Our continuing Pilgrimage of Masses provides us all with opportunities to focus on this ON GOING conversion of each one of us, not just “those out there” but also “the person in the mirror”. Thus you and I will be able to awake each morning and “report for duty” in the Vineyard of God our Father with the words of Samuel on our lips and in our hearts: “Here I am Lord (I have come to do your will!”
In paragraph 88 of Pope John Paul ll’s “Evangelium Vitae”, he recommends the establishment of “Pro-Life Centres.” These will help to reduce the threat to Life throughout its spectrum. There are Pro-Life Centres in the USA ( Washington DC and New York ), but we need to focus anew on this prophetic call of the late Pontiff. This “focus” necessarily begins with prayer (Come Holy Spirit) and study before the work begins. So opening Pro-Life Centres for Ottawa and other cities of the world are not easy targets!
HENCE, THE NEED FOR THE PILGRIMAGE OF MASSES.
The Mass intentions, therefore, will be:
(1) Conversion from the culture of death to The Culture of Life
(2) The end of abortion worldwide
(3) Opening of Pro-Life Centres in all cities of the world, including Ottawa
Pope John Paul ll’s writing in Evangelium Vitae, para 88, states
The proposed Centre in Ottawa will be staffed by Pro-Life Doctors and will have Pro-Life teachings on Natural Family Planning and the Theology of the Body. If you are a Doctor, and are interested in joining the Team kindly either call Dr. Joseph Clarke at 613-829-8368 or e-mail him joseph_clarke3@sympatico.ca
THE PILGRIMAGE OF MASSES
PRAYING FOR AN END TO ‘THE CULTURE OF DEATH’
PRAYING FOR AN END TO ‘THE CULTURE OF DEATH’
The next Mass on our Pilgrimage Journey
to pray for the establishment of
a Pro-Life Centre in Ottawa takes place
Please note that the Pilgrimage continues:
May 26 - bilingual Mass at St. Gabriel Parish, 55 Appelford St., 11:00 am
Homily by Father John Vandenakker
http://www.basilica.org/pages/adult_faith_files/FrRogerVandenakker.mp3
"Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who is your Mother? Are you not under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by anything."
(Words of Our Lady to Juan Diego)