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Lord let my prayer rise like incense…
Homily on the fourth Sunday of Great Lent Hebrews 6: 13-20; Mark 9: 17-31. During this time of Great Lent, we are called to look at...
Father Mark
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CROSSES
The tree which hung the fruit of the womb “Whoever wants to run away from the calling they have followed on the course of their life will...
Archbishop Raffaele
Mar 2211 min read
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Second Sunday of the Great Lent: Rise and Walk in the Light of Christ!
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Mark (Mk 2:1-12). After some days, Jesus returned to...
Father Michele Alberto
Mar 155 min read
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Rabbi, You are the Son of God!
A short refection on the first Sunday of Great Lent: Triumph of Orthodoxy. The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding...
Father Matthew
Mar 83 min read
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Forgiveness Sunday
Saturday 1st March 2025 Good Shepherd’s Chapel Abbotsford After a pleasant sunny day, we gathered together in Abbotsford to observe...
Admin
Mar 34 min read
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Let us trust in the forgiveness of our God...
Homily on Forgiveness Sunday Romans 13: 11-14:4; Matthew 6: 14-21. Today, we enter the Great Fast of Lent. This is a time where we can,...
Father Mark
Mar 26 min read
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A TIME FOR WAR AND A TIME FOR PEACE
When mixed messages bombard - discernment is warranted! “When the Son of Man comes escorted in his glory by his holy angels, he shall...
Archbishop Raffaele
Feb 227 min read
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Sunday of the Prodigal Son
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Luke (Lk 15:11-32). “ He said again: “A man had two sons....
Father Michele Alberto
Feb 166 min read
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Presentation of the Lord
Saturday 15th February 2025 - 7pm Good Shepherd’s Chapel, Abbotsford After a hot week, Saturday provided a welcome reprieve; a cool day...
Admin
Feb 153 min read
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A little humility goes a long way
A reflection on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. Luke 18:10-14 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the...
Father Matthew
Feb 94 min read
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Come Lord Jesus...
Homily on the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost 1 Timothy 4: 9-15; Luke 19: 1-10. The All-Holy Trinity loves each and every one of His...
Father Mark
Feb 25 min read
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MERCY
REACHING OUT ONTO THOSE IN NEED As he approached the gates of Jericho, there was a man begging by the roadside who was blind, who heard...
Archbishop Raffaele
Jan 257 min read
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XXX Sunday after Pentecost: The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ (The Baptism of the Lord).
When You, O Lord, were baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was revealed. For the voice of the Father bore witness to You...
Father Michele Alberto
Jan 184 min read
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Holy Theophany
Saturday 18th January 2025 A.D. - 7pm Good Sheppard Chapel, Abbotsford It was a warm, sunny day and the traffic was quite heavy on the...
Admin
Jan 182 min read
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Gloria In Excelsis Deo
A reflection on the 29th Sunday after Pentecost. When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he...
Father Matthew
Jan 125 min read
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Nativity 2025 A.D.
6th January 2025 @ 7pm Good Shepherd Chapel Abbotsford Victoria This was one of our best Nativity celebrations as a community. Peaceful...
Admin
Jan 63 min read
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Let Us Welcome Such a Guest…
Homily on the Sunday before Nativity Hebrews 11:9-10, 17-23, 33-40; Matthew 1:1-25 In just a few short days, we will celebrate the Feast...
Father Mark
Jan 46 min read
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DRAGON AGE INQUISITION
THE DAWN WILL COME First and foremost, apologies for not being a usual complete homily, yet as we know, we are all over seasoned with...
Archbishop Raffaele
Dec 27, 20245 min read
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XXVI Sunday after Pentecost: Conception of Saint Anne of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Luke (Lk 8:16-21). “No one lights a lamp and covers it with...
Father Michele Alberto
Dec 21, 20245 min read
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Great love
A short reflection on the 25th Sunday after Pentecost. A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”...
Father Matthew
Dec 14, 20243 min read
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