Today we celebrate with the Universal Church the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Additionally today, along with the Commonwealth of Nations we celebrate Remembrance Day. This year to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of The First World War, the royal Canadian Legion has requested that all churches and places of worship across Canada ring their bells on Sunday, November 11th at sunset as an outpouring of relief that four years of war came to an end.  St. Lawrence is pleased to participate in this expression of remembrance.

Today’s first reading and Gospel tell us about two poor widows. In their poverty they both did not hesitate to help others. Those biblical accounts not only emphasize their material support but also remind us of the charity that is of greater importance than temporary goods. The significance of what we offer the Lord and our neighbour is measured not by the amount of coins but is valued by how much love we include in our offering.

This Friday, November 16th, at 7 pm in the church hall there will be the next presentation of the series ‘Let’s Talk About Our Faith’. This session is dedicated to the Sacrament of Matrimony. We are going to talk about the beauty of this sacrament and how we may benefit from it. As every sacrament, the Sacrament of Matrimony is a visible sign of invisible grace offered by the Lord to us in order to achieve blessings and to serve our brothers and sisters. In the present, there are many incorrect statements and misunderstandings regarding the teaching of the Catholic Church about marriage. So, I would like to invite everyone to attend this meeting regardless of one’s marital status.

St. Lawrence, our Patron Saint, pray for us!

God bless,
Fr. Peter