JANUARY 24, 2021
Every year, Christians around the world are invited to celebrate a Week of Prayer for the unity of all Christians
Every year, Christians around the world are invited to celebrate a Week of Prayer for the unity of all Christians, to reflect on scripture together, to participate in jointly-organized ecumenical services, and to share fellowship.
The international resources for 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been prepared by the Monastic Community of Grandchamp in Switzerland, a group of religious sisters from different church traditions brought together by a common vocation of prayer, community life and hospitality and by their commitment to Christian unity.
The 2021 theme – Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit (John 15:5-9) – calls us to pray and to work for reconciliation and unity in the church, with our human family, and with all of creation.
Drawing on the Gospel image of vine and branches, it invites us to nourish unity with God and with one another through contemplative silence, prayer, and common action.
Sunday, January 24, 2021, 3:00 p.m. the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism calls for a moment of prayer to be held on Zoom or YouTube.
In order to participate, kindly Register here >>
JANUARY 24, 2021
Sunday of the Word of God. January 24, 2021
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Motu proprio “Aperuit Illis”, published on September 30, 2019 established that, “the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God”.
To access online resources designed for and individuals, religious communities, discussion groups and families desiring to meditate and understand, to celebrate and bear witness to the mercy of God, visit the Canadian Bible Society.
JANUARY 24, 2021
Presentation: Pope Francis’ Encyclical on fraternity and social friendship, Fratelli tutti
Sunday, January 31, 2021, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.:
Event organized by the Office of Cultural and Ritual Communities and Youth Ministry.
In this virtual conference, Father Fabio Baggio, undersecretary of the Vatican’s Migrants and Refugees Section, will offer a presentation on Pope Francis’s Encyclical on fraternity and social friendship, Fratelli tutti.
The conference will be held in English with simultaneous translation in French.
>> Register here
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