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Saint Patrick's Basilica has a long history in the City of Ottawa, being its first English-speaking Roman Catholic
Parish. Your Church was completed in 1875 and was declared a Basilica on Saint Patrick's Day, March 1995.
Beautiful as it is, Saint Patrick's Basilica is primarily a place of worship and repentance - Catholics citywide
make use of the confessional at St.Patrick's. It also serves the downtown core and offers Masses
before work (7:00a.m., 8:00a.m.), during lunch (12:15p.m.), and after the workday (4:30p.m.), with confessions
before each service.. For directions click
here.
In this Gospel passage Our Lord points out one of the deep mysteries of our existence: the problem of evil.
We are tempted to be scandalized by evil men who thrive and destroy the innocent, and natural disasters make no distinction between
the good and the bad.
To avoid such a scandal, we have to be aware of the supreme holiness of God, and that we have to conform to His standards and not
ours: as the heavens are above the earth, so are God's ways above our ways.
God disclosed His Holiness to Moses when He spoke out of the burning bush, and revealed that He is the very ground of reality: no
created concept could do Him justice, and there is no appeal to a higher justice.
God's final answer to suffering was to endure suffering and death on the Cross Himself in order to free all mankind.
Who are we to tell God how to deal with evil: we are dealing with a much higher logic than we can grasp.
Click the play button to listen to Fr. Martin Hilbert's profound homily.
Link to mp3 file
Hymns as sung by the 11:00 am Choir.
Processional: O CROSS OF CHRIST ,
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Offertory: FROM THE DEPTHS OF SIN ,
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Communion 1: O SACRED HEAD SURROUNDED ,
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Communion 2: GODHEAD HERE IN HIDING ,
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Communion 3: ADOREMUS TE CHRISTE ,
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Recessional: LIFT HIGH THE CROSS ,
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Basilica Adult Faith Series
UPON THIS ROCK:
Reflections of a Recent Convert
Saturday, March 13th, at 7 p.m. in the Scavi of Saint Patrick's Basilica:
IAN HUNTER
Professor Emeritus, University Of Western Ontario
President, Hunter Arbitration/Mediation Services
London, Ontario.
Why would someone, at age 61, leave his church to become a Roman Catholic? ...especially someone like author, professor, and lawyer Ian Hunter,
whose upbringing was in an Evangelical Protestantism that considered Catholicism an abomination and the Pope likely the Antichrist?
What culture shock awaits the recent Protestant convert? Come and hear Ian Hunter speak to these questions and more.
Feast Of Saint Patrick
We will celebrate an additional Mass on
Saint Patrick's Day Wednesday March 17th, at 10:30 am.
This is in addition to our regularly scheduled Masses.
NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH STARTS MARCH 10TH
Take part in the Novena to St. Joseph on Parliament Hill...Click HERE for info
To learn more on this great saint and on why he should be honoured, click HERE.
Every Sunday At 4:30 PM, During Lent
Mass In Latin At Saint Patrick's Basilica
Every Sunday afternoon throughout Lent (including Palm Sunday) at 4:30 pm there will be a recited Mass, celebrated in Latin, at the Basilica.
March 2010 - Overview for the Month
The month of March is dedicated to
St. Joseph, whose feast-day falls on March 19th.
A faithful man shall be greatly praised; and he that is the keeper of his Lord shall be glorified.
For overview of month, including Papal Intentions, click HERE.

We live in a secular culture. The attitude of many towards Christianity is scepticism if not outright rejection. Surveys indicate that
atheism is a growing concern.
Question: What are you doing to address the issue?
We all receive the following admonition in 1 Peter 3: "Should anyone ask you for the reason for this
hope of yours, be ever ready to reply, but speak gently and respectfully."
Are you ready to explain and defend the basic tenets of our faith? Are you equipped to articulate our faith?
Dr. Tim Lau will be offering seven Wednesday sessions beginning on February 24th,
and ending April 7th. These sessions will provide you with a foundation to conform to St. Peter's admonition. Each
session will be held in the Basilica Scavi (basement), from 7:30 to 8:30pm
...click HERE for details.
All are welcome.
Click HERE to view lecture slides, or to listen to recordings.
Benedict XVI's Lenten Message 2010
"The justice of God has been manifested through faith in Jesus Christ."
Click HERE to read the Pope's message
Lenten Prayer Vigil Initiative to
Defend Life - Save the Unborn

Come pray with us
The Helpers of God's Precious Infants, a new pro-life ministry in
Ottawa is dedicated to maintaining a prayerful presence in front of abortion sites. During Lent, a prayer vigil is being held in front of
the abortuary at 65 Bank Street, three days a week, during the hours when the abortions take place. The prayer vigils will take place
from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays,
During those periods, people will be there, praying for the unborn, their mothers and fathers, abortion workers and those who pass
by - often indifferent to this great injustice. Such public witnessing has been instrumental in changing the hearts of some women
seeking abortions, thereby saving babies. Also workers in the abortion industry have quit there jobs because of these actions.
- What better Lenten prayer initiative?
You can register for the prayer vigil or find out more about the Helpers of God's Precious Infants
at www.helpersottawa.org or by calling
Campaign Life Coalition, 613-729-0379.
Click HERE for more info.
Free Electronic Books Available
Over 100 books are available on our Web Portal in PDF format, including the Sermons of the Cure of Ars, the complete set of books by
GK Chesterton, as well as books by some of the Church Fathers such as Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Therese of Lisieux.
Click on E-books, also accessible on the left index.
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Random quote from
St. John Vianney"Before leaving the church, do not fail to thank God for the graces He has just given you
and go straight home, fully occupied with the thoughts of what you have seen and heard."
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