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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...

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Mar 3, 20254 min read


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 2, 20256 min read


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 22, 20257 min read


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 16, 20256 min read


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...

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Feb 15, 20253 min read


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 9, 20254 min read


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 2, 20255 min read


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 25, 20257 min read


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 18, 20254 min read


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...

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Jan 18, 20252 min read


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 12, 20255 min read


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 6, 20253 min read


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 4, 20256 min read


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


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


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


Little Moments...
Homily on the 24th Sunday after Penetecost Ephesians 2: 14-22; Luke 13: 10-17. Life can be hectic, and it often feels as though we are...

Father Mark
Dec 8, 20243 min read


Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
Saturday 7th December 2024 Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford In the beginning there were the bells, rung to welcome the congregation to...

Admin
Dec 8, 20242 min read


HOLY ADVENT: THE SEASON OF REHABILITATION
AMAZING GRACE WHICH GIVES LIFE AND THUS ENERGIZES THROUGH THE CERTAINTY OF HOPE. Rejoice for Emmanuel comes; let him be born in the...

Archbishop Raffaele
Nov 30, 202414 min read


Catching flies with honey
Homily on the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost. The Parable of the Good Samaritan. “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Last week I was...

Father Matthew
Nov 23, 20244 min read
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