Remembrance Day November 11, 2018
100 Bells – Remembrance Day
On November 11, at the going down of the sun, communities across Canada will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War with the ringing of 100 bells. The ringing of bells emulates the moment in 1918 when church bells across Europe tolled as four years of war had come to an end.
To engage youth in this significant initiative, children with the help of schools and youth organizations, are encouraged to research, locate and place flags on the graves of Canadian Veterans of the Great War.
Legion Branches and communities will host commemorative ceremonies and special activities to help Canada Remember. At sunset on November 11, the bells will ring at Parliament Hill, city halls, places of worship, military bases, Naval vessels and at ceremonies across the country to honour Canada’s Veterans and commemorate the end of the First World War.
When you hear the bells toll on November 11, take a moment to pause and remember all those who served and sacrificed. (www.legion.ca)
“The sacrament of Holy Orders communicates a ‘sacred power’ which is none other than that of Christ. The exercise of this authority must therefore be measured against the model of Christ, who by love made Himself the least and the servant of all” (CCC 1551). Jesus, protect and sanctify Your priests, who stand in persona Christi, that they be like You, holy, blameless, and undefiled.
What do you want me to do for you?
“For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
Jesus, the Wisdom Of God, the Eternal Word of the Father, the only way to eternal life, meets us where we are, offering to each individual an ever-deeper, personal and intimate relationship. Let us ask Jesus to reveal to us all of the attachments and affections in our lives that keep us back from following Him without reserve.