Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Russell
ON

K4R 1E1


Who we are

Welcome to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish! Ours is a welcoming and Spirit-filled Community; a community whose hearts' desire is to worship Our Lord and Our God in spirit and in truth!

You are welcome to join in our Eucharistic celebrations on weekdays and weekends, for it is in and through the mass, the breaking of bread, that we encounter the Risen Lord, enter into communion with Him and with each other!

May the peace and love of Christ which surpasses all understanding be yours always!

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17 First Avenue
Russell, ON K4R 1E1
Canada
Phone: 613-445-3054

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Church Pastor

Fr. Anthony Nwaohiri
Pastor
17 First Avenue
Russell, ON K4R 1E1
Canada
Phone: 613-445-3054

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Quote of the Day

Psalms 4:8

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

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Fr. Anthony Nwaohiri
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Father Anthony Nwaohiri, of the Diocese of Okigwe, Nigeria, will move from Divine Infant Parish Orleans to Our Lady of Miraculous Medals Russell. Father Anthony, originally from Nigeria, was ordained on July 24, 1993. He holds Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology, Post Graduate Diploma in Education and Master’s Degree at St. Paul’s University of Ottawa. Currently, he is writing his Doctorate Dissertation.

Fr. Anthony served as a Junior Seminary Rector and Parishes in Nigeria. He also served as parish administrator in Corner-brook and Labrador diocese in Newfoundland. He started serving the Archdiocese of Ottawa in 2014. Most recently as Associate Pastor at Divine Infant Parish. Father Anthony has intrinsic love for his priesthood and he is a friend to be trusted. He will be joining us on Saturday August 7.
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June Paré
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P.O. Box 328
Russell, Ontario
K4R 1E1



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Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Russell Mass Times

Weekend Masses

Saturday: 4:30 PM
Sunday: 9:00 & 10:45 AM
Children's Liturgy: During 9 AM Sunday Mass

Weekday Masses

Tuesday: 7:00 PM
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8:20 AM at STA
9:30 AM at OLMM
Thursday: 9:00 AM
Friday: 9:00 AM

Reconciliation

Saturday: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 8:30 AM
Before all weekday Masses

Adoration

Tuesday: 6:00-7:00 PM
First Friday of each month: 24 hour Adoration from 4 PM Friday to 4 PM Saturday

Mass Times last updated on the 9th of September, 2021


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Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal History

Early Beginnings

In the 1940s as the area around Russell developed and the Catholic population grew, a delegation petitioned the diocesan authorities for permission to build a small chapel dedicated to Catholic worship. In May 1947, Father Arthur Cadieux of Metcalfe was made responsible for the mission located at 120 Mill Street, housing both a chapel and an elementary school. In view of the International Marian Congress being held that year in Ottawa, Fr Cadieux requested that Archbishop Alexandre Vachon name the mission "Notre-Dame-de-la-Medaille-Miraculeuse." When the building became too small and a new church was needed to accommodate the bilingual Catholic population of Russell, land was donated at the corner of First Street and First Avenue. On Oct 1, 1961, the official blessing of Notre-Dame church took place.

On May 19, 1972, Archbishop J.-A.Plourde conferred the status of parish on the mission. From 1972 to 1990, parish priests from Metcalfe also served the church in Russell. In 1990 the Ottawa Archdiocese accepted a request for a permanent parish priest in Russell. Soon after the 50th Anniversary celebration in 1997, due to the increased Catholic population in the area, the parish underwent significant changes in growth and structure. In July 1999 the Ottawa Archdiocese, after much study, recognized a need to realign the many parishes in the diocese with regards to their primary working language. The shortage of bilingual priests was a major contributing factor. Thus Notre Dame, a bilingual parish, was designated unilingual English with the name of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
Miraculous Medal (Historical Background)

A young novice, Sister Catherine Labouré, born Zoé Labouré in France on May 2, 1806 was granted several visions of the Virgin Mary in the chapel of the Order of the Sisters of Charity at 140 rue du Bac, Paris. On November 27, 1930, Catherine saw the Blessed Virgin standing in the right-hand corner of the sanctuary, both feet resting on a globe; rays of light shone down from her hands onto to the globe; in the oval-shaped background appeared the words "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!"

Catherine heard a voice saying to her: "Have a medal struck according to this design. Those who wear it with confidence shall receive many graces." The background then appeared to turn; Catherine saw on the back the letter M surmounted by a cross with a bar at its base; below the M were the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary; the former surrounded by a crown of thorns, the latter pierced by a sword. This came to be known as the Miraculous Medal. The feast day of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is celebrated on November 27.


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