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30th Sunday Ordinary Time October 25, 2026
Today’s first reading is taken from the Book of Exodus and tells us about how we should treat strangers and foreigners. God tells us that He is compassionate. The Gospel picks up on the first reading. Matthew has...
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Cardinal Leo's Message for the Archdiocesan Day for Palliative Care
Message for the Archdiocesan Day for Palliative Care24-25 October 2026His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
On the occasion of our annual Archdiocesan Day for Palliative Care, it is significant that this observance...
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Vatican Publishes “A Journey of Hope” on Interreligious Dialogue
The Holy See has published A Journey of Hope: Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra aetate, reflecting on the Church’s relationships with people of other religious traditions.
Prepared jointly...
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29th Sunday Ordinary Time October 18, 2026
Readings: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 |1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b | Matthew 22:15-21
‘Repay to Ceaser what belongs to Ceaser and to God what belongs to God’. This weekend as the global Catholic Church celebrates the...
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Canada’s Catholic Bishops Offer Prayers for the Holy Father
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops joins the faithful across Canada and throughout the world in praying for the swift and complete recovery of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV following his surgery on 13 October 2026.
The CCCB President, the...
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Vatican Message for World Mental Health Day
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops shared the following communication, received from the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, on the occasion of World Mental Health Day (10 October 2026).
Ottawa — The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomes the...
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Cardinal Leo's Message for Thanksgiving
Message for Thanksgiving12 October 2026His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
May Jesus and Mary be in your souls.
I am writing to you in anticipation of Thanksgiving, often associated with family gatherings, the...
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28th Sunday Ordinary Time October 11, 2026
Readings: Isaiah 25:6-10a | Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 | Matthew 22:1-14
The wisdom teachings of the Scriptures are about how to use rightly the gifts of this world so that even now we begin to live...
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27th Sunday Ordinary Time October 4, 2026
Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7 | Philippians 4:6-9 | Matthew 21:33-43
Each one of us is the vineyard of the Lord. It is we ourselves who keep the Lord out and do not allow Him to transform us...
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Two Men Ordained to the Transitional Diaconate
On Saturday, September 26, Catholics filled St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica to celebrate the Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate of two seminarians during the 10 a.m. Mass, presided by the Most Reverend Robert Kasun, C.S.B., Auxiliary...
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Archdiocese Honours Saint Michael Award Recipients
On September 27, 2026, more than 1,000 members of the Catholic community gathered at Saint Michael’s Cathedral Basilica for a celebration marking the Solemnity of Saint Michael, patron saint of the Archdiocese of Toronto. The liturgy...
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26th Sunday Ordinary Time September 27, 2026
Readings: Ezekiel 18:25-28 | Philippians 2:1-11| Matthew 21:28-32
The first reading today, from the Prophet Ezekiel, is such a clear invitation to turn away from sin. Right away we must recognize that this invitation is...
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25th Sunday Ordinary Time September 20, 2026
Readings: Isaiah 55:6-9 | Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a | Matthew 20:1-16
The Gospel shows us people who are comparing themselves with one another, wondering how come the other person got a better deal on salvation than we...
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Prayers and Birthday Greetings for Pope Leo XIV
The Archdiocese of Toronto extends our prayers and best wishes as Pope Leo XIV celebrates his 71st birthday on September 14, 2026.
We give thanks for the Holy Father’s faithful leadership, his devoted service to the Church and...
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24th Sunday Ordinary Time September 13, 2026
Readings: Sirach 27:30–28:9 | Romans 14:7-9 | Matthew 18:21-35
Only God can give us the grace to forgive all others, those who have harmed us in any way at all. God’s calls...
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