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Holy Communion by Candlelight Rorate Caeli is Latin for “Drop down, ye heavens” and are the opening words of the Introit (which is an opening psalm or antiphon), the text from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 45:8. Rorate, caeli, desuper, et nubes pluant justum, aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem. Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened and bud forth a Savior. – Isaiah 45:8 "A Rorate Caeli Mass" - also known since the 8th Century as the Missa Aurea (Golden Mass) or the Missa Angelica , "is traditionally celebrated just before dawn in Advent as a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Mass is only lit by candles, representing Mary’s role in bringing the Light of the World into the darkness of the world." - National Shrine in Champion Photos by D. Duchesne Saint John Henry's in Victoria, a quasi-parish of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter hosted at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, is...

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Say a prayer for our priests, our beloved spiritual fathers who daily offer Divine Worship, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, for us and the whole world! Our priests are stationed on the front lines of a spiritual battle for the well being of souls. Pray the Holy Rosary! Entrust our priests to the care of Our Lady of Walsingham.

Recitation of the Holy Rosary with the Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman 9am to 9:20am in the Main (Upper) Church December 30th at Our Lady of Fatima Parish , Elk Lake Drive. Intentions Ordinariate Community: for the spiritual health of the priests and people of St. John The Evangelist Parish , Calgary. Diocesan Community: for the spiritual health of the Pastor, Fr. Scott Whittemore, and the people of Our Lady of Grace Parish , Saltspring Island, Diocese of Victoria, BC. For the personal intentions of those present during the Recitation and all those praying in solidarity.