Today the holy Mother Church celebrates the wonderful gift of God to her and the entire world- the Body and blood of his only son Jesus Christ which is “Really present under the form of bread and wine in the Holy Eucharist. The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which means “Body of Christ.” The physical food we eat nourishes our body and the spiritual food nourishes our soul, prepares and preserves it for eternity. The Eucharist doesn’t only make the mind or soul fit to dwell in a healthy body, but also makes it worthy or fit to appear before its Lord and God. The Eucharist ( Body and Blood of Christ) is the food that God has providentially made available to us in order to nourish us in our spiritual journey. This is why in the case of the sick or those critically sick, when it is administered it is referred to as “viaticum, that is food for the journey.” The Eucharist is one way through which God’s abiding presence continues to be with us. What this means therefore is that whenever we eat this food worthily we welcome God’s presence and he remains with, and nourishes us. In light of this our worship of Jesus in His Body and Blood calls us to offer to God our Father a pledge of undivided faith, love and an offering of ourselves to the service of others . According to Pope Francis “The Eucharist is not just a weekly way of celebrating our faith, but should radically affect our relationship with others, especially with those most in need.” There are 3 ways of discovering how the Eucharist can make a real difference in our lives and in our relationships with those around us. The first is the way we look and behave towards people from all walks of life. Just as Christ loved to be with others and gave himself to all on the cross, so we are called to give ourselves generously to our brothers and sisters, sharing in their joys and sorrows. Secondly, the Eucharist gives us the grace to feel forgiven and to be ready to forgive others. We go to mass not because we are worthy or want to appear better than others, but because we know that we always need God’s love and mercy that comes to us through the Body and Blood of his Son, Jesus Christ. Thirdly, the Eucharist affects the life of our Christian communities. It is from the Eucharist that we as a Church receive our identity and mission. It is not something we do simply to commemorate what Jesus did for us, Rather it is something that Christ does for us, filling us with grace and nourishing us with His own life. Therefore we must live and worship the Eucharistic Christ, in a spirit of faith and prayer, a spirit a spirit of forgiveness, joy and concern for all our brothers and sisters with whom we form one single body.
SUNDAY MASS:
Mass will be live-streamed every Sunday at 10 am in our Parish Website and YouTube page. You can also watch the mass later in the day. If you can, please consider dropping off your church donations in the mailbox, newly installed at Atwater Ave Church entrance door .
POPE FRANCIS’S PRAYER TO MARY :
(For protection from the
Coronavirus)
O Mary, you shine continuously in
our journey as a sign of salvation and hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the sick. At the foot of the cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of the Roman people, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to confirm ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us , through the cross, to the joy of the Ressurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas-we who are put to the test-and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and Blessed Virgin.
YOUR PARISH NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT:
Dear people of
God .
At a time like this I feel uncomfortable to talk about giving. Our primary concern is health and well being of our parishioners. However, No doubt you are aware that our Parish relies on the support of our parishioners to operate parish salaries, programs and ongoing operating costs (Heating, Water,Electricity etc) are funded through the generosity of our parish community. It will be a challenge for our parish to maintain operations without the weekly offertory collections.
Here are the ways you can continue
to support our parish at this time.
- Drop off or mail your regular
offertory contribution to the parish mail box fixed at Atwater Church entrance
door
-Contribute to your parish offertory
by credit card.
- Contribute through ore-authorized
giving.
For more ways to give go to
https://www.archtoronto.org/covid19/Pages/support.aspx
Thank you for your many contributions to our parish community. God bless you all
REST IN PEACE :
+ Janet Lisboa
+ Helmtrud Krampert
+ Dominic Baah
+Nicola Cicoria
+ Ann Marie Cameron
+ Genoveva Martins
+ James Roy Hollohan
+Josef Rivorenski
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK:
PAUL CANTLON
SHWETHA
SPUD
ENIT CAESER
ANGELO GULLA
OPENING-CHURCHES FOR PRIVATE PRAYER/ADORATION,DAILY & SUNDAY MASSES:
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020 – On the feast of Corpus Christi, parish doors will remain open from 9.30 am to 11 am. for private prayer and adoration only.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020 - Church is open to celebrate daily Mass for the public 9.15 am
WEEKEND JUNE 20/21, 2020 - weekend Masses resume.
Saturday - 5 pm.
Sunday - 9.30 am & 11.30 am.
Please note that as per government
direction regarding capacity, churches are limited to 30% of their worship
space with 6 feet physical distancing. Funerals and Weddings are restricted to
10 people including the presider at this time.
As we welcome this first stage of
returning to our parish church and resuming our public worship, let us continue
to be united in prayer for one another and especially for those who, for
whatever reason, are not able to join us .
May Jesus help us and Mama Mary
intercede for us!
THANK YOU!
Thanks for all your support and
cooperation. I sincerely thannk our YouTube mass Team. Sean for providing music
and technical support,Larissa Freddy And Farrell Gonsalves for their assisting
with the liturgy. Our Parish Council Members Lisa Hyginus and Branca Noronha
may contact you at this difficult time just to make sure you are ok. We are
here to serve you and will address any issues to the best of our ability. Stay
safe and healthy. See you soon ! God bless!
We Need more volunteers please consider to join our Team of Cleaning and Ushering!
CLEANING TEAM SCHEDULE
Saturday.5 pm mass- Larissa &
Family
Sunday. 9.30 am mass:-Val, Branca
&Lisa
Sunday. 11.30am mass- Erica, Amy, Rose.
USHERING TEAM
Gary, Sergio, Paul , Edmund.
