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CHRIST THE KING
The 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...
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FOR THOSE KILLED IN WAR
We just marked Remembrance Day. The first thing to note is that those killed in war need our prayers, not only our praise.
The passage from the Book of Macchabees in the Old Testament speaks of the great...
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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...
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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...
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St. Luke Evangelist
This 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...
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ST. TERESA
The 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...
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MIRACLES: FAITH AND WORKS
The 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...
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OUR LADY OF VICTORIES
Saturday 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...
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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...
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OUR LADY’S BIRTHDAY
Thursday 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...
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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...
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Welcome Fr. Anish Alex
We 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.
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Thank You from Fr. Michael
Having 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...
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Pentecost June 5, 2022
The 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...
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ShareLife Golf Tournament
Monday, 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...
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May: The Month Dedicated to Our Lady
In 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...
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OUR MASTER’S VOICE
Our Lord speaks of His sheep listening to His voice.
Quite often, sheep belonging to different owners would be mixed together in one...
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Priesthood Ordination May 14, 2022
Ordination to the Priesthood May 14, 2022
My Vocation Story
Our own Deacon Adam will be Ordained to the Priesthood on Saturday May 14th at 10 am at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica. There will be a prayer...
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Divine Mercy
Today is the Feast of Divine Mercy on account of the Gospel reading at Mass, in which we hear how, on the first Easter Day, Our Lord appeared to His apostles (without Thomas) and, having greeted them: “Peace be...