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Gracious and Holy Father: Give us wisdom to perceive you, intelligence to understand you, diligence to see you, patience to wait for you, eyes to behold you, a heart to meditate on you, and a life to proclaim you; Through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. (St. Benedict)
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For those who were unable to secure tickets last week, note that a second block of tickets will be offered TODAY, Monday, July 11 at 10:30 am, and final block of ticket will be released on Monday, July 18 at 10:30 am.
- If you are a residential school or day school survivor and do not have contact with an Indigenous organization, please e-mail commonwealth@papalvisit.ca so that the Papal Visit team can be sure to accommodate you.
- For groups of more than 30 tickets, we ask that you make your ticket request directly by e-mail to: commonwealthgroups@papalvisit.ca. The groups team will require your name, e-mail address and number of tickets requested.
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Fr. Cristino answers |
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Check out these new conversations with Fr. Cristino Bouvette, National Liturgy Director for the Papal Visit & Indigenous Priest in our Diocese.
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The Way of Mercy
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Watch: The Way of Mercy: Catholics On The Journey Of Reconciliation. Catholic Conscience spoke with Fr Cristino Bouvette from our Diocese and Maria Lucas, a Black-Métis lawyer, about matters of reconciliation. Listen as they discuss about injustices that are in need of repair, what healing looks like, striving for genuine vs false compassion, & sifting fact from exaggeration and falsehood. Watch now
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Uniquely Suited
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Read: ‘Uniquely suited’: Indigenous priest in charge of liturgy for Pope’s visit. Global News interviewed Fr. Cristino about his role as the National Liturgy Director for the Papal Visit. “I immediately knew I did not want to do it,” he recalled. “It’s very overwhelming...I was just afraid of doing something wrong or getting it wrong.” Read more
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Share about your visit & get a gift!
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Make plans to visit grandparents and/or elderly individuals in your family, neighbourhood, or parish community on July 24, the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly. Consider taking with you some pastry, coffee, and/or flowers, and/or a handmade card with your child(ren). Ultimately, it’s about the gift of time and presence.
- Share a picture from your visit and receive a gift that you can give back! Submit your photo (with caption) by emailing it to communications@calgarydiocese.ca or use this Diocesan form, and receive a beautiful gift for your grandparent(s) or the elderly you visit!
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With today’s technology, we can enter into prayer through a guided Christian meditation using art from the comfort of our own home. This video by Fr. Geoff Wheaton SJ of the Jesuits of Britain meditating on the work of James Christensen gives us an experience of prayer with the Ten Lepers.
Watch this YouTube video and meditate on our need for gratitude in our life for the God’s abundant blessings. For more videos like this, use this link for the Praying with Art playlist
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Consider this…
“Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” ~ Philippians 4:8
The Catechism of the Catholic Church 2502 says, “Sacred art is true and beautiful when its form corresponds to its particular vocation: evoking and glorifying, in faith and adoration, the transcendent mystery of God - the surpassing invisible beauty of truth and love visible in Christ, who "reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature," in whom "the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily." This spiritual beauty of God is reflected in the most holy Virgin Mother of God, the angels, and saints. Genuine sacred art draws man to adoration, to prayer, and to the love of God, Creator and Saviour, the Holy One and Sanctifier.”
Surround yourself with truth, beauty, and goodness and you will seek God.
Art: Annunciation - by Ivanka Demchuk in Ukraine. Used with permission.
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PAPAL VISIT IN JULY |
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Pope Francis will make a pastoral visit to Canada from July 24 to 29, 2022. The Pope’s visit will provide a unique opportunity for him, once again, to listen and dialogue with Indigenous Peoples, to express his heartfelt closeness and to address the impact of colonization and the participation of the Catholic Church in the operation of residential schools throughout Canada. The papal visit will also provide an opportunity for the shepherd of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics to connect with the Catholic community in Canada.
Public ticketing for Papal Mass (July 26 at 10: 15 am at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton) opens on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 10:30 am at papalvisit.ca
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For over 10 years, the Together in Action goal has been set at $2 million. In 2021, the TIA goal was reduced by 30% due to the pandemic, bringing it to $1.4 million.
The goal of this year's TIA is $2 million as we commit to raise $600,000 each year over the next 5 years for the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund, as our contribution to the $30-Million National Financial Pledge of the Bishops of Canada. Together as the Diocese, we unite our efforts in working with the Indigenous Peoples in the pursuit of truth, justice, healing, and reconciliation.
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