St. Joseph's Parish, Mississauga
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A Father’s Day PrayerA Father’s Day Prayer God our father, We give you thanks and praise for fathers young and old. We pray for young fathers, newly embracing their vocation; may they find courage and perseverance to balance work, family...Friday, June 18, 2021 -
ORDINARY TIMELast Sunday we celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, a feast which arose from the Church’s desire to return once more to the institution of the Blessed Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood at the...Wednesday, June 09, 2021 -
The Solemnity of the Holy TrinityGOD IS PERSONAL What then have we learned from this series of feasts and celebrations? That God is One we already know. That much has been revealed from the very beginning. God has always shown Himself...Wednesday, May 26, 2021 -
The Solemnity Of Our Lord’s AscensionThe Ascension of Our Lord to the right side of His Father in heaven, is the climax of His earthly existence. After His resurrection He said to Mary Magdalene, ‘I have not yet ascended to My Father...Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -
CHRIST IS THE VINEToday, Our Lord describes Himself as “The Vine” in an image drawn from chapter 15 of St. John’s Gospel. New stems can be grafted onto an older stock...Wednesday, April 28, 2021 -
Do YOU Believe in this Truth!Throughout this Easter Season, as we gather together for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, throughout the entire week, we cannot help but notice that the First Readings are taken from the New Testament, and namely, the Acts of the...Saturday, April 17, 2021 -
Alleluia!ALLELUIA ! It is difficult to point to any one particular moment as the climax of the Easter Vigil: there are so many wonderful ones! But they must certainly include the proclamation of the Easter...Tuesday, March 30, 2021 -
HOLY WEEK IN JERUSALEMThe Work of our Redemption At last we have arrived at Jerusalem for this week, rightly called “Holy Week”, the most important of the year. On this Sun- day we commemorate Our Lord’s triumphal...Wednesday, March 24, 2021 -
FATHER! SAVE ME FROM MY SUFFERINGSAs we enter the final part of Lent, known as, "Passiontide", in today's passage from St. John's Gospel we hear Our Lord's prayer to His Father to be "saved from this hour", that is, to...Friday, March 12, 2021 -
Our Patron’s Feast DayWe anticipate Church re-opening for Mass any week now and are especially hopeful we may hold Mass on our Our Patron’s Feast Day Please monitor our website (stjosephmi.archtoronto.org) ...Wednesday, March 10, 2021 -
STATIONS OF THE CROSSA traditional devotion which we are encouraged to pray in Lent is the Stations of the Cross. The Way of the Cross originated from the practice of Christians making pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and...Tuesday, March 09, 2021 -
All about ELEVATE Training WeekendThe Sept. 21st and 22nd weekend of 2024 will be a busy one for the Office of Catholic Youth (OCY). For 10 years now, the OCY has rolled out two days of training to help adults (on Saturday) and teens...Monday, September 16, 2024 -
5 Tips in Riding the Back to School MomentumThe beginning of autumn evokes feelings of excitement, anticipation and new beginnings! There is a shift in the air. Can you feel it? A crispness in the air suggests the end of summer is just around the corner. It is...Friday, August 23, 2024 -
Linda’s LegacyCountless cars cross the intersection of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue in Toronto’s North York every day. The intersection is like thousands of other intersections in Canada’s largest city. In one corner a gas station, in...Monday, August 05, 2024 -
Local Salesian Sister to Profess First Vows this SummerSituated about 20-miles Southeast of the Delaware Water Gap, the popular American national recreation area on the Delaware River near the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a Catholic summer camp called Camp Auxilium welcomes children as they arrive...Wednesday, July 24, 2024 -
Radiating Christ to the World: Community of the sons and daughters of GodDiego Maratta is a retired permanent deacon of Toronto from St. Benedict Parish in Etobicoke. He is also a consecrated member of a lay monastic community, the “Community of the sons and daughters of God”. The community...Tuesday, July 02, 2024 -
Totus Tuus Missionary Formation: In the Footsteps of the Canadian MartyrsThe following was written by James Cyfko, a seminarian at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto currently working as a summer student at the Office of Catholic Youth. Totus Tuus, which translates as “Totally Yours” in English, was...Wednesday, June 26, 2024 -
Recognizing the Shared Sacredness of Indigenous and Catholic Traditions and TeachingsJulia and Adam Kozak, a married couple actively involved in bridge-building and peacemaking with Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, reflect on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Adam, a Lay Pastoral Associate and musician, was the National Project Manager for...Thursday, June 20, 2024 -
What Makes a Good Mother Good? — 10 CharacteristicsThis Mother’s Day weekend we have a special blog post from Dorothy Pilarski, the founder of CatholicMomsGroup.com, who offers this reflection on the 10 characteristics of motherhood as demonstrated by her own mom: My mom was outspoken...Friday, May 10, 2024 -
Fellowship program for young Catholic professionals launching in Archdiocese of TorontoThursday, April 25, 2024To celebrate the launch of the Lumen Gentium Forum, a program of CAAP-Canada in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Toronto hosted by the Newman Centre, program coordinators Brendan Steven and Robin D’Souza took time to explain the...
