St Anne Parish

Each week, beginning on Sunday, 21 November 2021, the Solemnity of Christ the King, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops will release a video recording of a Bishop in Canada reflecting on the Gospel Reading for each Sunday of Advent. This year’s reflections were developed in view of the Indigenous...

Our Diocesan Offices for Liturgy, Youth Ministry and Evangelization and Catechesis are pleased to bring you a weekly Advent resource that can be celebrated with family in your home: https://hamiltondiocese.com/advent2021/

THE AMORIS LAETITIA YEAR of the Family was opened earlier this year by Pope Francis. A Pastoral Letter to the Diocese of Hamilton, dated today, was sent to Pastors and Parishes earlier this week for distribution to parishioners. Today is the Feast Day of Saint John Paul II, an appropriate day for such a letter. The sainted Pope was a great advocate of the family; he published Familiaris Consortio, which Amoris Laetitia draws from, and he wrote Theology of the Body. Many of his works relate to the importance of marriage and family!

Our Hamilton Diocese Offices for Evangelization and Catechesis, Liturgy and Youth Ministry have provided this resource for prayer and celebration of Thanksgiving in the home. Click the title to find activity suggestions and prayer resources.