

from Fr. Mark Goring C.C.

"Dear Catholics don't be stupid. If you vote for a political leader who allows harm to be done to the most innocent person, you are complicit in the death of the innocent person. You have blood on your hands. You might spend all of eternity in Hell because you did not obey God's clear commandment--Thou shalt not kill."

He who has ears to hear, let him hear

Mark 4:9 

Life Chain today - Vanier Parkway at Montreal Road

Life Chain Sunday is an opportunity for pro-life advocates

 from across the U.S. and Canada to unite together in prayer.

There were twelve participants in the Life Chain at the 
Vanier Parkway / Montreal Road Intersection  
in Ottawa, Ontario.
We are a small but faithful group and are in it for the long haul! 

Among the participants were Father Geoffrey Kerslake, Francis Barrett
and Sean Mulligan  from the Christian Heritage Party with his wife Grace.
Sean is the CHP Candidate for Ottawa West—Nepean 
in the upcoming Federal Election, 

Father Geoffrey Kerslake

Francis Barrett below on the left

Sean Mulligan with his wife Grace.

 

 Counter Protestor

This poem was in our Sunday Bulletin Yesterday 

(Annunciation of the Lord Parish) 

The unborn child asks... 

If I am not alive, why am I growing?

 If I am not a human being, what kind of being am I? 

If I am not a child, why am I sucking my thumb? 

If I am a living, human child and humans have value, why is it legal to kill me?

 You have a voice, why aren’t you defending me?

Life Chain Today

Don't forget the Life Chain is today at 2:00 PM 

For a list of all the locations from Life Site News
click here

Ottawa and area locations 

OTTAWA Bank St at Nepean St 2-3 pm

OTTAWA Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus on Carling Ave 2-3 pm

OTTAWA St. Patrick St at Cobourg St 2-3 pm

OTTAWA EAST Montreal Rd at St Laurent Blvd 2-3 pm

OTTAWA EAST Vanier Pkwy at Montreal Rd 2-3 pm

OTTAWA SOUTH Bank St at Hunt Club Rd 2-3 pm

KANATA Hazeldean Rd at Eagleson Rd 2-3 pm

KANATA March Rd at Halton Terrace 2-3 pm

NEPEAN Merivale Rd at Meadowlands Dr 2-3 pm

ORLEANS St. Joseph Blvd at Orleans Blvd 2-3 pm

Update on 40 Days for Life and the Movie Unplanned

I received this from Wanda Hartlin our 40 Days for Life Coordinator

The movie Unplanned is being shown at Holy Cross church, 685 Walkley Road, Ottawa, K1V 6R8 on Friday October 18 at 7:00 pm in the parish hall. A free will offering will be taken up for Miriam Centre. If you plan to attend please notify the church at 613-731-7834 or email office@holycrossparish.com

The prayer vigil for the 40 Days for Life campaign continues daily from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm at the vigil site on the southwest corner of Bank and Queen Streets. We’ve already had an incident of theft ...so when there is no committed church or ministry to look after the site, the supplies are being kept at St. Patrick’s Basilica in the basement Scavi, beside the book store. This year 24 of the 40 days have been chosen as vigil days. We still have open days if you would like to help out with your group for a day, or part of a day.

In the week coming up, Monday and Tuesday are uncommitted days. For the Catholics on this contact list, please remember that Monday is the feast of the Holy Rosary. Wednesday morning has been chosen by a church group for their parish vigil but the afternoon is not covered. And none of the remaining Fridays of the campaign are covered. Can you spare an hour to come and pray for an end to abortion?

Check the vigil calendar - more information can be found on the website, https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/ottawa/ Local information is on the right-hand side of the page under RESOURCES.

Lord we pray for the little ones waiting to be born, that their mother’s will say, “yes” to the precious gift of life that You are giving them.

Yours for Life,

Wanda Hartlin

Co-ordinator
40 Days for Life, Ottawa
wanda40daysforlife@clife.ca

Ste. Therese and her Little Way

Everybody is familiar with Saint Therese of Lisieux and her little way which seems to put holiness of life within the reach of ordinary people like you and me.

Remember the Baltimore Catechism and the question "why did God make you?"

"God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him for ever in heaven." In other words, we are made to be saints. 

The more I seek God the more I will get to know Him. The more I get to know God, the more I will love Him. The more I love God, the more I will want to serve him and the more I serve God, the closer I will be to becoming a saint.

At the closing of his homily today Deacon Mark said " let us pray in the name of Jesus our Lord and through the power of the Holy Spirit that the "little things" we do will draw us closer to the Father. Amen"

Ste Therese of Lisieux, pray for us and guide us in the way of holiness.

Dr. Anthony Levatino testimony

Pro Life Mass - Saturday September 28, 2019

A few short video clips below

Father Rob Arsenault gave a profound and very compassionate homily 

Thank you Father Rob!

A few photos I took

Reception following the mass

Debbie Duval and Francis Barrett

40 Days for Life today September 27, 2019

After attending 12:15 Mass at Saint Pat's, I walked over to the corner of Bank and Queen ( the 40 Days for Life Location )  to meet Lois.  Helena was just leaving when I arrived.  Lois and Tom arrived shortly after I did and together we prayed the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. 

At 2:30 Lois and I walked to our favourite bread Store ( Bread and Sons ) which is located South on Bank between Gloucester St. and Nepean St. We were disappointed that there were no loaves of bread left when we got there.. Oh well the walk did us good. 

 Dear Lord Jesus, have mercy on us! 

Mother Mary, pray for us! 

Saint Joseph, pray for us! 

All You Holy Angels and Saints, Pray for us. 

Ultimately faith is the only key to the universe: Canada has ceased to be a Christian nation

Ultimately faith is the only key to the universe: Canada has ceased to be a Christian nation:


Canada has ceased to be a Christian nation


from Patricia Maloney

From the parish priest at Mass yesterday at St. Edward the Confessor in North York.

The Jesuit theologian Karl Rainer (1904-1984) famously said “the Christian of the future will be a mystic or will not exist.” The priest likened this to mean that for people without a personal experience of God, Christianity will cease to exist. This seems to haves come to pass in Canada.

Some countries support the religion of the people. Pakistan supports the Muslim religion. India supports the Hindu religion. Russia supports the Russian Orthodox religion. The Philippines supports the Catholic religion. But Canada does not support the Catholic religion. It did at one time, but not anymore. The culture does not carry us. It is now up to our Christian communities to carry us.