St. Maurice Parish

06/01/2026

June 1: St. Justin Martyr, Church Father (c. 100-165)

"Virtue, who was of squalid look and dress, said, if you obey me you will adorn yourself not with ornament nor beauty that passes away and perishes, but with everlasting and precious graces. And we are persuaded that everyone who flees from what is superficially good and follows what is reckoned hard and foolish finds happiness awaiting him."
- Second Apology

Born in the year 100 in Roman Samaria at was now the modern city of Nablus in the West Bank, Justin was ethnically and culturally Greek with little familiarity with wither Judaism or Christianity. Dissatisfied with the various schools of Greek philosophy, a chance encounter with an elderly Christian man convinced him of the truth of the prophets foretelling Christ.

At this point he adopted as his mission travel throughout the Empire to philosophically prove to others the truth of Christianity.
He wrote numerous philosophical works and personally educated aspiring philosophers at a school at Rome. A dispute with a pagan philosopher at Rome ultimately led to his arrest, trial, and martyrdom for refusing to offer sacrifices to pagan idols.
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The image used in this post is a stained-glass window from the Anglican Church of St. Mary the Great at Cambridge, England. It was taken from Wikimedia Commons where it is identified as being in the Public Domain.

06/01/2026

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

06/01/2026

Happy ordination anniversary to Fr. Brenton Cordeiro, CC (5 years).

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06/01/2026

Happy episcopal ordination anniversary to Bp. Scott McCaig, CC (10 years). Bp. Scott was ordained a bishop of May 31, 2016.

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05/31/2026

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

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05/30/2026

May 30: Joan of Arc

Best known for her contributions to the French campaign against the occupying English forces during the Hundred Years' War arising from visions of St. Michael, St. Margaret, and St. Catherine, Joan rose from simple peasant girl to a prominent figure in the French army.

Captured by English-aligned Burgundians, Joan was executed after a sham trial. Several decades after her death, Church authorities ordered an inquest into the circumstances of her original trial and condemnation, leading to her rehabilitation and nullification of her original sentence, an event witnessed by her mother.
Joan was canonised in 1920 by Pope Pope Benedict XV.

🔥 Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc 🔥Feast Day: May 30
In a world full of noise and uncertainty, St. Joan of Arc reminds us what it means to listen to God's voice with courage and act with unwavering faith, even when the world doesn’t understand us.

Though she was young and untrained, she led armies and inspired a nation, all because she trusted in the divine call placed in her heart.

What is God asking of you today?
Maybe it's not leading troops into battle , but it might be standing up for truth, forgiving someone, or staying faithful when it’s hard.

💬 “I am not afraid… I was born to do this.” – St. Joan of Arc

🕊️ St. Joan of Arc, pray that we may be brave, faithful, and open to God’s will in our lives.
https://ewtn.co.uk/article-saint-joan-of-arc/

05/30/2026

Priests!

Congratulations Fr. John, Fr. Manas, and Fr. Karl!

05/30/2026

Trinity Sunday

"For he [the Son] was an eternal companion to the Father,
and to the Spirit, which no one may
divide: They are all One,
straighter and smoother than an arrow-shaft,
as He appeared to Abraham."
- Walter von Vogelweide (1170-1230), German poet and troubadour.

Depicted here by Dutch painter Jan Victors (1619-1679), the visit to Abraham by the three strangers at the Oaks of Mamre has long been interpreted as a manifestation of the Trinity.
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The image used in this post is the painting "Abraham entertaining the three angels (Genesis 18:9-15)." The image was taken from Wikimedia Commons, where it is identified as being in the Public Domain