The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John (the "Diocese") is recruiting a Director of Finance and Administration, located in Saint John, NB. This a rewarding and meaningful permanent full-time position at the Diocesan office and we are seeking a highly motivated, organized and detail-oriented individual who has their CPA designation and is interested in working in a faith-based Roman Catholic organization. For more details or to apply, please see the job advertisement.
My dearest brothers and sisters, with this letter I desire to reach you all – after having written already only to the bishops after the publication of the Motu Proprio Traditionis custodes – and I write to share with you some reflections on the liturgy, a dimension fundamental for the life of the Church. The theme is vast and always deserves an attentive consideration in every one of its aspects. Even so, with this letter I do not intend to treat the question in an exhaustive way. I simply desire to offer some prompts or cues for reflections that can aid in the contemplation of the beauty and truth of Christian celebration.
Très chers frères et sœurs, par cette lettre, je désire vous rejoindre tous - après avoir déjà écrit uniquement aux évêques après la publication du Motu Proprio Traditionis custodes - et je vous écris pour partager avec vous quelques réflexions sur la liturgie, dimension fondamentale pour la vie de l’Église. Le sujet est vaste et mérite d’être examiné attentivement sous tous ses aspects : toutefois, dans cette lettre, je n’ai pas l’intention de traiter la question de manière exhaustive. Je souhaite plutôt offrir quelques pistes de réflexion qui puissent aider à la contemplation de la beauté et de la vérité de la célébration chrétienne.
Bishop Christian Riesbeck, CC continues confirming young Catholics in their Christian faith, with the Sacrament of Confirmation celebrated recently at Saint Raphael’s Church of the Good Shepherd Parish in Blackville. The Saint John High School choir returned to public performance at Saint Rose of Lima Church, Holy Spirit Parish, West Saint John. Three local Catholic groups issued a joint bid to save Saint John the Baptist Cathedral Basilica as a Catholic church in the Archdiocese of St. John’s, NL. Basilians make their bicentennial pilgrimage to Rome and pray for Pope Francis’ knee, before his Canadian visit.
To aid in this Cathedral restoration effort, an annual collection will be taken up in the parishes on the weekend of the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), this year on June 18-19, 2022. I am asking you to prayerfully consider a generous personal donation towards this campaign. Gifts of either a one-time donation, multi-year pledge, securities, bequests or life insurance are a tremendous blessing and will aid significantly in the success of this campaign. This will be a multi-year process but God-willing, the good fruits of this effort will bless our diocese for generations to come.
Pour appuyer le projet de restauration de la Cathédrale, une collecte annuelle aura lieu dans les paroisses, le 18 et 19 juin cette année, à l’occasion de la Solennité du Saint-Sacrement du Corps et du Sang du Christ (la Fête-Dieu). Je vous demande de songer, dans un esprit de prière, à faire un don généreux à cette campagne. Que ce soit un don unique ou un engagement pour plusieurs années, un don de valeurs mobilières, sous la forme de legs, ou de prestations d'assurance-vie, tous ces dons seraient une immense bénédiction et contribueraient considérablement au succès de cette campagne. Ce projet s’étendra sur plusieurs années mais, si Dieu le veut, les bons fruits de cet effort béniront notre diocèse pour des générations à venir.
Earlier today, the Vatican formally announced that Pope Francis will travel to Canada from July 24-29, 2022. The historic visit, focused on Indigenous healing and reconciliation, will be the fourth papal journey to Canada and the first since Saint John Paul II’s visit in 2002.