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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I love this story of a little child trying to explain The Blessed Trinity. She said, “God the Father is the one who hugs us, Jesus is the one who walks with us, and the Holy Spirit is the one who whispers courage into our hearts.” Not a bad theology for a child! This is because the Blessed Trinity is not a puzzle to solve but a relationship to enter.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives us one of the most beautiful summaries of God’s heart: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son” (John 3:16). Note too that God did not send the Son to condemn the world, but to save it. The Blessed Trinity is not distant or cold. The Father creates us in love, the Son redeems us through the Cross, and the Holy Spirit stays with us to strengthen and guide us every day.
In the first reading from Exodus, Moses encounters a God who is “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.” That is the deepest identity of God. Sometimes people imagine God as waiting to catch us failing. But Jesus reveals the opposite: God is always reaching toward us before we ever reach toward Him.
Saint Paul echoes this in the second reading: “Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.” The Blessed Trinity is a communion of love, and every Christian family is called to reflect that communion. A home where people forgive, listen, pray together, and begin again after arguments becomes a small icon of the Trinity. Even humour and shared meals can become holy moments!
And every Mass draws us directly into this divine communion. We always begin, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,” and at the Eucharistic table, the love of the Trinity is poured out for us. Here, the Father feeds us with the Body of His Son through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Eucharist is not only a remembrance; it is participation in the very life of the Triune God.
Today, the solemnity of the Blessed Trinity reminds us that: we were created by love, saved by love, and destined to live forever in love.
Your Priest,
Father Charles Enyinnia
May 31, 2026 | 11:00 am
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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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