Priest blessed dying police officer

Father Fausto Bailo

Note: Father Bailo just happens to be one of my Facebook friends.

As Sergeant Ryan Russell lay dying on Toronto’s frozen streets in the early morning hours of Jan. 12, a local priest was running late for his morning mass.

Father Fausto Bailo, a chaplain at the downtown Ernescliff College student centre on the University of Toronto campus, recalls approaching the intersection of Avenue and Davenport roads — and finding an unexpected scene of chaos.

Read more: National Post Article

via Twitter/New Advent

A Little Gift From a Kind Priest

Today my mom and I attended Mass at St. Stephen's because the daily Mass at Blessed Sacrament has been moved to the evening. This was done for the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel novena currently taking place.

The celebrant at this morning's Mass was Salesian Father, Eugene Palumbo. He is an author of many books including one on the Eucharist and Pope John Paul II. If you click HERE you can read a prayer written by Father Eugene.

He works at a Seminary or school in Rome, for a few weeks each Summer. He recently returned and after Mass this morning, he gave each one of us, a photograph/holy card of our Holy Father just like the one I found on Fr. Justin's blog

Last year, Fr. Palumbo brought back the Miraculous Medals my mom had given him to be blessed by His Holiness Benedict XVI, for each one of my brothers and sisters.

Thanks Fr. Eugene!