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Awe and Wonder…
Homily on the 18 th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 9: 6-11; Luke6: 31-36 Many people never have the time or the will to sit in...

Father Mark
Oct 12, 20254 min read


Conception of St John the Baptist
Saturday 4th October 2025AD Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford The chapel was adorned in deep hues of burgundy and crimson, and as the...

Admin
Oct 5, 20253 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...

Archbishop Raffaele
Oct 4, 20258 min read


XVI Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday after the Universal Exaltation of the Cross.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Mark (Mk 8:34–9:1). 8:34 Calling together the crowd with His...

Father Michele Alberto
Sep 27, 20257 min read


Combined Liturgy for Nativity of the Holy Theotokos and the Elevation of the Holy Cross
Saturday 20th September 2025 @ 7pm Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford The chapel was bathed in soft blue light as the faithful gathered to...

Admin
Sep 21, 20253 min read


All are called...
Homily on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Corinthians 1: 21-2:4; Matthew 22: 1-14. One thing is certain: as followers of Christ and...

Father Mark
Sep 14, 20255 min read


SEVERED
Those who detach from the world and gain God VS they who accumulate via stealth yet die in spirit A landlord of that time planted a...

Archbishop Raffaele
Sep 6, 202519 min read


Dormition of the Holy Theotokos
Saturday 30th August 2025 @ 7pm Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford This cold winters night was made warm by the feast of regeneration -...

Admin
Aug 31, 20252 min read


Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: “The Gospel that Transforms: From the Rich Young Man to the Mother of God”.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Matthew (Mt 19:16–26). “ And behold, a man came up to Him...

Father Michele Alberto
Aug 30, 20256 min read
Unexpected forgiveness
A reflection om the 11th Sunday after Pentecost O Lord my God, I confess that I have sinned against You in thought, word and deed. I have...

Father Matthew
Aug 23, 20254 min read


Come to me all ye that labour
10th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Corinthians 4: 9-16; Matthew 17: 14-23 Throughout the Church’s year, we are constantly reminded of Christ’s...

Father Mark
Aug 16, 20259 min read


ST PANTALEIMON
ORA PRO NOBIS. When the Lord gracefully dismissed the multitudes that came to hear him at the end of that day, he asked his disciples...

Archbishop Raffaele
Aug 9, 20255 min read


Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: “Breaking the Bread, Restoring Humanity”.
Commemoration of the Holy Prophet Ezekiel. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Matthew (Mt...

Father Michele Alberto
Aug 2, 202513 min read
Light at the end of the Tunnel
A short reflection on the 7th Sunday after Pentecost. As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy...

Father Matthew
Jul 26, 20254 min read


Differing gifts...
Homily on the 6 th Sunday after Pentecost Epistle: Romans 12: 6-14; Gospel: Matthew 9: 1-8. As we go through the cold month of winter,...

Father Mark
Jul 19, 20256 min read


Patronal Feast of the Holy Apostles
Saturday 12th July 2025 @ 7pm Good Shepherd’s Chapel, Abbotsford On a still and holy evening, the faithful gathered once more within the...

Admin
Jul 13, 20253 min read


RELIGION - A DRUG FAITH - A HEALING REMEDY
THE BITTER SWEET REALITIES WITH CENTRES OF WORSHIP When he stepped onto shore, he was confronted by a man from the city who was...

Archbishop Raffaele
Jul 12, 20258 min read


IV Sunday after Pentecost: "Believe to be healed. Live to be holy."
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 8:5-13): “ At that time, when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him,...

Father Michele Alberto
Jul 5, 20258 min read


LAMPS IN DARKNESS
Open our eyes that we may see you, our ears that we may hear you, and our hearts that we may love. The Lamp of one’s body are the eyes –...

Archbishop Raffaele
Jun 28, 202512 min read


OPEN DOORS
An Invitation to keep watch over his flock and pray for the edification of his body the Church The Lord walked by the sea of Galilee in...

Archbishop Raffaele
Jun 21, 202511 min read
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