In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims what we know as the Sermon on the Mount, a teaching many consider the very heart of His message. Those who first heard it were expecting a Messiah who would lead with power and force. Instead, Jesus reveals a very different vision of greatness: humility, mercy, purity of heart, and trust in God.
He begins with the Beatitudes - “blessings” that describe not only attitudes to admire, but a way of life to embrace. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” In truth, all of us are poor in spirit. Left to ourselves, we lack what we need to live fully and faithfully. We depend entirely on the grace and guidance of the Lord.
This God-centered dependence is at the core of Christian stewardship. To be a disciple of Christ is to recognize that our lives, gifts, and future belong to Him.
The World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, celebrated this weekend, gives us a living example of the Beatitudes in action. Those in consecrated life witness in a powerful way what it means to rely completely on God — choosing lives of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Their vocation reminds all of us that true blessing is found not in self-sufficiency, but in surrender to Christ.
Please pray for all those in consecrated life, thank them for their witness, and ask God to renew in each of us a deeper trust in Him.
First Communion Sessions
First Holy Communion is considered one of the holiest and most important occasions in a Roman Catholic person’s life. It is the first time that a person receives the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, which is the eating of consecrated bread and drinking of consecrated wine. Most Catholic children receive their First Holy Communion when they are 7 or 8 years old as this is considered the age of reason. (Please register here)
Weekly Mass Intentions
St. Columban (SC) – St. Francis De Sales (SF)
Saturday, Jan 24th ST. FRANCIS DE SALES (M)
4:00 p.m. (SC)
- Helene Dorie (5th Anniversary) by Sylva Dorie
- Margaret Wilson by Daughter Peggy Wilson
5:00 p.m. (SF)
- Densil & Lorraine Mitchell by Rolland & Lise Boisvenue
- Wayne Reid by Msgr. Kevin J. Maloney K of C Council 11531
- Monique Sauve-Roy by Francine Bouchard
Sunday, Jan 25th THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7:30 a.m. (SC)
- Intentions of Parishioners
9:30 a.m. (SF)
- Intentions of Parishioners
10:30 a.m. (SC)
- Betty Piquette by the Family
- Gerard Fobert by Brian Lynch & Katie Burke
11:00 a.m. (SF)
- Jo-Anne Bazinet-Poitras (2nd Anniversary) by Husband Marc Poitras & Family
- Larry & Yvette Snyder by the Snyder Family
- Ross Frechette by Chris & Crystal Lynch & Kids
Monday, Jan 26th ST. TIMOTHY AND ST. TITUS (M)
8:00 a.m. (SF)
Tuesday, Jan 27th ST. ANGELA MERICI (OM)
8:00 a.m. (SC)
- Bob Leblanc by Steve MacPherson
Wednesday, Jan 28th ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (M)
8:00 a.m. (SF)
- Daniel Fontaine by Mom & Dad
Thursday, January 29th
8:00 a.m. (SC)
- Special Intention for Fr. Ernest Emeodi by His Daisies
Friday, Jan 30th
8:00 a.m. (SF)
- Noella Paquin by the Lepage family
Saturday, Jan 31st ST. JOHN BOSCO (M)
4:00 p.m. (SC)
- Brian Bedard by Mary & Gerry Jodoin
- Allan Black by Ed & Kathy Michaud
5:00 p.m. (SF)
- Leslie & Dianne Farrell by the Family
- Jean Paul Yelle by Carol Sabourin
Sunday, Feb 01st FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7:30 a.m. (SC)
- Special Intention for Margaret Guimond by Bernadette Blakely
- Lynne Gilmore Sauve by Darlene Brabant
9:30 a.m. (SF)
- Intentions of Parishioners
10:30 a.m. (SC)
- Intentions of Parishioners
11:00 a.m. (SF)
- Bruno Fabrizi by Frank & Lucille Ricci
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Ron Cotnam by the Cotnam & McDonald Families
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Save The Date!
Alpha starts on February 25.
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