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The Ascension of the Lord May 12, 2024
Readings: Acts 1.1-11, Ephesians 1.17-23, Mark 16.15-20
The Ascension is not a farewell feast; it does not lament the absence of Jesus. Rather it celebrates the new way Christ became present to his people...
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6th Sunday of Easter May 5, 2024
Readings: Acts 10.25-26, 34-35, 44-48, 1John 4.7-10, John 15, 9-7
Today in the Gospel Reading, our Lord began his exhortation with the commandment to love and ended with that. We must not there...
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5th Sunday of Easter April 28, 2024
Readings: Acts 9:26-31, 1 John 3:18-24 3:18-24, John 15:1-8
We are invited today to consider our belonging to the Lord and to the Church. We are all part of the vine when...
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4th Sunday of Easter April 21, 2024
Readings: Acts 4:8-12 ; 1John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18
The gentle message of the Lord today is applicable to all, the rich and the poor, the well and the infirm, the young and the old, leaders...
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3rd Sunday of Easter April 14, 2024
Readings: Acts 3:13-15,17-19; 1 John 2:1-5; Luke 24:35-48.
The central message of today’s readings is the connection between peace and forgiveness in the Holy Eucharist. The Risen Lord appeared to...
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Archdiocesan-Wide Consecration of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord (April 8), parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto took the opportunity to participate in the archdiocesan-wide Consecration of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Annunciation of Our Lord is usually celebrated...
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Devine Mercy Sunday April 7, 2024
Readings: Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31.
Today is Divine Mercy Sunday and the readings make reference to God’s mercy, the necessity for trusting Faith, and our need for the...
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Easter Sunday - He Is Risen Alleluia!
At Easter, we rejoice in the empty tomb—Jesus's resurrection. Easter is the day Jesus rose from the dead after being crucified. The empty tomb means that Jesus's words rang true. He fulfilled the promises of Scripture...
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The Easter Vigil - Christ is Risen
It begins with the blessing of the Easter Fire and from it the Pascal Candle, which is then brought into the darkened church. The Exultet, the great hymn of light, is sung. The Easter Vigil Mass is the service that...
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Easter Sunday March 31, 2024
Readings: Acts 10:34a, 37-43, Colossians 3:1-4, John 20:1-9
The stone across the tomb symbolized the end of the road; for them, Jesus has been locked in, no way out. But the God who makes...
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Holy Thursday - The Last Supper at Mass
The central observance of Holy Thursday is the ritual reenactment of the Last Supper at Mass. This event is celebrated at every Mass, as part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, but it is specially commemorated on Holy Thursday. Except...
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Archbishop Leo Celebrates with the Faithful during Palm Sunday
Archbishop Leo celebrated Mass at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica with a full congregation. Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem, during which palm branches were placed in his path, before his arrest on Holy Thursday and his...
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