St. Maurice Parish

06/23/2026

Mass times at St. Maurice Parish, current as of summer 2026.

Additional information about Mass and other active ministries can be found on the parish website:
https://www.stmauriceparish.com

06/23/2026

06/22/2026

06/21/2026

Join us in celebrating Mass at St. Maurice Parish in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Visit our website at www.stmauriceparish.com

Our Mission is to encounter Jesus and know Him personally, to grow together as His disciples, and to go and share the gospel with others. Know. Grow. Go.

Click on the link below to view our vision and core values. https://www.stmauriceparish.com/AboutUs1

If you feel called to give to our church, visit https://www.stmauriceparish.com/Give


CCLI License # 1669509

06/16/2026

The next St. Maurice Young Adults event will be held on June 27 at 7:00 open to all young adults ages 18-35.

06/16/2026

Happy ordination anniversary (41 years!) to one of the OG's, Fr. John Vandenakker, CC. Fr. John is a founding member of the community.

Adopt Fr. John today -> https://companionsofthecross.givecloud.co/sponsorship/19

06/14/2026

Join us in celebrating Mass at St. Maurice Parish in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Visit our website at www.stmauriceparish.com

Our Mission is to encounter Jesus and know Him personally, to grow together as His disciples, and to go and share the gospel with others. Know. Grow. Go.

Click on the link below to view our vision and core values. https://www.stmauriceparish.com/AboutUs1

If you feel called to give to our church, visit https://www.stmauriceparish.com/Give


CCLI License # 1669509

06/13/2026

June 13: St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)— priest, Franciscan friar, and Doctor of the Church; patron of Padua, Italy; the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land; those looking for spouses; and lost objects.

"Dear St. Anthony, please come around: something is lost, and it cannot be found."
- a well-known prayer to St. Anthony for finding lost objects.

While the specific liturgical calendar for 2026 also sees May 13 being marked as the commemoration of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, May 13 is traditionally the feast of Anthony of Padua and both memorials are indicated on the liturgical calendar in Canada this year.

Although associated with the Italian city of Padua, Anthony was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1195 with birth name Fernando Martins de Bulhões. He adopted the name Anthony in honour of St. Anthony the Great upon joining the Franciscans. Originally intended to head to Morocco as a missionary, his ship was blown off course to Sicily, from where he made his way to mainland Italy, where he spent the majority of the rest of his life working in the various Franciscan provinces, settling in Padua after being appointed the Provincial superior of northern Italy.

The story of Anthony's prayers for his stolen psalter to be found encouraging the thief to return the book to Anthony and ultimately join the Franciscans serves as the basis for his later veneration as patron saint of lost things.

Anthony died at Padua in 1231 and was canonised the following year. For his eloquent preaching and writing, he was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1946.
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The image used in this post is a painting of St. Anthony by Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664). The image was taken from Wikimedia Commons, where it is identified as being in the Public Domain.

06/13/2026

Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
"In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph."
- the third apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, July 13, 1917

Observed the day following the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary has traditionally been understood as a complimentary counterpoint to the Sacred Heart. The Immaculate Heart of Mary is also closely tied to the devotion of the Miraculous Medal, which originated with the French Marian visionary St. Catherine Labouré in 1830.

Over the years, various Popes have consecrated either individual countries and regions, or the entire world, to the Immaculate Heart of many and these consecrations have been reaffirmed or renewed by their successors.
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The image used in this post is a mosaic from the parish church of St. Valentin, Austria. The image was taken from Wikimedia Commons, where it has been released into the Public Domain by its original autho

06/12/2026

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

"Almighty and everlasting God, look upon the Heart of Thy well-beloved Son and upon the acts of praise and satisfaction which he renders unto Thee in the name of sinners; and do Thou, in Thy great goodness, grant pardon to those who seek Thy mercy, in the name of the same Thy Son, Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, world without end. "
- the Litany of the Sacred Heart

The Church commemorates the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the third Friday after Pentecost. While some form of devotion to the Heart Jesus dates back to at least the Middle Ages, particularly among monastic orders like the Franciscans, Dominicans, and Carthusians, arising out of devotions to the Wounds of Jesus, promotion of the devotion throughout the universal Church is relatively modern, stemming from the visions and writings of the French nun Margaret Mary Alacoque.

In June 1899, Pope Leo XIII consecrated the world to the Sacred Heart, Pope Pius X repeated this consecration yearly, and the devotion has been reaffirmed by later Popes including Pius XI, Pius XII, and Benedict XVI.
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The image used in this post is a depiction of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by the Italian painter Pompeo Batoni (1708–1787). The image was taken from Wikimedia Commons, where it has been released into the Public Domain by the original uploader.