St. Mary's Parish, Vancouver

Choosing the Better PartThe story of Martha and Mary is one we are all familiar with and, like the story of the Good Samaritan ...

We have the well-known parable of the good Samaritan for this 15th Sunday. It is well known because it is relevant at any time,...

Pastor’s Corner 06.07.2025 This Sunday’s readings invite us to reflect on our call to mission, the joy of God’s presence, and ...

Pastor’s Corner 29.06.2025Solemnity of Sts. Peter and PaulSt. Peter and St. Paul are the principal pillars of the Church. That ...

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ For over two thousand years, the Church has been inviting us to reenact and celebr...

Pastor’s Corner 15.06.2025 “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” Amen.That brief, familiar praye...

Gratitude at 35 Years of Priesthoodby Father Gabriel, OP This June 9, I will celebrate 35 years since the Lord ordained me to ...

Pastor’s Corner 01.06.2025 Jesus’ Ascension is our connection to heaven This Sunday we celebrate the solemnity of our Lord’s ...

Peace that the world cannot giveAs we reflect on the Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Gospel reading from John 14:23-29 offers profo...

Call to love as Jesus lovedThe Gospel for this Sunday goes back (Jn 13,1 31-35) to the night that Jesus was betrayed. We do thi...

Pastor’s Corner 11.05.2025The Fourth Sunday of Easter, known as Good Shepherd Sunday, is also the “World Day of Prayer for Voca...

A moment of silence

Pope Francis (1936- 2025) Pope Francis was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 17th December 1936. He was born as Jorge Mario B...

Dear brothers and sistersI wish you all a very happy Easter. May the Risen Christ enlighten your hearts and minds and grant you...

Pastor’s Corner 13.04.2025 With the celebration of Palm Sunday, the commemoration Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, the Church ente...

Pastor’s Corner 06.04.2025Once a penitent approached me for a confession. As he entered, he began to tell me: “Don’t judge me. ...

Pastor’s Corner 30.03.2025Would you return and ask for forgiveness from someone you’ve hurt?The gospel for this fourth Sunday o...

Pastor’s Corner 23.03.2025 Woman at the well The gospel reading for this 3rd Sunday of Lent is the Samaritan woman at the wel...

Pastor’s Corner 16.03.2025 The gospel of this Sunday is the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus on mount Tabor. About a week...

Pastor’s Corner 09.03.2025The gospel for this first Sunday of Lent narrates the temptation of Jesus in the desert. Jesus was te...

WELCOMEArchbishop Richard W. SmithNew Archbishop of the Archdiocese of VancouverArchbishop Richard W. Smith was born in Halifax...

Pastor’s Corner 16. 02.2025 | On BeatitudesWe all know of people who, whenever they can, debunk religion, particularly Christia...

Pastor’s Corner 09.02.2025This Sunday’s Gospel passage recounts the miraculous catch of fish by Jesus’ first disciples. The suc...

Pastor’s Corner 02.02.2025Feast of the Presentation of the Lord!This Sunday the Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation...

Pastor’s Corner 26.01.2025St. Paul tells us in the second reading of this Sunday(1Cor12:12-30)  that we are all baptized into o...

Pastor’s Corner 19.02.2025 - The First Miracle of JesusAccording to the Gospel of John, soon after His baptism when Jesus was d...

Pastor’s Corner 12.01.2025Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of HopeJubilee 2025 was proclaimed by Pope Francis in the Papal Bull Spes Non ...

Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope A Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church is a special year of grace and reconciliation. Presently,...

Pope Francis opens Holy Door inaugurating 2025 JubileePope Francis opens the Holy Door of Saint Peter's Basilica thereby offici...

Pastor’s Corner 22.12.2024 As Christians, we are called to take Christ to others; To bring others to experience Christ by our ...

Pastor’s Corner 15.12.2024As we come closer to the feast of Christmas, the church encourages us to rejoice because God is about...

Pastor’s Corner 08.12.2024 On this second Sunday of Advent, the message from the readings is: “Prepare a way for the Lord, mak...

Pastor’s Corner 01.12.2024 As we light the first candle on our Advent wreath, I wish all of you a fruitful time of preparation...

Pastor’s Corner 24.11.2024 At the end of the liturgical year, we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. But Christ’s kingship...

Pastor’s Corner 17.11.2024The last Sunday of the liturgical year in ordinary time is the 33rd Sunday of the year. Next Sunday, ...

On this thirty-second Sunday of ordinary time, the church encourages us to learn and appreciate the virtues of generosity and h...

Pastor’s Corner 27.10.2024 There are other stories in the gospel about blind people being healed, but the one about Bartimaeus...

It gives me tremendous joy to say that St. Mary’s parish is 101 years young and is going from strength to strength. Tomorrow, 2...

World Mission Sunday 2024Catholics all over the world observe today as World Mission Sunday. This annual observance was institu...

This week we commemorate two events: Thanksgiving Day (14th) and World Mission Sunday(20Th). We are called to thank the Lord fo...

Pastor’s Corner 06.10.2024 The readings for this Sunday focus on the creation of man and woman as the crown of creation and th...

In the gospel of this Sunday, Jesus tells us in clear terms that we cannot claim entitlement to him just because we are believi...

Pastor’s Corner 22.09.2024This Sunday’s gospel starts with the sentence: “After leaving the mountain Jesus and His disciples we...

Pastor’s Corner 15.09.2024“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wis...

Pastor’s Corner 8.09.2024Dear Parishioners and visitors to the Parish,I thought of using this space in the bulletin to give you...

The parish bulletin is back after the summer break. Hope you all are continuing to enjoy the beautiful summer days. We have bee...

Dear Parishioners and Friends of the Parish,The readings for this Sunday point towards the aspect of meal, unity and God’s gene...

Dear Parishioners and friends of the parish,Last week’s Gospel reading narrated the sending out of the apostles two by two. And...

Below is the second part of the article on Eucharist by Fr. Gabriel OP. This is published in two parts on our Parish bulletin t...

Dear Parishioners and friends,In the coming couple of Pastor’s Corner on our Parish bulletin I would like us to contemplate on ...

The first reading of this Sunday (Wis 1:13-13, 23-24) speaks about how God values human life and it says “God did not make deat...

The central theme of this week’s liturgy is the TRUST in God. It is essential for our relationship with God, one another and it...

The gospel of this Sunday begins with the sentence, “…..and (Jesus) began to teach them using many parables”. Parables hold imm...

In this Pastor’s Corner, I want to speak about the first reading of this Sunday (Genesis 3:8-15). It’s a lovely piece of conver...

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristThe solemnity of Corpus Christi celebrates Christ’s gift of the Eucharist, t...

Heavenly Father,Send forth your Holy Spirit, Light of Radiant Joy, to take possession of our hearts!As we celebrate the great f...

The fourth Sunday of Easter sets our focus on Jesus, the Good Shepherd. We are also reminded of our duty to pray for vocations ...

This Sunday’s Gospel passage begins with the words: “God so loved the world that He sent the only begotten Son.” I wonder how m...

Since year 2000 the Catholic Church celebrates second Sunday of Easter as the Divine Mercy Sunday. The readings for this Sunday...

Holy Week: time of special graceDear Parishioners,We are in the Holy Week. These are the most profound and meaningful days of o...

Many times, we hear people saying I want to see Jesus, or I have seen Jesus. It is natural for those who know and love Jesus, t...

Father Gabriel (Gabriel de Chadarévian) is a religious priest belonging to the Order of Preachers (O.P.) or Dominican Friars. H...

Retreat Dates: March 3-8, 2024 March 3 - 7pm: Retreat Mass • The Parish Mission starts with a special Mass, setting the tone ...

On this second Sunday of Lent, we are invited by the Lord to take up a journey to mount Tabor to witness His Transfiguration, a...

Once again, we have entered the season of Lent, a period of grace and opportunity. This period is a sign of God’s care and conc...

This week we will be, once again, entering the Lenten season. The season of Lent is probably best known as the season of fastin...

With little fanfare, Pope Francis officially opened the Year of Prayer after Mass for the church's celebration of Sunday of the...

There are a lot of things that have happened in the life and call of Prophet Jonah before this reading (Jonah 3:1-5,10). His ev...

Early in November, Holy Father Pope Francis announced that the year 2024, in preparation for the Jubilee 2025, would be dedicat...

This Sunday we celebrate the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. The word epiphany means manifestation. As St. Paul puts it ...

Dear Parishioners and friends,This is the last Pastor’s Corner for this year as we break for Christmas holidays and thus is the...

The third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete Sunday, and holds a significant place in the liturgical calendar, marking a joyful...

The Second Sunday of Advent, the emphasis begins to shift from the Lord’s final coming in glory to his coming in human flesh. E...

St. Mary's Parish Faith Study series

This Sunday, by lighting the first candle on the wreath, we are ushering in the Advent season. The first candle symbolizes HOPE...

Dei Verbum-Vat II Dei Verbum - Word of GodGaudium et SpesGaudium et spes - the Church in the Modern WorldLumen GentiumLumen Gen...

In two weeks, we will be celebrating the great feast of Pentecost, Jesus’ promised gift of the Holy Spirit. The readings of thi...

I want to focus our attention to the first reading (Acts 6:1-7) of this Sunday, the fifth Sunday of Easter. It starts with the ...

For this Sunday, third week of Easter, we have the Emmaus story by St. Luke.  On the Sunday of the Resurrection two disciples o...

Chocolates are great “ice-breaker” on the street.  Please bring your donation to the parish office during office hours 
or giv...

We are entering into a most beautiful and meaningful time in the liturgical year: the Holy Week.  Some of the first uses of th...

Development and Peace – Caritas Canada is pleased to provide these Family Reflection Tools for the Sundays of Lent. These weekl...

If there’s one character in the Bible who’s truly underrated, it’s probably Saint Joseph. He is Jesus’s earthly father, but som...

“How will I thank the Lord for his goodness to me?” Ps 116Dear parishioners,As I sit down to write my last pastor’s corner, I f...

“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied… Woe to you who are filled now, for you will be hungry.” Lk 6, 2...

“No slave can serve two masters…You cannot serve both God and wealth.” Lk 16,13Dear parishioners,Luke’s gospel provokes in us t...

“But Moses implored the Lord his God, … And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people...

“I am sending him back to you… I wanted to keep him with me, so that he might be of service to me…But I am sending him back to ...

“To the humble the Lord reveals his secrets…By the humble he is glorified.” Si 3,20Dear parishioners,No one should be more humb...

“I am coming to gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and shall see my glory, and I will set a sign among them.” ...

“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit, and set my feet upon...

“Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better par...

‘’The Law of the Lord is perfect, the decrees of the Lord are sure, the precepts of the Lord are right, the commandment of the ...

“When you send forth your Spirit, they are created;And you renew the face of the earth.” Ps 104 Dear parishioners, Pentecost!...

“He ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. ‘You will be baptized with the Holy S...

“The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I h...

“I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘See, ...