Liturgy

Each year on February 11,  Catholics around the world are invited to remember the sick and those that care for them.  In light of the it being a Jubilee Year,  Pope Francis released a message for the 33^rd World Day of the Sick that speaks of our Jubilee theme of hope…

This week three parishes on peninsular Halifax will start to offer a daily 7:30am Mass. This is the result of feedback the diocese has received from people who would like to go to Mass prior to the beginning of their work day. Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Good Shepherd Parish, and Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi Parish will host these early morning Mass at 7:30am with the following schedule:

On December 7, 2024 Canada was gifted with another Cardinal.  On that day Pope Francis elevated 21 new members to the College of Cardinals. The only North American was Most Reverend Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto.   Salt and Light TV produced a segment on now His Eminence Francis Cardinal Leo giving people a glimpse of the ceremony and what it takes to make a cardinal.  You can view the segment from Salt and Light’s weekly show Behold by clicking here.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) will once again offer an online weekly video series for this year’s Advent season to help the faithful prepare for the memorial of the birth of Our Lord celebrated at Christmas. Titled Journey through Advent the series is a collaborative initiative of the Office for Evangelization and Catechesis, the National Liturgy Office, and the Office national de liturgie.

Our Archdiocesan Feast Day is December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. On this day 13 years ago we became the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth. Since this date falls on a Sunday this year, we will celebrate our patronal feast day on Monday, December 9.  Archbishop Dunn will celebrate Mass at 7:00pm at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica.  A reception will follow in the hall. All are welcome!