St. Anthony of Padua - Agassiz BC

St. Anthony of Padua - Agassiz BC Roman Catholic Church of Agassiz

06/15/2026

Good morning, everyone. Welcome as we gather to celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on this Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. In today’s first reading, we hear the sobering story of Naboth, who boldly declared, 'The Lord forbid that I should give you my ancestral heritage.' Naboth reminds us of the sacred duty we have to keep and protect the spiritual, moral, and historical gifts God has entrusted to us. In our own lives, and in our faith community, our greatest heritage is the Gospel of Christ—a heritage built on mercy, forgiveness, and unconditional love.As we begin this Mass, let us pray for the courage to safeguard our faith, and for the grace to respond to the conflicts in our world not with retaliation, but with the boundless compassion of our Lord. Let us call to mind our sins and prepare ourselves to celebrate these sacred mysteries.

06/14/2026

Good morning, and welcome. Today, as we celebrate the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, our readings center on a beautiful and challenging question: How can we be useful to God and His cause?In today’s Gospel, Jesus looks upon the troubled and shepherdless crowds, and His heart is moved with deep compassion. He reminds His followers that the harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few. God does not just invite us to simply sit and watch; He calls us to roll up our sleeves and become active laborers in His vineyard.Whether at home, at work, or in our community, we are all commissioned to share His message of love, mercy, and peace. As we prepare to offer this Eucharist, let us ask the Lord to make our hearts like His, and to show us how we can best serve His cause with joy.

06/13/2026

Welcome, everyone! On this beautiful day, we gather around the altar for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our theme for today is We are Called.God has always sought out a people to be His own, and today He calls each of us by name to serve His kingdom. We are particularly blessed today to celebrate the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua—a beloved Franciscan saint who gave his entire life to preaching the Good News and caring for those in need. As we prepare to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us reflect on how we are called to bring Christ’s love and compassion to our families, our parish, and our local community. Let us begin our worship by placing ourselves in God’s hands

06/13/2026

Good evening], everyone. Welcome! Today is a profoundly beautiful and grace-filled day in our parish. We gather to celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus—a day that invites us to gaze upon a heart pierced for our salvation, overflowing with unconditional love and boundless mercy.

We also come together on the 9th and final day of our Novena to St. Anthony of Padua.

Our theme for today, When the Heart Has Nothing, reminds us of a powerful spiritual truth. When our hands and hearts are emptied of worldly attachments, pride, or self-sufficiency, we are finally in the perfect position to receive everything from God.

Just as St. Anthony allowed the love of the Child Jesus to completely captivate his soul, the Sacred Heart asks us to trust Him with our deepest needs.

Let us bring our spiritual poverty, our struggles, and our quiet intentions to the altar today. Knowing that where human strength fails, Divine grace takes over, let us open our hearts to be filled with the peace and charity of Christ.

Let us now lift our voices and our intentions to the Lord as we begin our celebration.

06/12/2026

Welcome everyone to Holy Mass on this 8th Day of the Novena in honour of St. Anthony of Padua, which coincides with the Memorial of St. Barnabas. Today’s theme is The Gift of Encouragement. We gather today doubly blessed by the intercession of our saints. Today's Memorial honors St. Barnabas, a faithful companion to St. Paul and a man so known for uplifting others that the early Church named him the "son of encouragement". Similarly, we continue our novena to St. Anthony of Padua, another tireless preacher of the Word who offered spiritual comfort and compassion to all in distress.Just as Barnabas recognized the good in St. Paul and brought him into the community, both of our saints teach us how to be instruments of grace and hope for one another. As we celebrate this Eucharist, let us reflect on this Gift of Encouragement in our own lives, and ask St. Anthony and St. Barnabas to help us build up our parish and family communities with loving support.Let us open our hearts to the Lord and to each other as we begin our celebration.

06/11/2026

Good evening, brothers and sisters, and welcome! Today’s liturgy centers on a profound and challenging question: How long will you hesitate? Often, we find ourselves standing at a crossroads. We hesitate to fully forgive those who have hurt us, we delay surrendering our worries, or we put off living out the radical love that Christ calls us to.But Jesus invites us into a life of decisiveness and grace. As we gather to celebrate this Eucharist, let us bring our hesitations, our fears, and our divisions to the altar. Let us open our hearts to His transforming love so that we may leave this church today no longer hesitating, but courageously choosing to be instruments of His peace.

06/10/2026

Good evening, everyone. Welcome as we gather on this 6th day of our Novena in honour of Saint Anthony of Padua, falling on Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time.Today’s Mass theme is When the Jar Seems Empty. In our First Reading, we hear of the widow in Zarephath, whose last handful of flour and drop of oil seemed destined to run out, yet miraculously sustained her through God's providence. How often do we feel our own jars—our patience, our finances, or our faith—are running dry?Today, we bring those empty places to the altar. Through the powerful intercession of Saint Anthony, the great wonderworker and patron of the lost, we ask the Lord to replenish our spirits. Let us pray for the grace to trust in God's unending abundance, even when the path ahead looks scarce.Let us open our hearts to the Light of Christ as we begin our celebration.

06/09/2026

Welcome to Mass, dear brothers and sisters. Today is Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time, and we gather for the Fifth Day of our Novena to St. Anthony of Padua. St. Anthony is known as a great miracle worker and a saint of tender compassion. During this Novena, let us entrust our urgent needs, struggles, and intentions to him, knowing that he will whisper our petitions into the ears of the Infant Jesus. Let us open our hearts to God's grace as we begin our liturgy.

06/07/2026

The celebration of the Eucharist has been passed down through generations in traditional rituals. We continue to do what Christ did 2,000 years ago, embodying the essence of ritual and faith that defines Christianity. Jesus did not merely speak the truth to us. Through His actions, He taught us how to remember the most profound aspects of our faith.The Eucharist is more than just a symbol. Through God’s power and grace, its sacramental nature makes present the sacrifice of Jesus on the altar. This belief is at the heart of our faith (see John 6). It is remarkable how fundamentalist Christian churches insist on a literal reading of Scripture, except for this passage.

06/06/2026

Good evening, everyone, and welcome! Today, we gather on this Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time to celebrate the Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr. St. Boniface, often called the 'Apostle of the Germans', left the comforts of his home in England to boldly preach the Gospel across pagan Europe. He lived out today’s theme — Remain Faithful to what you have learned and believed — even to the point of laying down his life as a martyr. Today is also the Second Day of our Novena in honour of St. Anthony of Padua. As we reflect on St. Anthony’s deep love for the Word of God, we are called to hold fast to the foundational teachings of Christ and the Church. Let us offer this Holy Mass for the grace to stand firm in our baptismal promises, to seek a deeper understanding of Scripture, and to have the courage to witness our faith in word and deed. Let us now open our hearts to the Lord as we begin our Sacred Liturgy.

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