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Giving Something Up for Lent

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Q: Why is giving up something for Lent such a salutary custom? A: By denying ourselves something we enjoy, we discipline our wills so that we are not slaves to our pleasures. Just as indulging the pleasure of eating leads to physical flabbiness and, if this is great enough, an inability to perform in physically demanding situations, indulging in pleasure in general leads to spiritual flabbiness...
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Why is Lent 40 Days Long?

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Because forty days is a traditional number of discipline, devotion, and preparation in the Bible. Thus Moses stayed on the Mountain of God forty days (Exodus 24:18 and 34:28), the spies were in the land for forty days (Numbers 13:25), Elijah traveled forty days before he reached the cave where he had his vision (1 Kings 19:8), Nineveh was given forty days to repent (Jonah 3:4), and most importantl...
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40 Days of Lent

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Lord! Who throughout these forty days,For us did fast and pray,Teach us with Thee to mourn our sins,And close by Thee to stay. Traditionally, Lent has been a time dedicated to the remembering of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert to prepare for his ministry. It is a season of repentance and hope for church members. Like springtime itself, each Lenten season can be a time...
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Lenten Prayer for Spiritual Renewal

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God, heavenly Father, look upon me and hear my prayer during this holy Season of Lent. By the good works You inspire, help me to discipline my body and to be renewed in spirit. Without You I can do nothing. By Your Spirit help me to know what is right and to be eager in doing Your will. Teach me to find new life through penance. Keep me from sin, and help me live by Your commandment of lo...
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The Feast of the Epiphany

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Epiphany: A revelation, a proclamation. As so it is with the Feast of the Epiphany. It is the revelation of the Incarnation to the world beyond the Chosen People. It is a revelation to all the nations. This story found only in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:1-12) recounts this extraordinary story of strange visitors from the East, guided by a star, carrying precious gifts, and listening...
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December – Christmas 2015

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We are now in a very special time of the year: the beautiful time of Christmas and of the New Year. May the beauty of Christmas, the greatest mystery of God’s love for us, bring you and your loved ones closer to one another and together into a deeper relationship with Jesus, our Lord and Savior. My Mother, brothers, sisters in Viet Nam and I sincerely wish you a very blessed Christmas and a ble...
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Christmas Reflection

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Almighty God and Father of light, a child is born for us and a Son is given to us. Your eternal Word leaped down from heaven in the silent watches of the night, and now your Church is filled with wonder at the nearness of her God. Open our hearts to receive his life and increase our vision with the rising of dawn, that our lives may be filled with his glory and his peace, who lives and reigns for ...
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O Come Let Us Adore Him! All are Welcome

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Quesnel’s St Ann’s Catholic Church welcomes everyone and invites all of you to come pray, worship and sing God’s praises with us this Christmas Season. With open hearts come and celebrate this beautiful time of year and help us usher in the peace and love that the Christ Child brings us. St Ann’s opens it doors for the Christmas Season Masses which will be celebrated: Christmas E...
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Happy Easter 2015!

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Dear parishioners and visitors; “We are Easter People and Alleluia is our Song” (St. Augustine). Lent season, a special times to prepare for Easter, is over and today we come joyfully to celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who had died but had powerfully risen. Easter has been always one of the most important and joyful celebrations of our faith. The Catechism of the Catholic...
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Holy Week

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We invite and welcome everyone to our Holy Week celebrations, the most holy of all weeks during the entire church year. With joy and anticipation each of the days of Holy Week combine to bring us a continuous, unbroken remembrance of the events that lead us to Easter Sunday. Plan to join us at each of the celebrations so you and your family experience all that Holy Week offers you. Please f...
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