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All Mass Suspended
- Sunday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN St. Edmund 11:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN St. Carthagh
- Saturday: 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN St. Carthagh
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Province Wide ShutdownRegular Sunday services will be shut down starting from Saturday, Dec. 26 until further notice.
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Confession Times
- Sunday: 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM Suspended until further notice
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Where to Find St. Carthagh's, Tweed, Ontario
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Mission Statement
With grateful hearts for God’s grace of one faith, one baptism, one hope and one Lord Jesus Christ, the Good News of God’s unconditional love for all, we stand united as a community of God’s people in the Archdiocese of Kingston. Conscious of our equality in God’s eyes and His personal love for us and imbued with the evangelical zeal of our patrons and Mary, the Mother of the Church, we reflect God’s goodness in our community and in our dealings with others. Guided by the Spirit and assisted by prayer and the Sacraments, we strive to deepen our personal relationship with Christ Jesus and to share him with others.
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Saint of the DayBlessed Giuseppe Giaccardo
Oldest of five children born to farm workers Stefano and Maria Cagna; his mother was devoted to Our Lady of the Rosary. When financial troubles hit, his father worked as a butcher and sacristan, and Giuseppe spent his early years in a house adjacent to his parish church; at one point he served as an altar boy for Blessed Giacomo Alberione, his future superior. Giuseppe early felt a call to the priesthood, and began his studies in October 1908; he was known as an exceptional student in seminary. Drafted into the army on 22 January 1915, he worked in a medical unit and later said that the locations of his military assignments put a severe test to his vows of chastity. He was released from service on 7 January 1916 due to chronic anemia, and returned to seminary where he spent his spare time tutoring other students.
Father Alberione wanted the young seminarian to work with him in his new Society of Saint Paul, but Giuseppe was informed that he could only remain a cleric if he stayed in seminary. He joined the Society on 7 April 1917, trained and supervised student printers, edited and proofread books and periodicals, all the while continuing his studies. Ordained on 19 October 1919, the first professed priest in the Society.
As the Society continued to grow, so did Guiseppi’s work load. He was noted within the Society for spreading the word of the Faith and of the Church’s stance against the Facism that was coming to power in Italy; he was also known for his lack of administrative and financial skills, which often put him at odds with Father Alberione and dealing with overdue bills. Still, his devotion was so powerful that Father Alberione assigned Father Giuseppe to found the Society‘s first house in Rome, Italy.
In July 1927, Don Giaccardo managed to purchase a old vineyard from the Benedictines; the barn was transformed into a chapel, the winery to print shop, and the farm house into improved quarters for the Society; it became a central point for training, study and spiritual formation of new members of the Society. Father Giuseppe was made superior in Rome in 1932. He saw all history as being centered on Christ, and encouraged members of the Society to use all forms of media to spread the Faith
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Lock down Update
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Creating Community Links
- Urbi et Orbi Blessing with Pope Francis
- EWTN
- WorshipSafe
- Pentecost Novena
- Archdiocese of Kingston
- Is God still good during the Pandemic?
- Non-stop Christian Hymns of the Faith
- Chaplet of the Divine Mercy in Song
- Vatican News
- Daily Mass
- Pope Francis "Urbi et Orbi"
- Praying with the Pope
- The Holy See
- Into the Breach - Knights of Columbus
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DAILY READING
Mark 1.14-20
After John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”
As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea — for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Come follow me and I will make you fishers of people.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
As Jesus went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.
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Prayer of the DayLoving Heavenly Father, I pray that you reveal the plans you have for me, in all the spheres of my life. Help me to be receptive to your word and obey your commands. Fill me with your grace and mercy.
In Jesus’ name, I pray.
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Where to Find St. Edmund's, Stoco,
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Reflection for 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Parishioner,
May the Lord Fill You with the Joy of the Gospel
As we continue to pray for protection from the virus, for ourselves, our families and our community, God’s word, this weekend invites us to seek to know the Lord’s ways more and more. Our prayerful response, therefore, is: “Lord, make me know your ways.”
The gospel this weekend, the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, offers us the shining example of the first four disciples, Simon, Andrew, James and John, seeking earnestly to know the Lord’s ways. They were absorbed in their preoccupation, fishing, when Jesus walked into them and said, “Come follow me and I will make you fishers of people.” Shockingly, they left everything including their fishing gear and followed Jesus immediately.
Is their reaction normal? Were they hypnotized? Were they so naïve and gullible? Did they not care about their families and loved ones? Why did they not bargain, doubt or ask one or two questions? Why did they give in so spontaneously to Jesus and cling on to him?
Well, if the disciples eagerly took after the Lord Jesus it was because the person who called them was not just any man but the Word of the Father, the Son of God. He is God’s Way, his Truth and his Life. To seek the way of the Lord is to seek Jesus, the Savior. He is the Good News, the Gospel. In a most visible way, God’s reign, his presence, is found in him. As God’s Good News to us, when he calls, as in the case of the disciples, we cannot wait. Rather, our response to him must be total, complete, immediate and unconditional. When God calls, we are required to give him total allegiance, a full throated ‘yes’.
Remember that the Lord has called you personally by name just as he called Simon, Andrew, James and John. So, the challenge of today’s gospel to you and to me, is clear. If Jesus is the radiance of God’s presence, we are to submit to his authority. This was the way of Jonah and the disciples.
Fr Aidan
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Please Remember in Your Prayers: All those who are sick, including: F. Boomhour, Neive Alderson, Norene Ruffilli, Amanda Lake, Ginger Kehoe, Margaret Dupuis-Ives, Terry Horrigan, Catherine Liggon, Debbie LaCroix, Presley Noble, Rob Montgomery, Margaret-Rose Wood, Jack Tweedy, Michelle Fobert, Mary Stafford Cassidy, Ben Paul, Karen Kiefer, Brian Langabeer, Dianne DeMarsh, Carrie Young, Jeanette Prevost, Beverley Fobert, Dale McTaggart, and Ted Buckley.