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12th Sunday Ordinary Time June 23, 2024
Readings: Job 38:1, 8-11, 2 Corinthians 5:14-17, Mark 4:35-41
“Most of us don’t think about anyone having the capacity to change the weather or to control the physical environment simply by...
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11th Sunday Ordinary Time June 16, 2024
Readings: Ezekiel 17:22-24, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, Mark 4:26-34
The first reading today from the Prophet Ezekiel and the Gospel both speak about starting a new plant, about sowing seed, about making something grow. The...
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10th Sunday Ordinary Time June 9, 2024
Readings: Genesis 3.8-15, 2Corinthians 4.13-5.1, Mark 3.20-35
Jesus defends himself by asking quite logically: “How can Satan cast out Satan?" "A household divided against itself cannot stand.” But the damage has...
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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 2, 2024
Readings: Exodus 24:3-8;Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
Firm belief in the Body and Blood Christ and regular reception of the Blessed Sacrament or Holy Communion is fundamental to Catholic doctrine, spirituality and...
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12 Men Ordained into the Permanent Diaconate
On Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10 a.m. the Vicar for Permanent Deacons, the Most Reverend Vincent Nguyen, ordained 12 men to the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of Toronto.
The Rite of Ordination took place during Mass at...
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The Most Holy Trinity May 26, 2024
Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40, Romans 8:14-17, Matthew 28:16-20
The more we know that God revealed to us in the history of the Chosen People, the more we can understand Jesus Christ and...
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Pentecost Sunday May 19, 2024
Readings: Acts, 2:1-11,Galatians 5:16-25, John 15:26-27; 16:12-15
We are supposed to have some contact with other people who have experienced the power of God at work in their lives. One of...
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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...