God blessed you with unique talents and abilities,
and you have used those gifts well.
You’ve taken nothing for granted;
rather, you have worked hard to prepare for a challenging future.
Just as important as the lessons...
Think for a moment what it means that blood is in us to give. Whether donating to the blood bank, working for a worthy cause or giving birth, are we not really talking about more than blood cells, platelets and...
“Today is the Sunday of the Most Holy Trinity. The light of Eastertide and of Pentecost renews in us every year the joy and amazement of faith: let us recognize that God is not something vague, our God...
After the fast of Lent we pull out all stops to celebrate this most joyful season in the liturgical year. The fifty days of Easter come to an end with Pentecost. We’ve celebrated in many ways, singing Alleluias...
“When they had gathered together they asked him, ‘Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
The readings today mark an extremely important transition in the life of Christ and His Church...
All-Loving God, we give you thanks and praise for mothers young and old.
We pray for young mothers, who give life and count little toes and tend to our every need;
May they be blessed with patience and...
Parishioners are invited to attend a regional Mass of Welcome taking place on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 7:00 pm at St. Francis Xavier Parish, Mississauga. A reception will follow Mass in the parish hall. All are welcome. Please...
“Jesus said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” — John 19:30
Now, if this is where our story stopped, we would not be living as people of the...
Dear Parishioners:
We begin the holiest of weeks. We receive our palms to remember Jesus entering the City of Jerusalem for the last time. We gather around the altar to hear Jesus share His life with us for...
You are invited to join Fr. John Bosco Gali, OMI
for our Parish Mission
From Monday, March 27th to Wednesday, March 29th at 7:00 pm with the celebration of Holy Mass
My dear Friends in the Lord, are...
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. (Psalm 51.10)
“What are you giving up for Lent?” Long ago on the playground of my Catholic elementary school, that...
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
Time: 9 am to 5:30 pm
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
255 Front St W, Toronto
Adult Event: Constitution Hall
Youth Event: John W.H. Bassett Theatre
Mass Celebrant: Cardinal Thomas Collins...
2023 Offertory Envelopes have been available for some time now. Please do not use any previous year’s envelopes.
There are still envelopes boxes which have not been picked up yet. Please pick them up as soon as...
This Sunday we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. The word epiphany comes from the Greek epiphainen, a verb that means “to manifest’ or ‘to make known.” This is what God did in...
The Octave of Christmas falls on New Year’s Day. Given the fact that the pagans used to celebrate this day through dissolute activities and superstition, the ancient Church helped believers begin the new year with a “new...
Recently I read a brief description of some of the favourite symbols of Christmas. The crib was described as an image of heaven. It radiates peace, love, fulfillment, the lack of tears. The baby is always “sleeping in heavenly...
May the Christmas GIFTS remind us of God’s greatest gift, His only Son.
May the Christmas CANDLES remind us of Him who is the “Light of the World.”
May the Christmas TREES remind us of another...
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near.” These are the words proclaimed in the entrance antiphon of Mass for Gaudete Sunday this week. It urges us to constantly rejoice in the...
The Advent wreath is a prominent symbol of the Advent season and is used in our churches and our homes as a way to prayerfully count the four weeks of the liturgical season. It consists of a wreath made of...