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Message for Lent 2026 from His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoLenten Message 2026His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto My Dear Brothers and Sisters, May Jesus and Mary be in your hearts. As we enter into the holy season of Lent, I would like to share...Monday, February 16, 2026 -
THE TEMPTATIONS IN THE WILDERNESS February 22, 2026At the very beginning of Lent, we hear of Our Lord’s forty day fast in preparation for His public ministry which would lead him through His Passion and Death to His Resurrection. The Temptations of Our Lord in...Wednesday, February 18, 2026 -
ASH WEDNESDAY IS AROUND THE CORNER February 15, 2026For the Baptised Christian, our earthly existence becomes a constant process of dying so that we may enjoy our new life in Christ in its fullness. We must keep dying to sin and self-centredness, so that the supernatural Risen...Wednesday, February 11, 2026 -
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT II—SALT OF THE EARTH AND LIGHT OF THE WORLD February 8, 2026Our Lord today continues the teaching begun last week in the “beatitudes” with a direct address to his audience: “YOU are the salt of the earth—YOU are the light of the world”. He does...Wednesday, February 04, 2026
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THE BEATITUDES February 1, 2026The Gospel this Fourth Sunday of the year presents us with the opening words of Our Lord's great Sermon on the Mount, the words we call the Beatitudes. In these well-known words our Saviour indicates to us the...Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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THE PEOPLE THAT WALKED IN DARKNESS January 25, 2026After His Baptism, Our Lord began His public ministry by preaching in Galilee, called by the Prophet Isaiah the land of the “people that walked in darkness”, on account of the fact that, although they were Jews, the...Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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ST JOHN THE BAPTIST’S WITNESS January 18, 2026“Behold the Lamb of God”, cries out St. John the Baptist in the Gospel, when he points out the Redeemer as the sacrificial victim, the “Lamb” who will be offered up in sacrifice...Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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The Baptism of the Lord January 11, 2026Our Lord joins the people who are going out to John the Baptist in a gesture of repentance, in sorrow for their sins. He joins them, not because He too is a sinner, but in order to show us that...Wednesday, January 07, 2026 -
The Epiphany January 4, 2026Today we celebrate the ‘Manifestation’ of the Son of God as man, and as Saviour of the Gentile peoples. The feast is centred on the Coming of the Magi. As we hear in the Gospel, they have followed...Friday, January 02, 2026
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FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY December 28, 2025The Feast of the Holy Family fittingly takes the place of the Sunday in the Octave of Christmas. The Entrance Antiphon recalls that God the Son, in becoming man, makes His home on earth. He takes...Friday, December 26, 2025 -
WHAT SHOULD JOSEPH DO, THEN? December 21, 2025Today’s Gospel brings St. Joseph into our Advent picture. He is the last of King David’s descendants from whom the Redeemer had long ago been promised by the Prophets. Let us look at what is happening...Monday, December 15, 2025 -
THE LAST WEEK OF ADVENT December 14, 2025This Wednesday the 17th is the beginning of the second and final part of Advent which is the immediate preparation for the Solemnity of Our Lord’s birth. Each day is marked...Wednesday, December 10, 2025 -
OUR LADY CONCEIVED WITHOUT SIN December 7, 2025Tomorrow, Monday, we will celebrate with great joy and thanksgiving to God the Immaculate Conception of Our Blessed Lady. Our Lady is the perfect embodiment of what a human person was meant to be...Wednesday, December 03, 2025 -
ADVENT SUNDAY November 30, 2025Once again, we begin a new Church Year today with the urgent call to prepare ourselves for Christ’s Second Coming. Advent is a time of preparation. We tend to think of it first as...Thursday, November 27, 2025
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CHRIST THE KING November 23, 2025Despite the mockery and torture, Our Lord remained majestic on the cross. He prayed for His executioners and forgave His enemies. He also showed His Kingship in His gracious recognition of the Good Thief’s...Wednesday, November 19, 2025 -
FAITH AND REASON: November 16, 2025The Catechism of the Church reminds us that “though faith is above reason, there can never be any real discrepancy between faith and reason since the same God who reveals mysteries and infuses faith has bestowed the light of...Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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THE POPE’S CATHEDRAL CHURCH | November 9, 2025Today’s feast known generally as the “Dedication of the Lateran Basilica” recalls the Dedication of the Pope’s Cathedral Church in Rome, or, to give it its full title, the Archbasilica of Our Saviour and...Wednesday, November 05, 2025
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THE CHURCH SUFFERING November 2, 2025This Sunday day is the commemoration of All Souls in Purgatory, those whom we call the “Church suffering”, and begins what is virtually a whole month of prayer for the Faithful Departed. It is worth reflecting that the...Wednesday, October 29, 2025
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REFLECTION October 26, 2025“The humble man’s prayer pierces the clouds”, says the writer of the Book of Ecclesiasticus (also known as Sirach), in to-day’s...Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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DON’T GIVE UP PRAYING OCTOBER 19, 2025Our Lord gives a very graphic image of persistence in prayer in the Gospel today: He talks about a woman with a claim against her neighbour who nags and hectors away until she gets what she wants from an unjust...Wednesday, October 15, 2025
