Mother Church gives us every year the opportunity to celebrate Pentecost, fifty days after Easter in memory of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. But, this year, this feast was not celebrated in parishes as usual because of the disease commonly called Corona Virus or the Covid19. It came quite suddenly, changed the usual ritual of our celebrations and the very lifestyle of our societies. The disaster caused by this disease has affected most nations and its victims are increasing every day all over the world.  To avoid this wave of covid19 contamination, many countries have taken various preventive measures among which are a ban on going out, touching or greeting others, Church services are suspended, schools and universities have closed and students have been sent back to their families.

We're kicking off our new series on the Assumption family! In today's clip Sister Therese Duross, Religious of the Assumption, shares a fondest memory along her Assumption journey. Stay tuned for more upcoming clips on life in the Assumption.

The Province of North America celebrates the appointment of Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A. to a second term as Provincial by our Superior General, Fr. Benoît Grière, along with his council. Join us in prayer as he continues to passionately serve the Assumptionist mission and charism across Canada, Mexico and the United States.

We encourage you to leave a special note for Fr. Dennis in the comment section on Facebook!

"...that the face of Christ may become more radiant in our communities, shining out to those whom we serve in our parishes, our centers of faith formation, our educational institutions and in foundations yet to be born." - Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A.

When I was a kid, without giving it a whole lot of thought, we used to speak of “going to communion.” It amounted to leaving one’s pew at “communion time” to get the wafer. If that sounds crude, how’s this: we were always interested when the Church gave out stuff: ashes on Ash Wednesday, palms on Palm Sunday, and “communion,” alas, at every Mass. So much for the commodification of the liturgy.

Who knew that “going to communion” had untold depths of meaning? Of all the theological developments that helped prepare the liturgical renewal of the Second Vatican Council, the restoration and subsequent enrichment of the understanding of communion was of the first order of importance.  There was, to begin with, the connection between communion and life. The biblical teaching is oriented in this direction: where there is life rich in relationship, there is found life in the full. Where there is isolation, life seeps away.

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