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Spiritual Motherhood of Priests Apostolate
has a few events during the year!

Spring – Obligation

All new women wishing to become spiritual mothers are to go through a SMOP Weekend with formation talks and on the Sunday, they will profess their life-offering promises to God before the Archbishop or Auxiliary Bishop of the diocese during the Holy Mass and Induction Ceremony

Fall – Obligation

The SMOP Apostolate holds an annual conference on the last Saturday of every September. This is a time for spiritual development for all spiritual mothers to come together in solidarity for our mission. (obligation for spiritual mothers only) This annual conference is also offered to all laity, priests, seminarians and  religious.

Winter – Obligation

Throughout the winter months there may be one or two “in-person” or “zoom” meetings (duration: at the most 2 hours) with the spiritual mothers to come together as “One” for spiritual reflection with a “question and answer period”. We may have a guest speaker at these meetings. Below are some excerpts written by “Steven John Lichtman, a student of theology from 2005, though just as important and relevant today.

The importance of RETREATS: “A retreat refreshes and revitalizes, gives the opportunity for more time spent in prayer and contemplation, and rekindles and deepens one’s relationship with God. One may take this opportunity to more clearly hear God’s call and to seek God’s healing grace and thereby attain a degree of spiritual renewal.”

Jesus spent 40 days in the desert praying and fasting as a way to prepare for the important work ahead…. including our spiritual mothers where we can be “little Mary’s). “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for Him, and when they found Him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for You!” (Mark 1: 35–37; see also Luke 4:42) He undertook His solitary respite not when there were no other important matters to tend to, but because of the essential need to make time for prayer despite all the things to be done. Sometimes Jesus would spend an entire night in retreat: “In those days He departed to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. (Luke 6:12). And, this is also relayed: “The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.

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Past Events

September 30th, 2023

12th Anniversary Conference

Event Details

June 25th, 2022

Obligatory for Renewal

Promises from the Spiritual Mothers

Event Details

August 15th, 2021

Mass and Induction Ceremony

Holy Redeemer Parish, Ottawa

September 29th, 2018

SMOP Conference

Guest Speaker:  Matthew Arnold
Theme:  Our Lady of Good Success  …..  Prophecies for our Times
Holy Redeemer Parish

September 26th, 2015

SMOP Conference

Guest Speaker:  Fr. Simon-Felix Michalski, OP  (Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.)
Theme:  “Called to Mission:  One Heart-One Mind”, Holy Redeemer Parish

March 2nd, 2013

SMOP Booth – Renewal Ministries

Renewal Ministries “Lift Jesus Higher Rally” at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario

September 29, 2012

SMOP Conference

Invitation extended to ALL  WOMEN  to  our 1st Annual Conference on  AUTHENTIC  FEMININITY  AND  SPIRITUAL MATERNITY FOR PRIESTS  entitled  “BECOMING  A  LIFE-GIVING  WOMAN”, Guest speaker:  Mary Kaufmann, Director of Incarnate Institute, St. Mary’s Church