https:\/\/ottawa.ca\/en\/city-hall\/mayor-and-city-councillors<\/a><\/p>\nWe have been through a lot in the past few months and for many of us our patience has been tried to the limit; at the same time we don\u2019t want anyone to get ill with COVID-19, especially the most vulnerable, and so are asked to wear a mask. \u00a0\u00a0You will be facing a new challenge when going to the bank, grocery store, or any indoor space in the city. \u00a0\u00a0At the same time we should be grateful that our Church is open for Mass and, despite the social distancing requirements, that we have access to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Confession, and Holy Communion.<\/p>\n
How are we to manage our emotions in unsettling times like these, when things seemed to be getting back to normal until, suddenly, we realize they are not?\u00a0 When news of this policy broke, I was advancing in my reading of a fine book published by Angelico Press called In Sinu Jesu \u2013 When Heart Speaks to Heart:\u00a0 The Journal of a Priest at Prayer<\/u> which was written by a Benedictine Monk who founded the traditional Silverstream Priory<\/em> in County Meath Ireland.\u00a0\u00a0 It is a diary of sorts recording inspirations received during Eucharistic Adoration, and a book which encourages priests to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament every day in order to renew their love for Our Lord and build up their interior life.\u00a0 The book is highly recommended by His Eminence Cardinal Burke, former head of the Roman Rota and Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.\u00a0 On p. 69 this monk shares an inspiration from Our Lord:<\/p>\n\u201cTrust Me with all the events of your life.\u00a0 I will not abandon you.\u00a0 You are Mine and I will not forsake you.\u00a0 The decisions of men are all in My hands.\u00a0 Nothing will befall you that I do not permit.\u00a0 I will give you My grace to accept the changing circumstances of your life.\u00a0 It is I who am behind all that happens to you.\u00a0 Nothing escapes My wisdom; nothing escapes My love; nothing escapes My omnipotence.\u00a0 Trust Me, and be at peace.\u00a0 I bless you with all the love of My Sacred Heart.\u00a0 Do not be afraid. \u00a0Tell Me again and again that you trust in My merciful love for you.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nSo as we try to process all these changes around us, and the inconveniences associated with them, let us all strive to supernaturalize them as best we can.\u00a0\u00a0 Because, in the end, Our Lord is the Lord of Heaven and Earth.\u00a0 Our life is in His hands.\u00a0 We have no better place to turn to than His Sacred Heart to help weather this storm and to be at peace within it.\u00a0 We should trust in Him.<\/p>\n
You remain in my prayers.<\/p>\n
In Corde Mariae,<\/p>\n
Abb\u00e9 Erik Deprey, FSSP
\nCur\u00e9<\/p>\n
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+JMJ Dear parishioners, By now you have probably heard in the news that Ottawa Public Health is imposing the wearing of masks for those entering indoor public spaces throughout the Ottawa Area, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.\u00a0 This mandatory policy includes places of worship.\u00a0 Ottawa Health expects the parish to inform parishioners of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7175"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13616,"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7175\/revisions\/13616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stclement-ottawa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}