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World Day for Grandparents & the Elderly – July 27, 2025
The 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will take place on Sunday, July 27, 2025. Pope Francis initiated the celebration, with a desire for activity...
SUNDAY COFFEE AND TEA AFTER THE 10 A.M. MASS WILL STARTING UP THIS WEEKEND JUNE 1ST.
COFFEE SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS
We still need a few more volunteers to help round out our team to serve coffee...
We keep in our prayers the sick, elderly, the homebound, the “forgotten members” in our community, and their families and caregivers. “Lord surround them with your healing and steadfast love.” especially
Ivan Raspor, Kateri Ryan...
TEAMS OF OUR LADY (TOOL) CALL FOR NEW MEMBERS
Calling all married couples:
Our Holy Name Team of Our Lady is in need of more couples. Do you feel called to join us?
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CHILDREN’S LITURGY of the WORD
Ending for the Summer
Our Final Sunday is June 22
The Children’s Liturgy of the Word session today, for both age groups (3-6 and 7-11...
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced a special gathering of Canadian youth set for July 29 as part of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year celebrations. The Canadian ceremony will take place at the Sant’Andrea...
The Holy Father has renewed his calls for an “immediate ceasefire” following an airstrike on the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza. Below is the full text of the Telegram of the Holy Father, signed by Cardinal...
A significant milestone for four men currently studying for the priesthood will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. This marks the day that they will be ordained to the transitional diaconate, one of the...
On July 9, 2025, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate the first "Mass for the Care of Creation." This special Mass uses a new set of prayers and readings from the Roman Missal, created by two Vatican offices: the Dicastery for...
On July 3, 2025, the Vatican announced the appointment of Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto as a member to the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. A dicastery is a department of the Roman Curia, the administrative body of the...
Message for Canada Day 20251 July 2025His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
May Jesus and Mary be in your soul.
I am writing to you on the occasion of Canada Day. As Pilgrims of...
On Sunday, June 22, on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo led a Eucharistic procession through the streets of downtown Toronto following the Noon Mass at St. Michael&rsquo...
"Brothers and sisters, we have this treasure in clay vessels, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us." (2 Cor 4: 7)Today's First Reading from the...
On June 11, 2025, more than 500 guests including Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto Frank Cardinal Leo, came together to celebrate the Martyrs’ Shrine. The National Shrine, opened in 1926 — almost 100 years ago — is located in Midland...
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) released the following statement to mark this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day, observed on June 21. The statement is also available on the CCCB website in French.
National Indigenous Peoples Day...
Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, has released “That Blessed Upper Room,” a pastoral letter inviting the faithful of the archdiocese to reflect together on the significance of The Upper Room in our lives, our...
In light of the escalation of violence in the Middle East, most recently between Israel and Iran, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) released an invitation for the Catholic faithful in Canada to pray for peace in the world...
13 June 2025
To the Catholic Community throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto:
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
May Jesus and Mary be in your soul.
As you know, we are celebrating a Year of Jubilee drawing on the...
On June 1, 2025, Saviour of the World Parish joyfully celebrated its 30th anniversary, coinciding with the Feast of the Ascension. His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, presided over the Thanksgiving Mass, joined by five concelebrating priests and...