From the Pastor’s Desk : Annunciation
Published March 25, 2019 / by St. Lawrence HamiltonOn the 3rd Sunday of Lent we have the option to read the readings prescribed to the liturgical year ‘A’ regardless of what liturgical year we have. This set ‘A’ is highly recommended if in the parish there are electi (adult candidates for the Sacraments of Christian Initiation). Since we indeed have electi, I have […]
From the Pastor’s Desk
Published March 18, 2019 / by St. Lawrence HamiltonOn March 17th celebrated the 2nd Sunday of Lent. Every year this Sunday’s Gospel takes us along with Jesus and the three Apostles to the Mountain of the Transfiguration of the Lord. This spiritual mountain trip gives us strength to undertake and continue our Lenten observances because it foretells the future glory of faithful disciples […]
From the Pastor’s Desk : Forty Days
Published March 12, 2019 / by St. Lawrence HamiltonToday we observe the 1st Sunday of Lent. Annually, the Liturgy of the Word at the beginning of the first week of Lent tells us about Jesus’ fasting in the desert. He spent there 40 days being tempted by the devil. In St. Luke’s account, which we read this year, Jesus reminds us: “Do not […]
From the Pastor’s Desk : Lent
Published March 03, 2019 / by St. Lawrence HamiltonToday we celebrate the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time. This is the last Sunday before the season of Lent, which begins from Ash Wednesday. During Lent we are encouraged to observe the main Lenten works such as prayer, penance, self-denial, fasting and alms giving. Ash Wednesday is a universal day of fasting and abstinence from […]
From the Pastor’s Desk : The Chair of St. Peter
Published February 19, 2019 / by St. Lawrence HamiltonToday we celebrate the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Saint Paul in his First Letter to the Corinthians tells us that if we do not believe in the resurrection of Christ and consequently of the dead our faith is pointless: “For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ […]