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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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St. Paul’s Basilica – Celebrating 200 Years of Service
In 1822, St. Paul’s Basilica was established as the first Catholic parish in Toronto. In honour of this centuries-long milestone, Cardinal Thomas Collins will celebrate a 200th anniversary Mass on Sept. 18 at 11 a.m.
This...
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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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Pray, Watch, Reflect: Walking Together
As we welcome Pope Francis to Canada, all are invited to participate in this historic journey.
In addition to television coverage of papal events, visit www.papalvisit.ca to access more than 10 livestream links of coverage featuring interpretation in...
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Two Sisters of Life to Profess Final Vows in Toronto
Two Sisters of Life will profess final vows at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica this Saturday, July 16 – the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Cardinal Thomas Collins will be the main celebrant and homilist.
Sr. Jeanne...
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Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed
After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services of the Archdiocese of Toronto is once again celebrating the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed in-person. Taking place on Wednesday, August 17 at 7 p.m...
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Find a Church Near You This Summer
With the summer now in full swing, many Catholics will be visiting the Archdiocese of Toronto from elsewhere in the world and many of our regular parishioners will find themselves in a different part of the archdiocese for a weekend...
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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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Sunday Mass Obligation
On March 13, 2020, Cardinal Collins issued a communication to the faithful of this archdiocese indicating that it was necessary to cancel public celebrations of the Eucharist on the coming Sunday, stating: “For this weekend and any other which...
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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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Clergy Changes 2022
Below is the list of clergy changes for 2022.
RETIREMENT
Msgr. Gregory Ace – June 29, 2022c/o Archdiocese of Toronto, 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 304, Toronto
Rev. Victor Boiragi – June 29, 2022Our Lady of Grace MonasteryMarylake, PO...
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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...