Pentecost 6 Zechariah 9:9-12 – Psalm 145:8-14 – Romans 7:15-25a – Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 It is good to be back after a couple of weeks away visiting my mother in Bordeaux and also taking some time to find quietness and beauty in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain, taking the opportunity of […]
Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19 – Psalm 139 – Romans 8:12-25 – Matthew 13.24-30; 36-43 Anyone who has been looking at our lawn on the cathedral side on Av. Union will have been wondering what is going on. As the construction zone dedicated to the restoration of our spire finally moved out, new fences were […]
Trinity Sunday Genesis 1:1-2:4a – Psalm 8 – 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 – Matthew 28:16-20 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector ‘Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I […]
230512 Easter 6 A EN Alleluia, Christ is Risen. The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia. ‘“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.’ (John 14.15). In our Easter cycle, leading up to the day of Pentecost, […]
230507 Easter 5 A EN Alleluia, Christ is Risen. The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia. ‘Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.’ (1 Pet. 2-10). Since Easter, we have tried to incorporate some reflections on the sacraments of […]
Alleluia, Christ is Risen. The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia. Well, what a week. After the joyful procession of Palm Sunday from Phillips Square on Sunday, it felt like Montreal embraced the spirit of despair of Holy Week as freezing rain turned the early indications of the arrival of spring into a week of darkness […]
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 […]
The Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60.1-6 – Psalm 72.1-7, 10-14 – Eph 3.1-12 – Matt 2.1-12 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector It is good to be here and celebrate the feast of the Epiphany, and especially to welcome Bishop Mary back at the Cathedral after her sabbatical period. It is also […]
Advent 3 Isaiah 35.1-10 – Magnificat – James 5.7-10 – Matthew 11.2-11 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ Well, we are now halfway through advent. This third Sunday, is known as “Gaudete” or “Rejoice” Sunday, because of the […]
Reign of Christ Jeremiah 23:1-6 – Psalm 46 – Colossians 1:11-20 – Luke 23:33-43 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector It is good to be here together today as we celebrate the the feast of Christ the King, or the Reign of Christ, the day when we specially celebrate our Cathedral bearing his […]
All Saints Luke 6: 20-31 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector Last weekend, a small group from the Cathedral spent some time on retreat at the Cistercian Abbey of Rougemont, in Montérégie. Rougemont is known as the capital of apples, and we were able to enjoy the vast orchards surrounding the Abbey and […]
The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector Twenty five years ago, on St Francis day, I and a group of sixteen deacons left the Southwark Diocese retreat house, in the hilly countryside of south London, England, near Gatwick airport. We had been there on retreat before our […]