Located one hour from the Nation’s Capital in Heritage Perth Ontario,
St. John’s is one of the oldest Roman Catholic parishes in Upper Canada.
The first Mass was held in this historic building on Christmas Eve in 1848,
while our Christian community actually predates the founding of Perth in 1816.
TUESDAYS – 4:30pm
WEDNESDAYS – 9:00am
THURSDAYS – 12:00pm
FRIDAYS – 9:00am
SATURDAYS –5:00pm (with additional Mass at 9:00am on the First Saturday of every month)
SUNDAYS – 9:00am & 11:00am
FRIDAYS – Following the 9am Mass.
O God, shepherd and ruler of all the faithful,
look favourably on your servant Leo XIV,
whom you have set at the head of your
Church as her shepherd;
grant, we pray, that by word and example
he may be of service to those over whom
he presides
so that, together with the flock entrusted
to his care,
he may come to everlasting life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Beloved in Christ, Happy Pentecost!
Today we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, fire from heaven that didn’t just fall once but continues to burn across generations. The same Holy Spirit that came upon the apostles in the Upper Room is here, now, with us. The Holy Spirit hasn’t changed. The Holy Spirit won’t change. The Holy Spirit doesn’t retire. The Holy Spirit doesn’t need to. The same Spirit still burns today!
In Acts 2, the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, not just languages, but hearts were opened! Those frightened followers became bold preachers, and the Church was born. That same Spirit who emboldened Peter to preach to thousands is the same Spirit who strengthens you to speak truth in love today. What changed? Not their clothes. Not their education. It was the Holy Spirit.
The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now lives in us (Romans 8:11). The Holy Spirit speaks, heals, and guides, not in past tense, but present. If we listen, He will move in powerful ways, maybe not in fire and wind, but in peace, boldness, and love. The Holy Spirit is still moving, still healing, still sending ordinary people like you and me to do extraordinary things.
The world changes. Technology advances. Cultures shift. But the same Holy Spirit who hovered over the waters at creation still hovers over our lives, bringing order out of chaos, peace out of confusion, fire out of ashes, healing out of wounds.
Here is the good news: You don’t have to manufacture the Spirit. You just have to receive Him. Open your heart and say: “Come, Holy Spirit!” And He will come, with power, with peace, and with purpose. And He will. Because He hasn’t changed, and neither has His mission: to set you on fire for the world.
So, friends, live Pentecost every day. Be bold. Be joyful. Be on fire. Because the same Holy Spirit never changes, and neither does His love for you. Let’s not treat Pentecost as a once-a-year holy fireworks show.
Your Priest,
Father Charles Enyinnia
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Grounded in the gospel of Jesus Christ through liturgy, Eucharistic worship and outreach, Saint John the Baptist Parish calls the faithful to an active involvement in Parish life and responsible participation in extending Christ-like values to the wider community.
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