St. Joseph's Parish, Mississauga
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“O” - THAT YOU WOULD COME QUICKLY!From December 17th onwards, the appearance of short passages beginning with “O” will infuse the Sacred Liturgy. What are they? There are seven of them altogether, each allocated to a day in the last week before Christmas. They...Wednesday, December 07, 2022 -
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONThis Thursday we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is rather sad that many Catholics seem to think of the phrase “Immaculate Conception” in negative terms—merely that Mary was conceived without Original Sin. When...Wednesday, November 30, 2022 -
1st SUNDAY OF ADVENTOnce again we begin a new Church Year today with the urgent call to prepare ourselves for Christ’s Second Coming. Advent is a time of preparation. We tend to think of it first as a time of preparation...Thursday, November 24, 2022 -
CHRIST THE KINGThe Last Sunday of the Church’s Year corresponds to the End of Time. In the Creed we proclaim that "He (Christ) will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have...Wednesday, November 16, 2022 -
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NO MARRIAGE IN HEAVEN?Today’s Gospel passage introduces us to a small, but influential, group of Jews from our Lord’s time, of whom we hear much less in the Gospels than we do of their main opponents, the Pharisees. This...Wednesday, November 02, 2022 -
All Saints:The Triumph of Christian Rome over pagan Rome The celebration of the Feast of All Saints on November 1st is an ancient Roman Feast, originally in honour of all the...Thursday, October 27, 2022 -
Excerpt from Homily of Cardinal Thomas Collins for Stewardship Sunday: September 18, 2022We who have been given the message of the Gospel, the invitation to the Kingdom of God, and the grace of the Sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist; we who have been given so many gifts from the...Wednesday, October 19, 2022 -
St. Luke EvangelistThis Tuesday is the feast of St Luke who was a physician and a Gentile, probably from Greece, and was the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. He was the only evangelist to record Our...Wednesday, October 12, 2022 -
ST. TERESAThe Church keeps the memorial of St Teresa of Avila, a Carmelite nun in 16th century Spain, this Saturday. She is rightly called the 'Great Teresa.’ Why great? Because she personally reformed and renewed the...Thursday, October 06, 2022 -
MIRACLES: FAITH AND WORKSThe Apostles ask Our Lord to “increase our faith!” His reply is “if you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and...Wednesday, September 28, 2022 -
OUR LADY OF VICTORIESSaturday begins the month of October; the month of the Holy Rosary; in which we contemplate how God has brought us life in Christ through Mary. The connection between the Rosary and the month of...Wednesday, September 21, 2022 -
Spiritual AND Religious“I am a very spiritual person, but I am not religious”. One hears this increasingly. The word religion derives from the Latin word religare, meaning ‘to bind’. Although this particular...Wednesday, September 14, 2022 -
OUR LADY’S BIRTHDAYThursday is the feast of the birth of Our Blessed Lady. The Church does not usually celebrate birthdays. Our Saints’ days are usually, though not universally, celebrations of the...Thursday, September 01, 2022 -
YOUTH MINISTRY IS COMING BACK TO ST. JOSEPH!We are very excited to announce that youth in grades 9 to 12, will now have opportunities for fun, faith and friendship within the parish! Our LifeTeen nights will include: food, catechesis, games, activities and prayer. Please pray for our...Wednesday, June 29, 2022 -
Welcome Fr. Anish AlexWe wish a warm St. Joseph welcome to our new associate pastor who comes to us from St. Anne’s parish in Brampton. Before coming to Canada Fr. Anish worked for Bijnor Diocese in India.Tuesday, June 28, 2022 -
Thank You from Fr. MichaelHaving been assigned to St. Joseph Parish as my first assignment as a priest, I have been graced with so many first experiences over the past two years here. Some unique first moments stand out...Wednesday, June 15, 2022 -
Pentecost June 5, 2022The Feast of Pentecost, whose name means the ‘fiftieth day’, is the last day and concluding feast of Eastertide. The entire season of Easter, or Paschal tide, is a single celebration of fifty days, being the high point...Wednesday, June 01, 2022 -
ShareLife Golf TournamentMonday, June 6, 2022Royal Woodbine Golf Club | EtobicokeShotgun Start 1:00 p.m. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the ShareLife Corporate Golf Tournament returns on Monday, June 6 to a beautiful new location: the Royal Woodbine...Friday, May 20, 2022 -
May: The Month Dedicated to Our LadyIn Honour of Our Lady of the Cape Pilgrim Statue. Holy Mass May 18 at 7:00 PM Rosary at 6:00 PM followed by procession inside the Church at 6:45 PM From Cardinal Newman’s meditations on...Wednesday, May 18, 2022
