St.Leonard Parish

During these extraordinary times when church services are not available due to COVID-19, Living with Christ is pleased to offer FREE Daily Mass texts, available here: https://www.livingwithchrist.ca/index.php/intentions

SOCIAL JUSTICE CHAMPION WANTED! Development and Peace - Caritas Canada is looking for passionate and dynamic Campaign Officer - Advocacy and Mobilization to hel...p inform, inspire and mobilize Canadians around social, ecological and economic justice issues and to amplify our synergies with civil society groups. APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 20. Apply now, or tell a friend: https://www.devp.org/en/jobs/com-cpm-01-21

Nous sommes à la recherche d'une personne dynamique et engagée pour devenir notre prochaine personne chargé.e de campagne - plaidoyer et mobilisation. À ce post...e, tu mettras ton talent, ton expertise et ta créativité à contribution afin d'informer et d'inspirer les Canadiennes et les Canadiens et les mobiliser autour des enjeux de justice sociale. Si tu crois posséder toutes les compétences requises, envoie-nous ton CV sans plus tarder https://www.devp.org/fr/jobs/com-cpm-01-21 See more

Today we remember the arrival of the Wise Men. On this day, it is also tradition to have a home blessing. Here is a Blessing of the House for Epiphany All: Make... the Sign of the Cross. Head of Household: Peace be to this house and to all who dwell here, in the name of the Lord. All: Blessed be God forever. Reader: Read John 1:1-14 - In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

This #InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen, we salute the efforts of our partner, Fanm Deside, to bring dignity, independence and hope to wom...en in #Haiti. Timely and much-need support from Ministère des Relations internationales allows Development and Peace - Caritas Canada to continue supporting them, even in this #pandemic time. Among their many excellent projects is the Magalie pour la Vie shelter, where women at risk of domestic violence are offered safety, solidarity, legal aid and skills training. Over time, with one another’s support, the women transform themselves from victims into empowered, active citizens and advocates for rights and justice.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES NEED HELP NOW! Five storms in under a month, including the season’s worst, #TyphoonGoni, and last week's #TyphoonVamco. 100+ dead;... thousands displaced; millions affected; over C$475 million in infrastructure and agriculture damage; massive disruptions of healthcare, power, water and telecom services. Our partners have done a rapid needs assessment. They have the experience, connections and capacity to respond effectively, but they need a hand. Read more: https://bit.ly/35FRYFI DONATE NOW: https://bit.ly/2IQ9f6p

#HurricaneEta has left 2.9 million affected by flooding in in #Honduras. 175,000 evacuated; 45,000 in temporary shelters; 103,000 stranded beyond contact; 64 co...nfirmed dead. Plus, #HurricaneIota about to hit. HURRICANE-HIT HONDURANS NEED HELP NOW: https://www.devp.org//ar/hurricane-hit-hondurans-need-help

Caritas means love. Our #foodHeroes in more than 200 countries deliver food and empower communities to produce their own food so people don’t go hungry. On this #WorldFoodDay, help us bring hope to our brothers and sisters who suffer from hunger http://bit.ly/34Z3g6b

When going to Mass and receiving the Eucharist is not possible, make an act of spiritual communion through this prayer from St. Alphonsus Liguori.

De nombreuses personnes dans le monde ont plus que jamais besoin de notre solidarité en raison de la pandémie de COVID-19. En cette #JournéeMondialeDesPauvres, ...nous vous invitons à contribuer aux efforts de Développement et Paix Caritas Canada pour aider les communautés les plus pauvres du Sud, car ce n’est qu’ensemble que nous pourrons nous rétablir des ravages de cette pandémie. Faites un don en ligne: devp.org See more

World Day of the Poor is this Sunday. Pope Francis summons us to stretch forth your hand to the poor (Sir 7:32) . This is an appropriate call for all of us i...n a year when many of us have closed ourselves away from the world to protect ourselves from the coronavirus pandemic. Tell us your journey of encounter with the poor and what you learn from them on the comments below. Our reflection: https://bit.ly/2K0RUrz

D&P is hiring, two jobs in Montreal and one in Toronto.

Félicitations aux organismes québécois de coopération internationale retenus pour recevoir un soutien financier pour leurs projets d'action humanitaire d’urge...nce au Liban, à la suite des terribles explosions qui ont dévasté #Beyrouth, le 4 août dernier. Il s'agit de : Développement et Paix - Caritas Canada Oxfam-Québec Humanité & Inclusion Canada - Humanity & Inclusion Canada Médecins du Monde Canada Health Partners International of Canada Collaboration Santé Internationale Découvrez les détails de leurs projets ici https://bit.ly/3nfnUHQ

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This #WorldDayofMigrantsandRefugees, Pope Francis calls for international cooperation, global solidarity and local commitment. Thanks to your donations and a ...@CanadaDevelopment grant, all three elements come together in #Bangladesh. We don’t impose design ideas on the community; we take their perspectives. We provide the materials they prefer, and train them to work as labourers. This gives them the opportunity for a little bit of earning. The people take ownership of their shelters and surroundings. It’s more sustainable that way. Abdullah Fuad, head, #Rohingya response program, Caritas Bangladesh Read all about it: https://bit.ly/307IvDZ

Did you sign our Solidarity Letter addressed to communities in the Brazilian Amazon who are risking their lives to defend this essential part of our common home...? Well, it's not too late! Sign here https://www.devp.org/en/campaign/forourcommonhome/action and join us for a special webinar on Oct. 4th, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, when we will do a virtual handover of the letters and discuss how we can act to defend the Amazon. https://us02web.zoom.us//3016006/WN_rl5bAozWRj6AN51baTvQxQ See more

Droughts, floods, rising sea levels, land degradation and storms, cause millions of people to leave their homes every year, moving either within their own count...ry or abroad. Caritas is joining together with other co-hosts to discuss and promote political and legal protections for people who are forced to flee their homes and lands because of climate change. Join our webinar on 24th September at 3pm CET https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9IhzcJI2T3CF51pb4xWPBA Together we can make a difference to many people's lives!

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HOW TO LIVE #LAUDATOSI? Five years ago, @popefrancis penned the landmark encyclical, #LaudatoSi. It called for an ecological conversion; a restoration of humank...ind’s communion with nature; and a more socially, economically and ecologically just reorganization of society. But how to actually do that? Now, the Interdicasterial Working Group of the Holy See on Integral Ecology has released a guide to identify and to propose some lines of action. Get JOURNEYING TOWARDS CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME: FIVE YEARS AFTER LAUDATO SI’ at https://www.devp.org/en/laudatosi.

Dominican Sister Helen Alford talks about the value of Catholic social teaching for a world facing a variety of challenges.