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St. Augustine's Parish

Hamilton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First parish of the diocese, Hamilton 1827

 

St. Augustine Church, built 1864
Our  parish of St Augustine’s is the Mother Parish of the Diocese of Hamilton. In 1827, Fr. James Campion built a small wooden chapel in Dundas, marking the beginning of  St. Augustine’s Parish. The first baptism recorded in our register is August 06, 1827, and since then a vibrant community of faith has called St. Augustine’s  home to this very day. (photo courtesy of Dundas Museum and Archives – GN-0060) To learn more, click here: Parish History
Chalice, presented to Father Feeney, Dec. 24, 1884

Mass and Devotions times

Weekend Mass Times: Saturday at 5 p.m.; Sunday at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Weekday Mass Times (effective September 1, 2023): Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.;
Wednesdays, Thursdays & First Fridays of the month (September to June) and Fridays in Advent and Lent at 8 a.m.

HOLY WEEK (TRIDUUM)
Holy Thursday – Mass of the Lord’s Supper (with washing of feet), April 2, 7 p.m.
Good Friday – April 3, 3 p.m.
Holy Saturday, Blessing of Easter Food – April 4, 1 p.m.

GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER – Saturday, April 4, 8:30 p.m.

EASTER SUNDAY – masses at 9 & 11 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturdays 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. (last penitent at 4:30 p.m.);  and by appointment
Extra Confession Times in Lent:
Wednesdays, March 11, 18, 25 & April 1
7:10 to 8:15 p.m. (following benediction);
Fridays, March 13, 20 & 27
(for an hour following 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross)

Public Rosary: following the Wednesday-Friday morning Masses; after Wednesday evening benediction (see below)

Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction: from end of Wednesday morning Mass to 7 p.m. Starts October 15 to June 11, 2026

Perpetual Help Novena: following the Thursday morning Mass

 

Parish News

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Pastor’s Reflections

None so blind

Mass readings for the 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare):1 Samuel 16.1b, 6-7, 1-13 Psalm 23.1-6 Ephesians 5.8-14 John 9.1-41 Blindness is recurring theme of the gospels; but not physical blindness, spiritual blindness. The gospel writers use those stories from Jesus’ ministry of healing that involve restoration of sight to explore this theme, one summarized in […]

Christ and the art of conversation

Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday in Lent:Exodus 17.3-7 Psalm 95.1-2, 6-7, 9 Romans 5.1-2, 5-8 John 4.5-42 Today’s gospel is an excellent example of how we ought to engage people in a discussion of faith – and I say this because it cuts through a great deal of what makes conversations with people of […]

A great expectation

Genesis 12.1-4 Psalm 33.4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 2 Timothy 1.8b-10 Matthew 17.1-9 We all live with expectations. There are those immediate mundane ones: that we’ll get up in the morning, do our daily routine, go to bed that night expecting to do it all over again the next day. We have longer term expectations with […]

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