News from the Maritimes and Beyond - 5

Star of the Sea Mission – Prince Edward Island

The Star of the Sea Mission of Prince Edward Island has been reduced by the moving of most of its members to Stilesville during the year 2021. In addition, it has been difficult for the priest to get there from spring 2021 until summer 2022.

Thanks to God, travel is now possible there and a few faithful have joined the little flock which is holding firm despite all the storms. Circumstances have forced us to return to the domestic church, that is to say that we celebrate Mass during the week in houses for the moment for about twenty faithful.

Our Lady of the Assumption Mission – Nova Scotia

In Nova Scotia we now celebrate Mass near Truro, which is located in the heart of the province. This allows the faithful to come from everywhere: Cape Breton and New Glasgow, Amherst, Halifax and the Annapolis Valley mainly. Visits are also organized on Cape Breton Island and in Amherst (Mary the Mystical Rose Mission). About seventy faithful attend Mass when it is celebrated on Sundays every three weeks.

We want to express our gratitude to the families of Nova Scotia who have hosted the Masses of the Mission in their homes for nearly two years, with all the inconvenience, to allow divine worship to continue amidst the sanitary madness.

The number of faithful in Nova Scotia would certainly justify the purchase of a small church where Mass could be celebrated. Please pray for this intention. In the meantime, we meet in a room that we rent.

Queen of the Angels Mission  – Acadian Peninsula

In the Acadian Peninsula, there are now two Masses celebrated on each visit. One takes place in Saumarez and the other in Bathurst. The number of the faithful remains stable but is divided in two. The test of time does not seem to get the better of the Acadians of the peninsula who persevere year after year.

The faithful come from everywhere: Dundee , Bathurst, Caraquet, Tracadie-Sheila, Saumarez, Shippagan, etc. The Acadian Peninsula has some very beautiful churches that bear witness to the faith in this part of New Brunswick.

Saint Peter in Chains Mission – Madawaska

The Madawaska faithful do not yet know that their mission is called Saint Peter in Chains Mission. This letter will tell them. We decided to name this new mission thus to honour the sufferings of which the Roman See is afflicted in this period of darkness. As St. Peter was delivered by a theophany from his prison, we pray and hope that the Papacy will be delivered from the hands of Freemasonry by the intervention of God.

This community of faithful in Madawaska joined our missions in the fall of 2021, a year ago already. Their geographical position, which is on the road to Québec, allows us to give them Mass every three weeks.

We have a building in sight that could become a permanent chapel in the area and we ask your prayers for this.

Our Lady of Compassion Mission – Newfoundland and Labrador

The Newfoundland mission received a new name for various reasons that would take too long to explain here. The faithful persevered and installed a permanent chapel in the basement of a house. Visits were difficult due to government mandates, but as soon as a door opened, they received a visit. The number of the faithful increased slightly to approach fifteen.

A profound piety is certainly the mark of this mission located at the most eastern point of our country. As you can see, Our Lady of Joy Mission extends over an immense territory. We need more workers to work in the Lord's vineyard. Lord, give us many holy priests!

St John the Baptist Mission – Québec and Ontario

After our easternmost mission, our westernmost missions. The St John the Baptist Mission of Québec and Ontario has about a hundred faithful. Providence allowed regular visits despite the health restrictions, and the celebration of the Mass, even if it was somewhat spaced out, was never interrupted. Masses now take place mainly in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse and Beaumont, as well as in Candiac and Brinston in Ontario. There again, it is the domestic church, in the basements of the houses. However, it is necessary to rent a hall in Beaumont on Sundays because of the number of faithful.

Let us highlight the death of Sister Marie-des-Sept-Douleurs on 2nd September, 2022, an Oblate of the Society of Saint Pius X, who has always discreetly supported us despite her precarious situation in her community. She always welcomed our discreet visits with a big smile and did not hesitate to remind us of her disagreement with the orientations of her community in the direction of apostate Rome.

Joys and Crosses

Like all Christians, our life is marked with joys and crosses. We cannot express enough our gratitude to the Lord for all the blessings he has poured abundantly on us throughout the existence of Our Lady of Joy Mission. In September 2023 we will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Mission.

We have for some time been under attack from those who have chosen to compromise in the Faith. We are accused of being wicked schismatics. This causes us suffering and turns away from us the faithful who allow themselves to be seized by the fear of being separated from the Church. In reality, it is the modernists who are separated from the Church, and they occupy all the positions of authority in the Church. These same people who attack us think that a notorious heretic may be the true Vicar of Jesus Christ and give their allegiance to an enemy of the Church, thus blaspheming the Papacy and the Church as established by Jesus Christ. Never in its history has the Church praised compromises and time will prove us right. Let us be patient.

We ask you to pray for the perseverance of the three members of our community: Father Pierre Roy, Reverend de Haan and Sister Véronique de Jésus. The balance of our community is delicate: we are few in number, and if we were to lose one or the other of us, life would be difficult. What would we do without either of us? For now, thank God, everything is fine and we ask for your prayers just so that we can persevere. We thank the faithful who give us their constant support through their prayers, their alms and the manual work they generously carry out.

Of course, we also pray that other young men and young women will hear the call of the Lord and leave behind this passing world to give themselves entirely to His service. This is probably what we need most at this time: holy priests, holy brothers and holy nuns.

May God bless you all abundantly!

Our Lady of Joy, pray for us!

Star of the Sea, pray for us!

Our Lady of the Assumption, pray for us!

Mary, the Mystical Rose, pray for us!

Queen of Angels, pray for us!

Our Lady of Compassion, pray for us!

Saint John the Baptist, pray for us!

Saint Peter in Chains, pray for us!