Last week the Archbishop sent us an invitation to come by so he could meet the MI. Here's what happened: 
Everyone wore their best. Notice the tucked in shirt....
We even got him to sign the cross! He was a super-nice man!And here we are!

This Sunday Our Lady brought us to the White Fathers parish in the heart of Toronto where we met a group of families, young adults, and really fun little ones. They were such an example to us with their love, their spirit, and their stories. One of our favorite parts was watching Cow play tag with the little ones. hehehehehe......

       We've been taking Momma Mary everywhere in Toronto. Last week we were invited to a family prayer group where some of the teens from our first weekend retreat in Canada led the praise and worship for the evening. It was exciting to see them up there! The families were moved by the Torn Hearts skit and ended the evening with an Entrustment prayer to Our Lady! We got everyone in the room up and moving to some action songs too.
      From there we had our young adult retreat. Some seeds were planted, and I would venture to say that the future of the MI in Canada is going to be magnificent. Msgr. Nusca from the seminary where the gentlmen stayed gave some inspiring talks on vocations, discernments, and the MI. The day ended with adoration and consectation. Congratulations!! to the young adults.
     This last week has been particularly family oriented. It's a new territory for us young adults to witness to, and honestly, it's the families who have witnessed to our MI family the most. Peace and Prayers from Toronto.

We joined a whole bunch of Canadians on the lake front for Canada day, which is alot like our fourth of July. A few of us didn't really know what Canada Day was about, or why they celebrated it so Mark, Nella, and I compiled a few reasons to celebrate Canada day: (keep in mind, this is completely made up) 1) It is the day Canada broke from the US 2) It is when Mexico and Canada seperated 3) It is when Napoleon marched his troops out of Canada (and into the ocean), this is why Greenland is communist. (that is also made up, we're pretty sure, though not positive that the penguins have no political affiliation).

So, the craziest thing happened!

       Our Momma Mary never ceases to delite her little nomads in Canada!
Before we get into that, perhaps we should share a bit of "a day in the life": We began our journey staying with the Scalibrini sisters in Mississauga, just outside Toronto. There dwells, in a cozy brick house with a garden in the backyard, two super, holy nuns. One of them, sister Bertilla, was our host for a week. She was so good to us, and in return we did the "Torn Hearts" and "Turn Around" skit for her. She shared her chapel with us for our daily holy hours, morning prayer, and mass.
After that week, Our Lady gave a temporary home for us until we finally found a place to rest our heads and unpack a little. We are all staying with a team member's family now, and they are more than patient with our crazy schedule. They truly spoil us! it's great. So we typically wake up early, begin with morning prayer, attend daily mass and do a holy hour, where we remember you all in our intentions! At this point in the day, we get our fill of tea and coffee, and food, before visiting schools, prayer groups, youth groups, or putting on retreats.
It's such an amazing mission Our Lady has called us to. She has provided the grace for us to give up everything, to abandon the outcome, and to do her work with 150 percent of our effort. Plus, she has sent us you! and so many God-incidences of people praying for us. This ministry could not be happening with so much grace without the amazing intercession of our fellow Catholics, and especially our fellow MI family.
Here's a few stories of just this sort of thing happening:

Last week the gentlemen, Cow, Jun, and Mark, were staying at the Seminary. Over breakfast one morning, they met a young man who had been discerning his vocation for the past year, but discerned that God had other plans instead. He is also an MI member. He is  preparing to move into the city of Toronto, but being from Halifax, he doesn't know anyone. He was praying for a support group, and then we all showed up to invite him to be a part of MI Canada. Isn't that cool! The Christian is never alone.

Another cool story happened just this past weekend at Max007's final youth retreat. We came into the weekend with this feeling that it would be amazing. While we were setting up, some mother's from the parish came in with food for the teens. One of the mothers told us how a group from the parish had prayed a forty day novena to Our Lady, specifically for a renewal of joyful faith in the parish. The last day of their novena, which totalled 78,000 memorare's, was the first day of our retreat. God-incidence! Too cool!

Currently, we are a well-oiled machine set up in the family room on lap-tops, phones, and files setting up MI Canada and preparing for more of the Immaculata's work. Jun and Nella are busy washing dishes, or rather, Jun is making Nella laugh hysterically while he washes dishes meticulously. Mark and Melinda are a total commedy show for Mary, Cow and I as they plan and prepare. Missy is writing and singing, and I can't believe how amazing this family is!
We keep you all in our prayers. Ciao for now, In Our Lady's Heart.

Welcome to the family! 10 teens make their consecration to Our Lady at Holy Redeemer Parish. Hold on, because Our Lady will change your life in ways that you never thought possible, and all for the good. We'll be praying for you!

Check out the rest of the pics from Holy Redeemer here.

Spirits are high as the tour draws to a close. Everyone wants to finish strong and maintain the attitude of prayer that's developed on the road. We visit a couple of parish prayer groups this week, before a young adult program for the weekend.

Check in with you later,
The MAX-'007 team

Riding the subway in Toronto....Getting lunch in a park in the heart of the city. The food was so good!! Note the look of concentration as we unwrap the delectable food.... mmmmmm, good!