Serra Club of the Kamloops Diocese

I was healed at Lourdes I went to Lourdes in June of 2022 and was healed!

For Love Alone

For Love Alone (Full Film) For Love Alone is a 16-minute film on the vocation to women’s religious life. The Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) commissioned this fil...

Cardinal Sarah makes urgent plea to priests in new book ‘If priests, if society look to God, then I think things will change,’ he said.

Immaculate Mary, pray for us!

In light of the heartbreaking disclosure of the remains of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, I am writing to express my deep apology and profound condolences to the families and communities that have been devastated by this horrific news. Each time new evidence of a tragedy is revealed, or another victim comes forward, countless wounds are reopened, and I know that you experience renewed suffering.

I take this opportunity to reflect upon the apology I gave publicly before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2013, words to which I remain committed and accountable: “I wish to apologize sincerely and profoundly to the survivors and their families, as well as to all those subsequently affected, for the anguish caused by the deplorable conduct of those Catholics who perpetrated mistreatment of any kind in these residential schools.” The Church was unquestionably wrong in implementing a government colonialist policy which resulted in devastation for children, families and communities.

If words of apology for such unspeakable deeds are to bring life and healing, they must be accompanied by tangible actions that foster the full disclosure of the truth. Truth comes before reconciliation. On behalf of the people of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, I commit to the following first steps in support of the Nations, families and communities impacted by the recent heartrending disclosure:

1. We will be fully transparent with our archives and records regarding all residential schools, and strongly urge all other Catholic and government organizations to do the same. Our records regarding the Kamloops Indian Residential School (Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc) were provided to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and will remain available for review.

2. We will offer and support mental health support and counselling for family members and others whose loved ones may be buried on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

3. We will offer to assist with technological and professional support to help the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and other affected Nations in whatever way they choose to honour, retrieve and remember their deceased children.

4. We commit to supporting the same process and resources to all Nations in whose territories Catholic-run residential schools were forcibly located, and which fall within the historical boundaries of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.

5. We will renew our efforts to listen to Indigenous Peoples to hear from you how we can best walk with you along the path of justice.

We recognize that there is so much work remains to be done, yet we hope that, if we persevere in these commitments with humility, we can restore the trust among us that will bring healing.

God is all-powerful, and he CHOOSES to be with us always. He chooses you every moment, every day, for all eternity through the love of the Father, the gift of the Son, and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

The call of the cloister A young woman's discernment of a vocation as a contemplative Dominican nun. A young woman's discernment of a vocation as a contemplative Dominican nun ... which has come as a surprise.

COME, HOLY SPIRIT!

On this Solemnity of Pentecost, we pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to inspire, guide, and strengthen all souls who carry forward our Lord's mission on Earth.

Most especially we pray for those who, like those apostles upon whom the Flame descended in that upper room, have given their lives to serve the Church as priests and consecrated religious.

Image: Detail of "Pentecost" by El Greco, 1597

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. // Saint Mother Teresa

of the Day (St John 15:9-17)

Jesus said to His disciples: "As the Father loves Me, so I also love you. Remain in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and remain in His love. I have told you this so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete."

"This is My commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends.

"You are My friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from My Father.

"It was not you who chose Me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.

"This I command you: love one another."

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2021/05/14.html

A great prayer to help you prepare for Pentecost!

https://buff.ly/2kJzNqj

A mother’s embrace is near to divinity. A mother’s love is the closest thing this world has to charity, the pure love of Christ. Mother’s are the bridge between heaven and earth, for through brith we receive one of heaven’s greatest gifts, the gift of our children.

Title: "Heaven's Gift"

https://bit.ly/33rO5lC

"Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have you present so that I do not forget you. You know how easily I abandon you.
Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak, and I need your strength, so that I may not fall so often.
Stay with me, Lord, for you are my life, and without you, I am without fervor.
Stay with me, Lord, for you are my light, and without you, I am in darkness.
Stay with me, Lord, to show me your will.
Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear your voice and follow you.
Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love you very much, and always be in your company.
Stay with me, Lord, if you wish me to be faithful to you.
Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I want it to be a place of consolation for you, a nest of love. Amen."
-Prayer After Communion by Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

Pray with us today for vocations!
LORD of the Harvest,
BLESS young people with the gift of courage to respond to your call.
Open their hearts to great ideals, to great things.
INSPIRE all of your disciples to mutual love and giving—
for vocations blossom in the
good soil of faithful people.
INSTILL those in religious life, parish
ministries, and families with the confidence
and grace to invite others to embrace
the bold and noble path of a life
consecrated to you.
UNITE us to Jesus through prayer and sacrament,
so that we may cooperate
with you in building your reign of mercy
and truth, of justice and peace. Amen.
— Pope Francis

The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is March 25. The Annunciation recalls the day when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary and revealed God’s will that she become the Mother of the Son of God, and she accepted. At that moment, the “Word became Flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).

For a free eBook of most beloved Marian Novenas - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/seasons-and-feast-days/annunciation-20873

Serra Club of the Kamloops Diocese updated their business hours.