AUGUST INTENTION: Let us pray for the Church, that she may receive from the Holy Spirit the grace and strength to reform herself in the light of the Gospel. For children abandoned by parents at birth, that they receive protection and loving care from others. For children who live in orphanages or in foster care,…
August Special Days
Our Lady of the Angels August 2 August 2 – Our Lady of the Angels The Feast of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula August 2nd, is a special day for all Franciscans, as we celebrate The Feast of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula. When St. Francis was discerning his…
“Precious treasure of the Church”
Pope Francis and Indigenous People of Canada Pope: Indigenous Peoples and grandmothers are a precious treasure of the Church Following the Mass in the Commonwealth Stadium of Edmonton, on Tuesday, Pope Francis celebrates a Liturgy of the Word at Lac Ste. Anne, one of the most sacred sites for Indigenous peoples of North America, long…