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THE FEAST OF STS. PETER AND PAUL June 29, 2025
We celebrate today a particular feast of the Roman Church. Peter, chosen by Christ to be the First among the Apostles; and Paul, chosen by Christ ‘as one born out of due time’, because he encountered Our Lord...
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45th Annual Filipino Pilgrimage to Martyrs' Shrine, August 2, 2025
Aug-02-2025 to Aug-02-2025 (09:00 AM to 04:00 PM)
Archdiocesan Filipino Catholic Mission, together with this year's host, Missionary Families of Christ 45th Annual, invites everyone to the 45th Annual Filipino Pilgrimage "Hope In Christ" as we celebrate the Year of Jubilee on Saturday, August 2, 2025, 9...
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CORPUS CHRISTI June 22, 2025
Today is Corpus Christi Sunday.
Since Holy Thursday was too close to the sufferings of Our Lord to offer any but the briefest celebration of such a momentous gift as the Eucharist, the Church took the...
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OUR GOD WHO IS LIGHT, LIFE AND LOVE June 15, 2025
Immediately after Pentecost we celebrate the central mystery of our faith: the One, Almighty God in three equal and undivided, yet distinct Persons. We call God the “Holy Trinity” to express this truth which Our Lord taught us...
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THE ASCENSION June 1, 2025
The 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.’ Now...
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 25, 2025
The season of Eastertide lasts for eight weeks, during which time we celebrate the resurrection, the appearances of the Risen Lord to the disciples, and His preparing them for His Ascension and for the Coming of the Holy Spirit. So...
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Feast of Divine Mercy at Divine Retreat Centre Toronto
The Divine Retreat Centre Toronto is a religious and clerical society. The pre-eminent purpose of the Vincentian Congregation is the evangelization of the poor. Through leading retreats, preaching, outreach ministries and doing missionary work through charitable social and educational...
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WHAT MAKES A SHEPHERD “GOOD”? May 11, 2025
In the Gospel of the Fourth Sunday of Eastertide each year we hear a passage from the tenth chapter of St. John’s Gospel in which Our Lord speaks to us about Himself as the...
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THE RISEN SAVIOUR'S GIFT OF PEACE! May 4, 2025
I am sure you have noticed the frequency with which, after His Resurrection, Our Lord greets His disciples with those simple words: “Peace be with you”. They are words which also come to us in one form or...
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ALLELUIA! April 27, 2025
The Entrance Antiphon and Collect of Today's Mass speak of the new life of the baptised. Today's Gospel tells of the appearances of Our Lord to the Apostles both on the day of His resurrection, and exactly one...
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Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Francis
O God, faithful rewarder of souls, grant that your departed servant Pope Francis, whom you made successor of Peter and shepherd of your Church, may happily enjoy for ever in your presence in heaven the mysteries of your grace and...
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Easter Sunday – He is Risen!
Easter Sunday is more than just a celebration of an event that happened two thousand years ago. It is an invitation to experience a personal resurrection, to allow the light of Christ to penetrate the darkness within us, and to...
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The Easter Vigil – From Darkness to Light
The Easter Vigil, held on Holy Saturday evening, is a profound and rich liturgy, moving us from the darkness to light, from death to life. This night is a powerful reminder of God's enduring promise of liberation and the...
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WE ARE AN EASTER PEOPLE April 20, 2025
The world sometimes accepts the death of Jesus but denies the resurrection as being outside history. For this very reason we Catholics, on this Easter Sunday, profess our faith.
Because God raised Jesus from the dead...
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Good Friday – Passion of Our Lord
On Friday, April 18, Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto presided at the 3 p.m. Good Friday service at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. Considered the holiest day of the year for Christians worldwide, Good Friday recounts...
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Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto presided at Holy Thursday Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, the three day period that commemorates the Passion, Death and Resurrection of...