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Archdiocesan-Wide Consecration of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord (April 8), parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto took the opportunity to participate in the archdiocesan-wide Consecration of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Annunciation of Our Lord is usually celebrated...
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URBI ET ORBI - "PEACE BE WITH YOU!"
This is the greeting of the risen Christ, which has been echoed several times in our biblical readings during this Octave of Easter and in particular, in the Gospel of today’s liturgy. On Jesus’ lips this greeting...
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Easter Sunday - He Is Risen Alleluia!
At Easter, we rejoice in the empty tomb—Jesus's resurrection. Easter is the day Jesus rose from the dead after being crucified. The empty tomb means that Jesus's words rang true. He fulfilled the promises of Scripture...
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The Easter Vigil - Christ is Risen
It begins with the blessing of the Easter Fire and from it the Pascal Candle, which is then brought into the darkened church. The Exultet, the great hymn of light, is sung. The Easter Vigil Mass is the service that...
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OUR LORD’S GREAT WORK March 31, 202
“This is the Day that the Lord has made,
let us rejoice and be glad in it!”
(Psalm. 117:24).
Easter is the high point of the Church’s year, towards...
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Holy Thursday - The Last Supper at Mass
The central observance of Holy Thursday is the ritual reenactment of the Last Supper at Mass. This event is celebrated at every Mass, as part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, but it is specially commemorated on Holy Thursday. Except...
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Archbishop Leo Celebrates with the Faithful during Palm Sunday
Archbishop Leo celebrated Mass at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica with a full congregation. Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem, during which palm branches were placed in his path, before his arrest on Holy Thursday and his...
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Holy Week 2024
Today we are launched into the drama of Holy Week. As we make our way in solemn procession, we bring into the present Our Lord’s entry into Jerusalem.
The Gospels bring us a detailed...
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"LAETARE!" (REJOICE!)
Today we rejoice! because Easter, the Feast of our Salvation, is drawing near.
Jerusalem, of which the Introit or Entrance Antiphon speaks, is the symbol on earth of our Mother, the Church, which is "God's...
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THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE: “CANDLEMAS”
Friday is Candlemas Day, the final liturgical celebration of the Nativity cycle of feasts. St. Luke tells us how Our Lady and St. Joseph brought the forty-day old baby Jesus to the Temple in accordance with the requirements of...
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THE EPIPHANY January 7, 2024
The great Solemnity of the Epiphany or “Manifestation” of our Lord, commemorates so much more than the coming of the Magi, for we celebrate no fewer than three “wonders” on this...
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MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD January 1, 2024
Although we are used to thinking of Our Blessed Lady as the Mother of God, and honouring her as such, we must remember that there was a time in the history of the Church...