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Archbishop Raffaele
Dec 30, 202324 min read
PRESENCE
Another year over: losses and gains! This last Sunday of the Nativity Fast (Holy Advent) presents us with the genealogy – family tree of...
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Father Michele Alberto
Dec 24, 202311 min read
XXIX Sunday after Pentecost: "Go out now and bring here the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.”
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Luke (14: 16-24) At that time, one of the diners, having...
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Father Matthew
Dec 16, 20234 min read
Down to Earth
Homily on the 28th Sunday after Pentecost. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and...
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Father Mark
Dec 9, 202310 min read
put on the armour of God….
Homily on the 27th Sunday after Pentecost Ephesians 6: 10-17; Luke 13: 10-17. How often do you take the time to walk outside and just be...
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Admin
Dec 2, 20232 min read
Entrance of The Holy Theotokos into the Temple
Saturday 2nd December 2023 A.D. @ 7pm Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford The bells rang out across the Abbotsford area, welcoming the...
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Archbishop Raffaele
Dec 2, 20239 min read
THE ADVENT
He came as a child and Son; He returns as the fullness of power and Father of the timeless age. Rejoice for Emmanuel comes; let him be...
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Father Michele Alberto
Nov 26, 202311 min read
XXV Sunday after Pentecost: The Way of Love
"The Samaritan represents Christ himself, who showed mercy to us, the wounded, and healed us with the oil of grace and the wine of...
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Admin
Nov 18, 20231 min read
Forefeast of The Blessed Powers and Synaxis of Archangels
Saturday 18th September 2023 - 7pm Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford Victoria After a warm Saturday afternoon, the church bells rang...
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Father Matthew
Nov 18, 20233 min read
A Negative Into a Positive
Homily on the 24th Sunday after Pentecost. “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” Lk 8:46 For the past several...
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Father Mark
Nov 11, 202312 min read
God who is rich in mercy…
Homily on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Ephesians 2: 4-10; Luke 8: 26-39. In today’s Epistle Saint Paul reminds us that we have a God...
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Archbishop Raffaele
Nov 4, 202311 min read
EARTHLY WEALTH YET SPIRITUALLY POOR – EARTHLY POOR YET SPIRITUALLY RICH
MISERICORDIAE The rich man who found himself in the absence of the promise at bodily death was spiritually tortured and cried out to the...
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Father Michele Alberto
Oct 28, 202313 min read
XXI Sunday after Pentecost: The fruit of patience.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Luke (Lk 8: 5-15). “At that time Jesus said: A sower went...
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Father Michele Alberto
Oct 28, 202313 min read
XXI domenica dopo Pentecoste: Il frutto della pazienza.
Dal Santo Vangelo secondo l’Apostolo ed Evangelista San Luca (Lc 8: 5-15). “In quel tempo, Gesù disse: “Il seminatore uscì a seminare la...
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Father Matthew
Oct 21, 20235 min read
Vitam Aeternam
Homily on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.” Lk 7:13 In todays...
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Father Mark
Oct 14, 202310 min read
Be not afraid...
Homily on the 19th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 11: 31-12:9; Luke 6: 31-36 We are currently living times which are difficult. The...
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Admin
Oct 7, 20232 min read
Conception of St John the Baptist
Saturday 7th October 2023 @ 7pm Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford Decorated in burgundies and reds, the church welcomed us warmly as the...
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Archbishop Raffaele
Oct 6, 20238 min read
JOHN THE LAST OF THE PROPHETS AND FIRST AMONGST PRIESTS
THE VOICE IN THE DESERT – A VOICE FOR THOSE IN THE WORLD’S WILDERNESS Blessed are you Lord God of Israel for you have come to visit your...
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Father Michele Alberto
Sep 30, 20238 min read
XVII Sunday after Pentecost: The Cross hidden in a dialogue.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Matthew (Mt 15,2128) Then Jesus went out from there and...
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Admin
Sep 23, 20231 min read
Nativity of The Holy Theotokos
Good Shepherd's Chapel, Abbotsford Victoria 23rd September 2023 A.D. @ 7pm It began with bells and incense. The Chruch bells rang out...
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Father Matthew
Sep 23, 20235 min read
A Gift From Above
“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of...
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