Please join us in praying for the specific intention as recommended by the Pope each month.
January – For prayer with the Word of God
Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of
hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.
Father Hezuk Shroff has been given a new assignment. We wish him all the best and keep him in our prayers as he embarks on his next adventure.
We extend a warm St. Peter’s welcome to Rev. Father Cyprian Adibe, our new Parish Pastor appointed by his grace Archbishop Marcel Damphousse.
Fr Cyprian Emeka Adibe was born on 21 November 1966 in Nigeria. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood on 3rd July 1993 for the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. He has served in many capacities in his home diocese in Nigeria. In Canada, he served as a hospital chaplain at the Ottawa General Hospital for several years and also was the pastor of St Patrick Catholic Church, Maniwaki , Quebec for seven years between 2005 to 2013. In between those times, he was a supply minister to many parishes in the Archdiocese of Ottawa while studying at St Paul University, Ottawa.
Rev Fr Cyprian Adibe studied for his Bachelor of law at the University of Nigeria. He obtained his Master in Legal Studies and Master in Theology at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa respectively. He also has a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from the University of Nigeria. He was also called to the Law Society of Upper Canada having studied and passed the Ontario Bar Exams. He practiced law in Canada for a few years specializing in the area of administrative law tribunals and social justice issues. He holds a Doctorate degree in Law from the University of Nigeria law faculty. Until he was appointed as pastor of Holy Name of Mary, Almonte, was a law professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was the Pastor of Holy Name of Mary Parish, Almonte, Ontario from August 2023 to August 2025. Currently, he also serves as the Archbishop’s Delegate for Judicial Matters and Investigator for the Archdiocese of Ottawa -Cornwall.
He is a member of many professional associations which include: the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), the Law Society of Ontario (LSA), the American Association of International Law (ASIL), the Nigeria Association of Law Teachers (NALT), and Knight of Columbus ( KOC) and Nigeria Institute of Chattered Arbitrators.
Welcome Fr Cyprian! We look forward to meeting and working with you!
Please join us in praying for the specific intention as recommended by the Pope each month.
December – For Christians in areas of conflict
Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.
November – For the prevention of suicide
Let us pray that those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts might find the support, care and love they need in their community, and be open to the beauty of life.
October – For collaboration between different religious traditions
Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.
September – For our relationship with all of creation
Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.
August – For mutual coexistence
Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the
temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons.
July – For formation in discernment
Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.
June – That the world might grow in compassion
Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.
May – For working conditions
Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized.
April – For the use of the new technologies
Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.
March – For families in crisis
Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences.
February – For vocations to the priesthood and religious life
Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission in the priesthood and religious life.
January – For the right to an education
Let us pray for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.
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