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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...
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2nd Sunday of Lent March 16, 2025
Readings: Genesis 15:5-12,17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28-36.
The story of the transfiguration is a reminder of the transformation that is proper to authentic Christian living. Every day is a transfiguration...
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1st Sunday of Lent March 9, 2025
Readings: Deut. 26, 4-10; Rom 10, 8-13; Lk 4, 1-13
On Ash Wednesday we began our journey with Christ. As a journey that will last for about six and half weeks, the Lenten season presents to...
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7th Sunday Ordinary Time February 23, 2025
Readings: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 Luke 6:27-38
Love your enemy! We Christians have become so used to hearing these words that it is truly difficult...
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6th Sunday Ordinary Time February 16, 2025
Readings: Jeremiah 17:5-8; First Corinthians 15:12,16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26
The word beatitude literally means happiness. The way of happiness that Jesus outlines calls for a transformation from within, a conversion of life. That...
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11,476 Years of Marriage Under One Roof – Marriage Sunday Celebration
On February 9, 2025, the Archdiocese of Toronto celebrated Marriage Sunday, recognizing married couples throughout the archdiocese who have demonstrated a beautiful witness of love and fidelity. At the local level, many parishes have special initiatives to honour married couples...
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5th Sunday Ordinary Time February 9, 2025
Readings: Isaiah 6:1-9a, 3-8 1Cor 15:1-11 Lk 5:1-11
Many times we hear people when they are challenged to serve the Church, their immediate reactions are: ‘I am not...
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3rd Sunday Ordinary Time January 26, 2025
Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10; First Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke: 1:1-4, 4:14-21
Today, Jesus presents his mission. This is, the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah 61: “The Spirit of the Lord...