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Our first pilgrimage from Banff to Canmore on the Legacy Trail begins Saturday, August 24th at St. Mary's (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in Banff at 12:15 pm.
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Mass Times
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REGULAR WEEKEND MASSES Location of the Following Masses Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy Gym 3100A Stewart Creek Drive Saturday Mass 7:00 pm Sunday Mass 10:00 am WEEKDAY MASSES Location of the Following Masses Office: Unit 108, 104 Kananaskis Way (Same building as the Canmore Registry) Monday - No Mass Tuesday - 6:30 pm Wednesday - 12:15 pm Thursday - 12:15 pm Friday - 8:30 am SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy from 6:00 to 6:45 pm., first door at the right upon entering the gym. Also, confessions will be heard at the parish office on Tuesday night 5:30 to 6:15 pm or by appointment. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Wednesdays from 12:40 to 1:00 pm at the parish office, after the 12:15 pm Mass. |
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Spiritual Reflections From a Priest in the Rockies
This week sees our parish given the opportunity to twice celebrate our patronal feast, The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will honour Our Lady as our Queen and Mother on both Thursday August 22 (the official feast day) and also over this coming weekend (August 24/25), so that the entire parish and all visitors can celebrate liturgically this festive occasion.
We can say with confidence that Mary is our Queen only if we first and foremost acknowledge Jesus as our king! Just as our Lord desired to wear a Crown of Thorns in place of a crown of gold and jewels to show that His Kingship is discovered in the love and sacrifice He offers for our salvation, so too we discover that Mary received her crown while she stood at the Cross of her Son.
United to His sacrifice, she too bore a crown of thorns, invisible to all but she who knew that her heart had been pierced by a sword of sorrow. In wearing this crown, we discover that Mary awaits us in our sufferings and holds us close, encouraging us as a loving mother should.
In Jesus Through Mary,
Fr. Nathan Siray
"To succeed in your intentions, entrust yourselves to the Blessed Virgin Mary always, but especially in moments of difficulty and darkness." St. John Paul II
This week sees our parish given the opportunity to twice celebrate our patronal feast, The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will honour Our Lady as our Queen and Mother on both Thursday August 22 (the official feast day) and also over this coming weekend (August 24/25), so that the entire parish and all visitors can celebrate liturgically this festive occasion.
We can say with confidence that Mary is our Queen only if we first and foremost acknowledge Jesus as our king! Just as our Lord desired to wear a Crown of Thorns in place of a crown of gold and jewels to show that His Kingship is discovered in the love and sacrifice He offers for our salvation, so too we discover that Mary received her crown while she stood at the Cross of her Son.
United to His sacrifice, she too bore a crown of thorns, invisible to all but she who knew that her heart had been pierced by a sword of sorrow. In wearing this crown, we discover that Mary awaits us in our sufferings and holds us close, encouraging us as a loving mother should.
In Jesus Through Mary,
Fr. Nathan Siray
"To succeed in your intentions, entrust yourselves to the Blessed Virgin Mary always, but especially in moments of difficulty and darkness." St. John Paul II
Our LogoAs a Marian parish, we entrust ourselves to her maternal protection.
Our Lady of the Rockies, Pray for us. |
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Catholic Academy Phone: 403-609-3699 Address: 3100A Stewart Creek Drive Canmore, AB T1W 3M6 Website: www.ourladyofthesnows.ca/ |