Lest We Forget

November 7th marked Holy Cross's annual Remembrance Day ceremony, honouring the valiant efforts of those who served and solemnly recalling those who never returned. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month symbolizes the poignant moment when the guns fell silent in 1918. Canadians continue to observe this sacred day with reverence and admiration.

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.