St. Mary's Catholic Church
511 4th St W T1R1B5 Brooks, AB, Canada

Today is the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life! Join Sr. Mary Elisabeth in praying and giving thanks for the gift of vocation to the Consecrated Life. #CatholicYYC https://loom.ly/WMVQNH4

Today our Saviour was presented in the temple. Let us adore him as we pray: Lord, may our eyes see your saving power. #CatholicYYC

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Women. Suffering. Violence. Too often, we see these three words together in the news. As if this weren’t enough, the pandemic has caused abuse to increase. How ...can we repair this damage? You can begin by responding to the call for help that comes to us from women who suffer any kind of violence: HELP. As Pope Francis says, If we want a better world, that will be a peaceful home and not a battlefield, we all need to do a lot more for the dignity of each woman. Get into action, sharing The Pope Video on all your social networks! Make the Holy Father’s message denouncing this evil reach many people. #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ThePopeVideo Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network - Vatican See more

When Paul offers us the hope of being free of anxieties, he is not suggesting the world will be without worries. He is suggesting that the more our hearts are f...ixed on Jesus, the more we will grow into allowing the Lord to carry our burdens. While Paul applies this to marriage having more worldly worries than single people might, his teaching is far more significant when we apply it (married or single) to God’s longing to free us. We are, as the Psalm notes, the people who have seen light in the darkness. If the demons can recognize God’s power, should we not also see it and call on it? God wants to set us free from worry and weariness. If we are struggling to receive that freedom, we can and should reach out for help. See a spiritual director, call a therapist, do the things necessary for mental, emotional, spiritual and physical wellness. Seek God’s healing in all the places it can be found. His abundant life includes our freedom, and He will carry us through it, if we let Him. Prayer of the Faithful: For freedom from our heavy burdens and light in the darkness, we pray to the Lord. Healing Jesus, help us see where we have been enslaved and weighed down by burdens you want to lift from us. Give us the courage to set them before you and allow you to lift them with us and from us. May we seek the healing and freedom you desire for us. Amen. #CatholicYYC #SundayMass Reflection: CCCB

The City of Brooks currently has 43 active cases of COVID-19. We’re all tired of COVID-19, but this fight is far from over. We need to keep doing the right thin...gs to prevent the spread. Maintain a physical distance. Wear a mask. Stay home if you're feeling sick. Keep washing or sanitizing your hands. Remember, we’re all in this together. Stay strong. Stay safe. Stay informed at Alberta.ca/COVID19.

*Test Livestream* This is the recorded stream of the Sunday Holy Mass (Nov. 22, 2020).

*Test Livestream 2* This is a live video feed of the holy masses at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Brooks, Alberta.

*Test Livestream* Due to low internet upload speeds, livestream feed was stopped. This is the recorded stream of the Nov. 17th, Tuesday Holy Mass. Thank you.