Our Lady of Sorrows - Petawawa, ON

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish

11 Mohns Avenue, PETAWAWA, ONTARIO K8H 2B5
613-687-4764 ourladyofsorrows@sympatico.ca Fax 613-687-4231

Welcome

WELCOME to the website of
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Petawawa, Ontario, Canada.

We are a Roman Catholic Parish under the leadership and guidance of Most Rev. Michael Mulhall, Bishop of Pembroke.
www.pembrokediocese.com

The Mission of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish is to Proclaim the Good News to all the world and to Baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Prayers for the People of Haiti

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Lent and Isaiah Chapter 58

Lent and Isaiah Chapter 58

True Religion

vs. 1 Shout the message! Don't hold back.

Say to my people Israel:

You've sinned! You've turned against the LORD.

vs. 2 Day after day, you worship him

and seem eager to learn his teachings.
You act like a nation that wants to do right

by obeying his laws.

You ask him about justice,

and say you enjoy worshiping the LORD.

vs. 3 You wonder why the LORD pays no attention

when you go without eating and act humble.

But on those same days that you give up eating,

you think only of yourselves

and abuse your workers.

vs. 4 You even get angry and ready to fight.

No wonder God won't listen to your prayers!

vs. 5 Do you think the LORD wants you to give up eating

and to act as humble as a bent-over bush?

Or to dress in sackcloth and sit in ashes?

Is this really what he wants on a day of worship?

vs. 6 I'll tell you what it really means to worship the LORD.

Remove the chains of prisoners
who are chained unjustly.

Free those who are abused!

vs. 7 Share your food with everyone who is hungry;

share your home with the poor and homeless.

Give clothes to those in need;

don't turn away your relatives.

vs. 8 Then your light will shine like the dawning sun,

and you will quickly be healed.

Your honesty will protect you as you advance,

and the glory of the LORD

will defend you from behind.

vs. 9 When you beg the LORD for help,

he will answer, "Here I am!"

Don't mistreat others or falsely accuse them

or say something cruel.

vs. 10 Give your food to the hungry
and care for the homeless.

Then your light will shine in the dark;

your darkest hour will be like the noonday sun.

vs. 11 The LORD will always guide you

and provide good things to eat

when you are in the desert.

He will make you healthy.

You will be like a garden that has plenty of water

or like a stream that never runs dry.

vs. 12 You will rebuild those houses left in ruins for years;

you will be known as a builder and repairer

of city walls and streets.

vs. 13 But first, you must start respecting the Sabbath

as a joyful day of worship.

You must stop doing and saying whatever you please

on this special day.

vs. 14 Then you will truly enjoy knowing the LORD.

He will let you rule from the highest mountains

and bless you with the land
of your ancestor Jacob.

       The LORD has spoken!

                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       Loyola Press 3-Minute Lenten Retreat



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