Pastor's Message
St. Ann's Cormac 71st Pilgrimage was a blessed success due to the
support and participation of so many good people. Special thanks to
Bishop Michael Mulhall, our Celebrant and Homilist for the event. The
Knights of Columbus, who assisted with the set-up for the mass and
the take-down following the celebration, is deeply appreciated.
The presence of the Knights 4th Degree Honor Guard, the large
number of assisting clergy for both the morning celebration as
well as the afternoon Mass of Healing were inspiring to see,
especially given the hectic pace of a parish priest on any given weekend.
Thanks to a video being taken of much of the mass, you can see and
hear the wonderful words of our Bishop encouraging us to deepen our
walk of faith with Jesus. But while you can watch the video and
hear the voices and music, this is an event that begs to be experienced.
Those who have attended will attest to this reality. For those
who have yet to visit, come! To the many friends of St. Ann,
both local and those who travel a distance to assist with the weekend,
may you experience the generous rewards of grace for undertaking such
a feat of devotion.
Fr. John Lacey and the parishioners of St. Ann, Cormac.
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News| Thousands attend annual celebration of faith |  Someone was smiling down on the Shrine to St. Ann Sunday morning as the rain held off and the sun shone brightly on the faithful who turned out for the morning mass of the annual pilgrimage.
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| Bob Tryon of Pembroke |  Bob Tyron of Pembroke, a member of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus Bishop Smith Assembly, was among the honour guard leading the procession to the Shrine of St. Ann in Cormac on Sunday for the 71st annual pilgrimage. Despite the inclement weather that has been prevalent this summer, sunshine greeted thousands of people who attended...
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| "We are a pilgrim people" |  By Lucy Hass
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Faith continues to draw people to the Shrine of St. Ann at Cormac, 69 years after the first pilgrimage was held.
Although there was no Bishop to lead the traditional Sunday service under the majestic pines of Cormac, Father Eugene O’Reilly of Toronto brought messages of compassion and forgiveness to the morning...
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