Category: general
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– posted by Jean Allen As the Lord of all creation, does Jesus think he’s better than us? What if he doesn’t? Would that make a difference as to how you relate to him? It’s something to deeply ponder because at the beginning of his public ministry, he did not count himself as better than…
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To find the 2025 Christmas Mass schedule by location, please click here: https://www.rcdvictoria.org/events/2025-christmas-mass-times
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~ Jean Allen Just like us, Mary and Joseph had their life plans. And, just like what often happens to us, their plans were disturbingly upended and they were thrown into a set of confusing circumstances that called for stark faith that God was in control. Sure, it’s great to have a name for the…
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Dear Catholic friends,I am so happy to be able to share the list of Christmas services for the Diocese and so am sending this off to you today. https://www.rcdvictoria.org/events/2025-christmas-mass-times We also have permission from Jean Allen, to include her reflections often found on the front of St Joseph the Worker’s bulletin, (see “the Wilderness Way” from…
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~ Jean Allen John was the last of the Old Testament prophets and his general perception of God was definitely Old Testament based. Therefore, he preached the wrath of God in a way that Jesus, who ushered in the New Testament, did not. John may have even been confused by Jesus’s ways of proclaiming the…
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St. Andrew’s Cathedral740 View Street, Victoria BCDec 15-23, 2024 at 7 PM This Christmas, join us for the 9-day Filipino tradition, Simbang Gabi. This novena reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas — faith, hope and the joy of His coming.
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~ Jean Allen Isaiah actually didn’t say, the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord,’ What’s written in Isaiah is, “the voice one crying: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord.” It would seem the difference is miniscule yet it indicates that John was not just…
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In case you are not on their mailing list, here’s the latest from the RC Diocese of Victoria Chancery.Dear friends, We have three items to share with you today: 1) All are invited to join “A Gift of Silent Reflection,” an online Diocesan Year-End Examen on Saturday, December 13, from 10:30–11:30 am. This 500-year-old Ignatian…
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November 28th, 2025. We slowly gathered in the pews of St. Joseph the Worker Parish during weekly Friday adoration. I flitted around a bit, checking with Fr. Alfredo that our timing would still work and that we had enough copies of the Jubilee Prayer I found posted on the Vatican website. Then I took the…
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Well, not live today: Pope Leo was recorded live in conversation with the youth at the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday, November 21st . What can youth do today to help the church today to “strengthen the church now and in the years to come?” Pope Leo says by getting…
