Calendar of Events
Lecture: The Feast of the Guardian Angels
An evening lecture on the Feast of the Guardian Angels, a tradition the Church has held onto for a very long time and most of us have never thought about carefully. Come with questions. Speaker and venue to be announced, so check back closer to the date.
Gaff Point Trail Hike and Dinner
Gaff Point is a headland on the South Shore where the spruce runs right out to the Atlantic. We will carpool from the Chaplaincy Centre at Saint Mary’s, hike the loop, take our time, and come back for dinner together. Mass may be offered on the day.
Bring proper footwear, a water bottle, and a jacket you do not mind the wind getting into. If the weather turns against us, the hike moves to Saturday, October 31, hike only, with no dinner that day.
Remembrance Day Candlelit Cemetery Mass
Mass by candlelight at Our Lady of Sorrows, the chapel in Holy Cross Cemetery that Halifax parishioners put up in a single day in 1843. We’ll spend the evening in prayer for our beloved dead. Dress warmly as the chapel has no heat; we will have candles for you.
Advent Retreat
A day set aside at the start of Advent, before December takes the month over. Talks, prayer, confession, silence, and unhurried time, with meals together. Location, details, and registration to follow.
Archdiocesan Feast Day and Hot Chocolate Social
December 8 is the feast of the Immaculate Conception and our Archdiocesan feast day. We will celebrate Mass together at the Cathedral at seven and then get the hot chocolate going. Bring a friend and an appetite for whipped cream.
First Mass on Campus: Dal and King's
Our first campus Mass of the year for students at Dal and King’s, in the College Chapel, with time afterward to hang around and meet the people you will be seeing all year. If you have been meaning to find the Catholic community here, this is the easiest possible way in.
First Mass on Campus: Saint Mary’s
For Holy Cross Chaplaincy, the year doesn’t just start with classes, it starts when there’s a Mass on campus again. Come to the first one of the term at Saint Mary’s, whether you’ve been going to Mass since you were small enough to be carried in or you’ve never been and are mildly curious what goes on in there. A light meal to follow.
Jubilee Walking Pilgrimage
Pope Francis designated 2025 to be a Jubilee year with the theme Pilgrims of Hope. A Jubilee is a time of great grace and blessings for the faithful and various spiritual exercises are set up by the Church to help us in our walk with God. One such exercise is that of a Pilgrimage - a journey both physically and spiritually to an important destination.
Our Pilgrimage will lead us from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Dartmouth to Saint Mary's Cathedral-Basilica, where we'll have time for a tour of the building and for a para-Liturgical service. Participation in the Pilgrimage (along with a Mass and confession within 2 weeks) grants a plenary indulgence - the full removal of temporal punishment for sin.
Participants should come with clothes you feel comfortable walking in and pack your own lunch. You're also encouraged to bring a notebook and a water bottle. You will need to find a way back from the Cathedral to Dartmouth if you plan to leave your car at Our Lady of Guadalupe. The walk should take between 1.5 and 2 hours, for a total of roughly 5 kilometres (three stops included).