What Catholics Believe

I am a Catholic and I'm sick and tired of the way Catholics here in Canada are criticized and harassed and persecuted. It never ends it seems. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is criticized non stop and asked stupid questions  because of his beliefs as a practicing Catholic.  So it seems that  if you are a practicing Catholic then according to our liberal media you aren't fit for public office . Talk about discrimination.  There is no common sense in this country anymore.  

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the other hand, calls himself a Catholic but he is anything but! See Jonathon Van Maren's article at this link

Every Sunday  at mass, Catholics pray the Nicene Creed ( below) We Profess our Faith . We profess our belief in the Teachings of Holy Mother Church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is our guide.

As an example we believe that life is sacred, Remember the fifth commandment Thou shalt not kill?

The Precepts of the Catholic Church  are a description of the absolute minimum actions required of Catholics regarding the Church. The Seventh Precept it to to join in the missionary spirit and apostolate of the Church. This is what every good Catholic is called to do and that includes those in Public Office.

So if you are one of those  Catholic haters can you please give it a rest ok?

Catholic haters, back off!

Thanks

Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
Maker of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial
of one Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.

With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.

He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Wrap Up - 40 Days for Life - 2019 - Ottawa

From Wanda CLC

Thanks to Everyone who prayed, fasted and came to the vigil site to stand for life. The Fall 2019 – 40 Days for Life campaign has now come to an end. Of the 480 vigil hours, 450 hours had some presence at the downtown vigil site at Queen and Bank Streets.

Reports coming in, tell us that so far, there are 454 confirmed reports of babies who were spared from abortion and they received the gift of life, because of the world-wide efforts of 40 Days for Life participants.

It was a challenging campaign. Although many U.S. vigil locations saw an increase in attendance after the movie Unplanned came out, in Ottawa, the bubble zone law made people more cautious in participating. We did get an array of negative comments, but for every negative reaction, there were just as many positive and encouraging remarks.

In Ottawa, pro-aborts called the police on us three times, twice to complain that we were breaking the law with our presence at the vigil site, and on one rainy day, the CIBC bank called the police to have vigilers moved away from their windows. Each situation was peacefully resolved. I can just see God smiling down on us as we continued to witness for the unborn. Whenever I prayed at the vigil site, God always sent birds, flying gracefully in the sky or sitting on building ledges, reminding me of the angels that were there supporting us and bringing our prayers to the Father.

We had many wonderful guests at our rallies, Father Claude Hallé and Frank Barrett encouraged us at the first rally, Father Mark Goring gave a powerful pep talk at the mid-point rally. At the closing Archbishop Prendergast came with his blessing, and Anastasia Bowles from LifeCanada, gave an impactful presentation about their on-going work and the Missing Project. We welcome Debbie Duval from Campaign Life Coalition to our organizing committee; she helps us to stay connected to the bigger picture. Father Tony Van Hee, our priest who has been charged under the Safe Access to Abortion Services Act, was a regular presence at the vigil site and he kept our equipment safe from thefts. The Sisters from the Queenship of Mary came with their beautiful voices to lead us in song. We also thank St. Patrick’s Basilica for their hospitality in letting us use the Scavi for our information meeting and closing reception.

We did have protesters at two of the rallies, yelling the same tired old slogans, carrying signs, banging pots and blowing bubbles. Childish behaviour, but then they are wounded, misguided children. They don’t realize that their antics don’t change our resolve, they only prove to us that we are having an impact and they become recipients of our prayers. Many people have said they once were among the “choice” protesters but had a complete heart transformation for pro-life.

I thank my wonderful committee for keeping me strong and on track. Thank you for your help and guidance:  Deacon Charles Fink, Helena Szakowski, Paul Lauzon, Sean O’Carroll, Germaine Gaudet, Stan Siok, Lyse Charron, Bernard Couture, John Pacheco and Debbie Duval.

Any feedback you may have for us is very welcome. I’d be interested in hearing from you about your experiences during the previous 40 Days for Life campaign.

From time to time, I’ll send out updates related to the 40 Days for Life campaign, but I promise that I won’t inundate you with emails.

If you want to contact me, please use the email, wanda40daysforlife@clife.ca

God Bless you and always remember to pray for the precious unborn and their moms.

Yours for Life,

Wanda

Wanda Hartlin

Co-ordinator

40 Days for Life, Ottawa

wanda40daysforlife@clife.ca

Born Alive and Left to Die / The Horrors of Infanticide

Every living Person should be horrified by this. 

Blessed Imelda, Patroness of First Communicants

Blessed Imelda, Patroness of First Communicants, 

please pray for our children 

as they prepare themselves to receive their first Holy Communion 

Pray Always

Fr. Shea

Eden's Baptism Today

This is a very special Day for Our Family 

John and Chantel's youngest daughter Eden was baptized by Father Lukose

 at Holy Cross Parish on Walkley Road after the 11:15 Mass. 

In attendance were Eden's mommy and daddy, grandma and grandpa, 

 her two sisters Bailee and Emilee, her brother Kyle and friend Jasmine,  

 aunt Debbie and Eden's Teacher Miss Leslie.

Two beautiful children, a boy and a girl from another family were also baptized

Both families joined in the Entrance Procession with Father Lukose and the altar servers 

When we reached the front of the Church we acknowledged our desire to have our child ( children ) baptized and then Fr. Lukose asked  the parents and godparents to bless the child  ( children ) on the forehead.  

Before Mass, Father Lukose asked Eden and Chantel to bring up the gifts during the Offertory

It was really beautiful and we are all very proud of our dear little Eden. 
Congratulations Eden!

Congratulations to Eden's Godparents, Grandpa and Chantel's aunt Mary. 
I stood in for aunt Mary because she lives in Newfoundland.

Afterwards we all went to Swiss Chalet! Yummy!

Prophetic Words from Pope John Paul 11

Every Tuesday here at the Annunciation of the Lord Parish we have the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament beginning after the 9:00 AM Mass until 4:00 PM with Benediction and the Divine Praises.

In his homily today, Deacon Marc read these prophetic words (below) of Pope John Paul 11, taken from The Magnificat Meditations.

I really like Deacon Marc's homilies on Tuesdays. His words always leave me with something to meditate on during my prayer time after mass.

First Paragraph: 

Address at the Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia, 1976– Bicentennial talk given in the United States by the future St. John Paul II, then Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Kraków, Poland
click here   for more information from The Catholic Thing

Second Paragraph:

In response to questions about the Third Secret whilst speaking in Fulda Germany, 1980
click here for more information from Catholic Culture