3 April 2026 – Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25, 13-17; Jn 18:1–19:42 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ The World in which Jesus lived was full of crosses. This was how Roman imperial power executed those who had no rights—non-citizens who […]

Maundy Thursday 2025 Christ Church Cathedral Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you this night for the institution of the new covenant, for the Last Supper at which you shared your body and your blood. Just as you hungered and thirsted to bring about your kingdom, help us as we share communion together to hunger […]

Lent 5 Isaiah 43:16-21; Ps 126; Phil 3: 4b-14; John 12:1-8 Rev’d Dr. Deborah Meister It’s been another difficult week. I have the feeling we’re going to be tired of difficult weeks long before we run out of them. The headlines were a bit apocalyptic: depending which newspaper you looked at, you saw something like […]

Lent 1 Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16;Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 The Venerable Ralph Leavitt, Honorary Associate Priest

Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58.1-12 – PSALM 103.8-18 – 2 Cor 5.20b-6.10 – Mathieu 6.1-6, 16-21 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector ‘Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?’ We come from many places and backgrounds, some of us were born in Montreal, others […]

Clergy in the diocese were on retreat for two days at the beginning of the week, and we gathered with the Bishop for a period of silence which concluded with the renewal of our ordination vows and the blessing of the oils of healing and Chrism for the coming year. To aid our reflection, we […]

Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 20:1-17; Ps 19; 1 Cor 1:18-25; John 2: 13-22 The Rev’d Dr. Deborah Meister, ODM This week, a devastating scene unfolded in Gaza — one of so many others.  As conditions approached mass starvation, a large convoy of food trucks entered Gaza City. It was actually the second convoy; the […]

Lent 5 Jeremiah 31:31-34 – PSALM 119.9-16 – Hebrews 5:5-10 – John 12:20-33 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be Glorified’ It was obvious that something was afoot when some strangers from Greece, who were in Jerusalem at the time of the Passover, […]

The Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 17:1-7,15-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38 The Venerable Ralph Leavitt, Honorary Associate Priest Isn’t it amazing how life can change in an instant! It seems to me that this week’s readings speak loudly not only of how peoples’ lives can change dramatically, but also of how people, in […]

240107 Epiphany 3 Genesis 9:8-17– Ps 25.1-9 – 1 Peter 3:18-22– Marc 1:9-15 “This (rainbow) is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.” (Gen 9.17) Rainbows have a powerful effect on us. Even though we know that they result from the diffraction of […]

Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:1-12; Ps 103:8-18; 2 Cor 5:20b-6:10; Matt 6:1-6, 16-21 The Rev’d Dr. Deborah Meister I’m not going to say Happy Valentine’s Day! The internet is having a field day about the convergence of these two dates — the Day of Abstinence and the Day of Anything But — but I think it’s […]

Matthew 21.1-6; Philippians 2:5-11; Psalm 31:9-16; Matthew 26:14–27:54 The news these past ten days brought into sharp relief once again the plight of those who are looking for a better life for themselves and their families, away from fear, persecution, poverty and death. First a surprise announcement of a long-discussed deal between the Canadian and […]