Mass of Remembrance to be held at Ottawa's Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica

The Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate will offer the annual Solemn Mass of Remembrance for the Fallen Wednesday at Ottawa’s Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica.

Presiding at the 8:45 a.m. Mass — which can be followed online at rcmilord-ordmilcr.com/11-nov-26 — will be Bishop Scott McCaig, CC, Bishop-Ordinary of the Military Ordinariate. Also taking part will be Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Apostolic Nuncio to Canada, Ottawa-Cornwall Archbishop Marcel Damphousse and chaplains of the Royal Canadian Chaplain Service.

The Mass is offered for the eternal rest of all who have died in service to Canada during times of war, armed conflict and peace. 

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“On this day the Church and the nation stand together in memory,” said McCaig. “We pray for every Canadian who gave their life in service, for the families who carry their absence and for all who serve today. St. Martin — the soldier who shared his cloak with a stranger in the cold — reminds us that true strength is found in mercy and in sacrifice.”

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Notre-Dame is located approximately 800 metres from the National War Memorial, where the National Remembrance Day Ceremony will take place following the conclusion of the Mass.