The current pandemic is an opportunity for all of us to gather in prayer at home. Below are a few resources to aid you on your spiritual journey during these difficult times. More resources will constantly be made available throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Make this a go-to place!
Year-Round Resources
An Act of Spiritual Communion by Salt + Light Media
COVID–19 UPDATE: As of Thursday, November 12, all public assemblies (including Masses, both Sunday and weekday) are suspended in all Manitoban parishes, and will be such until further notice. At this time, Archbishop Albert has granted all the Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Saint Boniface dispensation from their Sunday obligation (cf. Code of Canon Law, 87). Our Archdiocese has published the document, Code Red Alert COVID-19 Clarifications For Parishes to provide guidance to its parishes while the Province of Manitoba is in the critical (red) level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System. To view this document, click here.
Archdiocesan Sunday Masses will be livestreamed from Saints-Martyrs-Canadians parish every Sunday morning, in French at 9:00 a.m. and in English at 10:30 a.m. These liturgies can be viewed on the Saint-Martyrs-Canadiens YouTube channel or the Archdiocesan Facebook page.
Help Next Door MB is Manitobans helping Manitobans! Help Next Door MB is a network of helpers coming together as a community. If you are a volunteer ready to provide your support, or someone who needs a helping hand through these difficult times, this platform can connect you. Click here for more information.
The Year of St. Joseph - Find a place for Saint Joseph this year! As we come to the end of our Christmas season and we pack up the nativity scenes once again, consider keeping Saint Joseph out for the year. On the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pope Pius IX’s declaration of Saint Joseph as patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis proclaimed a special “year of Saint Joseph'' from Dec. 8, 2020 - Dec. 8, 2021. We invite you to keep your figurine of Saint Joseph in a place to remind you of our patron Saint and watch for more ways to pray with Saint Joseph and grow in simple holiness with his example. Click here to learn more about the Year of Saint Joseph.
Archdiocesan Sunday Masses will be livestreamed from Saints-Martyrs-Canadians parish every Sunday morning, in French at 9:00 a.m. and in English at 10:30 a.m. These liturgies can be viewed on the Saint-Martyrs-Canadiens YouTube channel or the Archdiocesan Facebook page.
Help Next Door MB is Manitobans helping Manitobans! Help Next Door MB is a network of helpers coming together as a community. If you are a volunteer ready to provide your support, or someone who needs a helping hand through these difficult times, this platform can connect you. Click here for more information.
The Year of St. Joseph - Find a place for Saint Joseph this year! As we come to the end of our Christmas season and we pack up the nativity scenes once again, consider keeping Saint Joseph out for the year. On the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pope Pius IX’s declaration of Saint Joseph as patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis proclaimed a special “year of Saint Joseph'' from Dec. 8, 2020 - Dec. 8, 2021. We invite you to keep your figurine of Saint Joseph in a place to remind you of our patron Saint and watch for more ways to pray with Saint Joseph and grow in simple holiness with his example. Click here to learn more about the Year of Saint Joseph.
January Resources & Living Ordinary Time
Busted Halo: This New Year's, Try a Spiritual Diet - Veronica Szczygiel shares a few spiritual practices that brought her peace during the pandemic which she recommends trying in the New Year.
Busted Halo: Start the New Year with Mary - Gretchen Crowder reminds us that Mary is an essential part of the Christmas story, and invites us to contemplate Mary as we begin the New Year.
Busted Halo: 7 Saints to Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions - Susan Anthony shares 7 Saints to help you stay on track with your New Year's Resolutions.
Busted Halo: Ordinary Time, Extraordinary Possibilities - "If I was to ask anyone at my school what season of the year it is, I’d hear the same loud, joyful response: “It’s summer!” Students, faculty, and staff alike long for a break from the intensity of the school year’s demands, the opportunity to spend more time with friends and family, and the warm sunshine throughout the long days and firefly decorated evenings. But as Catholics, we know that it’s more than just summertime. It’s also the season of “Ordinary Time” in the liturgical year."
Life Teen: 2020: Finding the Gratitude in the Small Matters
Salt + Light Media: Hymns From Home - Even though we can't gather together to sing at this time, we can still join together to praise our Lord through song at home! Every other Tuesday, Salt and Light media is live on Facebook with their “Hymns from Home” series. Each episode features a different Catholic artist singing familiar hymns and original songs.
Word on Fire Blog: 2021 Resolutions Will Need to Look Back, and Move Forward, With Christ - Rachel Bulman shares how to make meaningful New Year's Resolutions for 2021.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated around the world from January 18th – 25th. 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. Canadian resources for 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been prepared by an ecumenical WPCU Writing and Animation Team of volunteers from member churches of The Canadian Council of Churches working in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Ecumenisim and the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism. Visit their website to explore the resources prepared by the team.
Busted Halo: Start the New Year with Mary - Gretchen Crowder reminds us that Mary is an essential part of the Christmas story, and invites us to contemplate Mary as we begin the New Year.
Busted Halo: 7 Saints to Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions - Susan Anthony shares 7 Saints to help you stay on track with your New Year's Resolutions.
Busted Halo: Ordinary Time, Extraordinary Possibilities - "If I was to ask anyone at my school what season of the year it is, I’d hear the same loud, joyful response: “It’s summer!” Students, faculty, and staff alike long for a break from the intensity of the school year’s demands, the opportunity to spend more time with friends and family, and the warm sunshine throughout the long days and firefly decorated evenings. But as Catholics, we know that it’s more than just summertime. It’s also the season of “Ordinary Time” in the liturgical year."
Life Teen: 2020: Finding the Gratitude in the Small Matters
Salt + Light Media: Hymns From Home - Even though we can't gather together to sing at this time, we can still join together to praise our Lord through song at home! Every other Tuesday, Salt and Light media is live on Facebook with their “Hymns from Home” series. Each episode features a different Catholic artist singing familiar hymns and original songs.
Word on Fire Blog: 2021 Resolutions Will Need to Look Back, and Move Forward, With Christ - Rachel Bulman shares how to make meaningful New Year's Resolutions for 2021.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated around the world from January 18th – 25th. 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. Canadian resources for 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been prepared by an ecumenical WPCU Writing and Animation Team of volunteers from member churches of The Canadian Council of Churches working in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Ecumenisim and the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism. Visit their website to explore the resources prepared by the team.
