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Assumption Parish Church

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church parish is a thriving Roman Catholic faith community located at the heart of Vanier in the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall (Ontario-Canada). Sustained by the Word of God and the Eucharist, we are committed to building a viable Christian faith community that all will consider home as we strive to bring the light of Christ to our daily lives and to others. You are all welcome here with us.

MASS TIMES

Monday – Fridays – 8:00 AM
Saturday – 9:00 AM and every 4:00 PM. (Sunday Liturgy)
Sunday – 9:30 AM (English); 12:00 NN (Filipino and English); 7:00 PM (English)

DEVOTIONS

Rosary – 30 minutes before weekly masses
Public Rosary – Every First Saturday of the month after the 9:00 a.m. Mass
Adoration – Every First Friday of the month at 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and also every Friday evening from 6:00 p.m. to Vespers. A Catholic Study session afterwards which is hosted by a Deacon.
Perpetual Help Devotion – Every Wednesday after the 8:00 a.m. mass

Please note temporary changes to the above mass schedule noted in the current Bulletin.

PASTORAL TEAM

Pastor:Rev. Fr. Victor Mateo, OFMConv
Deacon:+ Rev. Paul Beaudoin (RIP)
Pastoral Council Chairperson:Nick Murillo
Finance Council Chairperson:Mary Stanton
Administrative Assistant: Nora Arriola
Guardian of St. Andre Besette Friary:Rev. Fr. Maurice Richard, OFMConv

OTHER SERVICES

Confession Schedules –

WEEKDAYS – after the Morning Mass (approach the priest)
First FRIDAYS – 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
First SATURDAYS – 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM;
                                  3:30 AM – 4 PM (by appointment)
Every SUNDAY – 11:30 AM – 12:00 NN

Sacrament of the Sick and Communion for Shut-ins – Please contact the Parish Office with your contact details.

Spiritual Counseling – By appointment only. Please contact the Parish Office to arrange for a session.

Your Mass Intentions – In the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall only three (3) intentions at each Mass are allowed. Please contact the Parish Office here to reserve your preferred dates (at least a week before). Requests will be handled on a “first come first served basis”.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

COMMUNITY PRAYERS

Community Prayer Intentions (July 2026)

Lina Groulx, Claire Kiruhira, Christopher Finnerty, Gloriani Mateo, Charity Marohombsar, Michael and Arnita Sabong, Nelia Samonte, Feliza Daiz, Arlene Magpayo, Theresa Akan, Virgie Bautista, Leonida Sarmiento, Melchor Tejero.

Note: We welcome your prayer requests. Please let us know by contacting our Parish Office at tel. 613-695-6079 or via email at assumption.parish@ottawacornwall.ca.

Tuesday Prayer to St. Anthony for the Sick

Every Tuesday, we invite you to attend our Mass at 8:00 AM, and before the final blessing, the parish community offers prayer through the intercession of ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA for all the sick, especially our parish members and those who support us and their families.

Holy Father’s Prayer Intention (July 2026)

For respect for human life
Let us pray for the respect and protection of human life in all its stages, recognizing it as a gift from God.

 

WHAT’S NEW

Vocation Ministry: Let us continue to pray for Vocation in our parish. Join a group of parishioners, every Wednesday, immediately after the Mass, there is the Novena in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and prayers for vocations

Confirmation and First Holy Communion registrations are now open for adults and children 7 years old and up. For information and registration, please contact the parish office by phone (Tel. 613-695-6079); or email the parish at assumptionparishchurch@outlook.com.

Baptismal Preparation Session is conducted every second Saturday of each month. For more information, please contact the Parish Office to obtain the requirements. It is one of the requirements for parents and selected godparents to attend this one session prior to a child being baptized at this parish. 

The PARISH YOUTH MINISTRY will meet every 1st Saturday of the month, starting with the Holy Mass at 4PM followed by a 45–60-minute youth session with free refreshments provided. Our youths are the future faces of Catholicism and we need to do our part in preparing them to be imbued with the Catholic mindset. We invite everyone to join us either as a member or volunteer. Get involved, please email the Parish Office at: youthministryassumptionparish@gmail.com and/or: assumption.parish@ottawacornwall.ca

Service Schedule for Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers >>> Please click Service Schedule

SAVE THE DATES

Every First Friday of the monthHour of Reparation & Adoration. Following the scheduled 8 AM Mass every First Friday of the month,  there is from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM an Exposition of the: Blessed Sacrament in reparation for the offenses against the Sacred Heart of Jesus and for faithful and sincere vocations in the Church. An opportunity for Confessi0n is also available at that time. Everyone is invited.

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 12, 2026 (Year A)

1st Reading – Isaiah 55:10-11

2nd Reading – Romans 8:18-23

Responsorial Psalm 65

“The seed that fell on good soil produced a hundredfold.

Gospel Text – New Revised Std Version Catholic Edition: Matthew 13:1-23

 

13:1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.”

10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”

11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables:

“Though seeing, they do not see; / though hearing, they do not hear or understand./ 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:

“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing but never perceiving./ 15 For this people’s heart has become calloused; / they hardly hear with their ears, / and they have closed their eyes./ Otherwise they might see with their eyes, /  her with their ears, / understand with their hearts / and turn, and I would heal them.’

 

16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

18 “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”

 

For Year A 2025-2026 Liturgical Calendar, please use this link.