Responding to the pastoral need, Most Rev. Claude Hamelin, Bishop of St. Jean – Longueuil, assigned Fr. Michael Nguyen Dinh VINH, CSSp, a Vietnamese and religious priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) as full time pastor of our parish. His appointment is effective Oct 1, 2023 and will remain until July 31, 2029.

Message from Fr. Vinh Michael Nguyen

March 16, 2025

Glorious Cross

On the Second Sunday of Lent, the Church invites us to examine how we have lived our faith in our daily lives. Has faith truly made us righteous like our father Abraham? He placed his complete trust in God, even in the midst of despair, when there was no reason to trust. It was because of that submissive trust that our father Abraham was satisfied, just as God had promised.  

Through the Gospel, the Apostles learned that Jesus is divine and is the One that Moses and the prophets had announced hundreds of years before. He is the Word of God andis also God. He came to fulfill everything that the Old Testament had prepared and announced. Through him, all peoples on earth are blessed, their sins are forgiven, and they are brought close to God. Thus, he becomes the only Savior that all people have been waiting for. Therefore, along with professing our faith in the One God, the liturgy invites us to also place our faith in Christ by listening to his word. 

Lent brings a quiet atmosphere to help us remember our sinful, weak and fragile condition in this world; it reminds us of Jesus' death on the cross to be ready to follow Him on the path of suffering. On Mount Tabor, Jesus revealed his impending suffering, and each person will have his own suffering. We will encounter much suffering in this world, but with faith, we will not be cynical or pessimistic about it, because it is only a means, a bridge for us to reach God and enjoy glory and happiness with him. 

Lord Jesus, please give us patience and courage to walk with you and with others on the bumpy, thorny paths so that we can come and dwell in your glory. Amen. 

The Pope's Intentions for March 2025
For families in crisis

Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other's gifts, even in their differences.