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THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 1, 2025
Readings: Acts 1, 1-11; Eph 1, 17-23; Lk 24, 46-53)
Our first reading from Acts of the Apostles recounts the events of the last moments and meeting of Christ with his apostles before his ascension...
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6th Sunday of Easter May 25, 2025
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 15:1-2,22-29; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29
The words of Jesus at the Farewell Discourse during the Last Supper are intended as encouragement, concluding with a...
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5th Sunday of Easter May 18, 2025
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 14:21-27; Revelation 21:1-5; John13:31-35
An essential part of being a follower of Jesus Christ is a willingness to love. How many times have we heard with our ears...
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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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4th Sunday of Easter May 11, 2025
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 13:14, 43-52, Revelation 7:9, 14b-17 John 10:27-30
The first reading, from the Acts of the Apostles, shows the early followers of Jesus willing to sacrifice and...
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3rd Sunday of Easter May 4, 2025
In the reading from the Acts of the Apostles we have the account of how the followers of Jesus could not stop speaking about Him. On the other hand, the Gospel recounts how they did not believe at first...
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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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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...
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More than 450 Priests Gather for Annual Chrism Mass
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, celebrated the annual Chrism Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. This prayerful moment during Holy Week brought together more than 450 priests serving in the Archdiocese...
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5th Sunday of Lent April 6, 2025
Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21 Philippians 3:8-14 John 8:1-11
“Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.” By saying this Jesus didn't mean that...
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4th Sunday of Lent March 30, 2025
Readings: Joshua: 5:9a,10-12 2 Corinthians: 5:17-21, Luke: 15:1-3, 11-32
Today on Laetare Sunday, we are encouraged and uplifted by the Parable of the Prodigal Son First, notice the context. Jesus was...
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3rd Sunday of Lent March 23, 2025
Readings: Ex 3, 1-8.13-15; I Cor 10, 1-6. 10-12; Gos: Lk 13, 1-9)
Among other things, the Lenten Season invites us to true repentance. The parable in the Gospel today sets out...