Welcome
Welcome, and thank you for visiting St. Anthony of Padua online. Please feel free to read more about our church on this site, or come in for a visit. We would love to greet you and share with you our love for Jesus Christ and for you, our neighbour.
Our Mission
Our mission as Christians, with all Christians around the world, is to love as Jesus Christ asked us "..you shall love your neighbour as yourself."(Matthew 22:37-40)
With love comes understanding, with understanding comes forgiveness. The door to salvation is always open and the way to salvation is through reconciliation with God.
"All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.....
Sacraments
Here at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Haliburton, we offer the sacraments on an as needed basis. You need to phone the church to make an appointment with the Priest who will then give you the necessary instruction of what is required to complete the sacrament.
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RCIA program - please contact the Church.
Weekend Masses
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Saturday afternoon
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Vigil Mass 4:30 PM
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Please click on the link below for additional mass times and Holiday Schedules.
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Ordinary Time: February 2nd
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Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord which occurs forty days after the birth of Jesus and is also known as Candlemas Day, since the blessing and procession of candles is included in today's liturgy. See the Prayer Section for the full rite of the Procession and Blessing of Candles at Mass.
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Presentation of the Lord
The feast was first observed in the Eastern Church as "The Encounter." In the sixth century, it began to be observed in the West: in Rome with a more penitential character and in Gaul (France) with solemn blessings and processions of candles, popularly known as "Candlemas." The Presentation of the Lord concludes the celebration of the Nativity and with the offerings of the Virgin Mother and the prophecy of Simeon, the events now point toward Easter.
"In obedience to the Old Law, the Lord Jesus, the first-born, was presented in the Temple by his Blessed Mother and his foster father. This is another 'epiphany' celebration insofar as the Christ Child is revealed as the Messiah through the canticle and words of Simeon and the testimony of Anna the prophetess. Christ is the light of the nations, hence the blessing and procession of candles on this day. In the Middle Ages this feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or 'Candlemas,' was of great importance.
"The specific liturgy of this Candlemas feast, the blessing of candles, is not as widely celebrated as it should be, except of course whenever February 2 falls on a Sunday and thus takes precedence. There are two ways of celebrating the ceremony, either the Procession, which begins at a 'gathering place' outside the church, or the Solemn Entrance, celebrated within the church."
—From Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year
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Read More:
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2026-02-02
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Fr. Don Calloway, MIC: The Rosary: Spiritual Sword of Our Lady
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What is the most powerful weapon on earth? In this talk based on his recent book, "Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon," Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC argues that the rosary is a spiritual sword that has won decisive battles. And he has the stories to prove it. Fr. Don Calloway, MIC, is Vocation Director for the Marians of the Immaculate Conception and author of several books about Mary. Fr. Calloway's talk was sponsored by the Chapel Ministries Dept. at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwVdYXyxln0
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The Rosary is a spiritual weapon. Continual prayer and adoration confounds Satan as he loses influence over those who do not cease focusing on Jesus.
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Pope's Intentions
FEBRUARY 2026
For children with incurable diseases – Let us pray that children suffering from incurable diseases and their families receive the necessary medical care and support, never losing strength and hope.
CHURCH COMMUNITY
OUR PARISHES IN BANCROFT AND HALIBURTON
WELCOME YOU!
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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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PLEASE FEEL FREE TO send in your Mass Intentions either by email or calling the parish office.
*Please also remember to send in names of anyone needing our prayers and they will be added to the Prayer Corner of our bulletin!
*Keep in mind that the Sanctuary Lamp is lit 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be lit for your own private intentions; for the intentions of a loved one; in the memory of a friend or relative; for an anniversary. The prayers and intentions are endless!
WE ALL NEED PRAYERS!!!
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This Week's Message-
What's Happening!
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Mass Schedule
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Saturday Mass @ 4:30 pm
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On Long Weekends only
Sunday Mass
@ 8:00 am
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Wednesday Masses will resume on February 11th.
Weekday Mass​
Wednesdays
Adoration - 8:30 am
Mass - 9:30 am
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Mass at Extendicare
There will be no Mass for January. It will resume ​
February 11th 2026
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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: :Today’s readings in the liturgy of the Word use the same theme of the poor, not only the needy but above everything else, those who founded their security and hope in God.
The First Reading is taken from the Book of the Prophet Zephaniah (one of the twelve minor prophets) 2: 3; 3: 12-13. It introduces the poor as those who are repressed by the inequities of the powerful and by injustice, those who never loose hope, who seek the Lord with trust and rely only on Him.
The Second Reading, taken from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians 1:26-31. St. Paul highlights that God’s choices don’t follow human reckoning. God does not single out the strong but chooses the small ones, the poor. God chooses the weakest and those who have no value or power in the eyes of the world. St Paul says ‘that no human being might boast before God’ (1 Cor 1:29) and it seems clear, therefore, that ones material goods and talents do not come from power or human virtues but only and exclusively from the Lord. The world is permanently...
