Dear Parishioners,

The Gospel on this weekend could be divided in three topics: 1- The dwelling places; 2- The way and 3- the Father. 1- The dwelling places “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places” St. Thomas Aq. says that 1- The “Father’s house” is not only where he dwells, but He himself is the house. 2- The “dwelling places” are not physical rooms, but states of beatitude, fitting to each soul’s merit. Everyone will be perfectly happy, but the degree of that joy will correspond to the degree of love. 3- “many dwelling places” emphasizes the universality and generosity of salvation:“Christ speaks in this way so that no one may despair, thinking that the heavenly home is reserved for only a few. He says there are many dwelling places, to show that there is room for all the elect.” 4- “I go to prepare a place for you” ST. Thomas says: ‘He prepares the dwelling places by opening the way through His Passion and by meriting heavenly glory for us’  Jesus, by his Passion, Death and Resurrection, He merits to open the gates of Heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. Jesus from Heaven, prepares a place for us. The place is our own souls. The same soul we have now is the place He prepares to see God. He prepares it starting now in this life by our sharing of his passion. Then Jesus adds: “I will come back again and take you to myself” This means death, but a beautiful death because He says that He will come back, that is, He will be present at our death.

2- The way “‘Where I am going (Heaven) you know the way (Passion)’. Thomas said to him, ‘Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?’” Jesus affirms that they know the way and the destination. Thomas denies that they know the way and the destination. “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’” St. Thomas Aq. says: Christ is at once both the way and the destination. He is the way by reason of his human nature, and the destination by reason of his divinity. Therefore, as human, he says, “I am the way”; as God, he adds, “and the truth, and the life” The end is fittingly designated because happiness is ‘the contemplation of truth’ and ‘eternal life.’

“No one comes to the Father except through me” The way, which is Christ (his humanity), leads to the Father. Yet, because “the Father and the Son are one” (divinity), this way leads also to himself.

3- The Father “Philip said to him, ‘Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.’” Again, like with Thomas, Jesus affirms that they know the Father. Philip denies that they know Him. Christ could be known in a twofold way: 1- He could be known in his human nature, and everyone knew him this way. 2- But He could also be known as being of a divine nature, but they did not yet perfectly know him in this way. We know God is one in essence and nature. But three divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. So Jesus, the second person of the Trinity, shares with the Father and the Holy Spirit the same only divine nature. Because of this Jesus says  “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” Even though there are the Father and the Son (two persons), they are but one in essence and nature. The works of Jesus (through his humanity) are performed by the divinity which is one with the Father. Let us ask our Blessed Mother in this season of Easter we may long for the dwelling places in heaven.

Fr. Gaston Giacinti, IVE

WEEKLY NEWS

Friday Adoration at Sacred Heart – Change in time   Friday, Adoration and Confessions will be moved half hour earlier.
Therefore, Friday Adoration will now be from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Confessions from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Altar Boy Group at Sacred Heart – Updated Time

May we enter into the Spring/Summer Calendar. So, the meetings will be the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The following meeting will be Wednesday May 6th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

Catholic Missionary Children Oratory

All children ages 7 to 10 are invited on Saturdays to join the CMC at St. John the Baptist church at 10 am. For info text Sr. Inmaculada 705 977 6410 or stjohnandsacredheart@gmail.com

Sacred Heart Festival

On Sunday June 14th we will have the Sacred Heart festival. There will be a planning meeting on Thursday May 7th, 7pm at the rectory. Everyone is invited.

May is the Month of Mary

1. Friday May 8th – We will celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lujan at Sacred Heart with the usual Mass at 8am followed by breakfast.

2.Sunday May 10^th – We will celebrate Mother’s Day.

3.Wednesday May 13^th – We will celebrate Our Lady of Fatima feast day at the usual 8am at St John’s. All are invited.

4. Saturday May 23^rd – We will have the May Crowning Celebration for our Blessed Mother at Sacred Heart. Holy Mass will be at 10:00 AM followed by a procession with Our Blessed Mother around the Neighborhood and a Potluck Lunch in the basement of the church. Everyone is invited.  

Bible Study Reminder on the Gospel of Matthew – Thursday May 07^th – Join us as we journey now through the Gospel of St. Matthew  7pm – 8 pm at  St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Contact Daniel at DanielRozario@live.com or call 647-928-6414.

D IOCESAN &O THER NEWS

Wayside Academy 30th Anniversary Gala  –Thursday, May 28, 2026, 6pm, The Venue, downtown Peterborough. For 30 years, Wayside Academy has been forming hearts, minds, and souls for heaven through classical Catholic education. We are celebrating this accomplishment with a black-tie gala featuring live music, student performances, and a special collaborative performance with local performers. ALL ARE WELCOME to attend this special fundraising event. Tickets are $125/each and can be reserved at olwayside.ca/gala30  or contact Daniel Rozario

647-928-6414