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3rd SUNDAY OF EASTER April 19, 2026
Readings: Acts: 2.14,22-28 1 Peter 1.17-21 Luke 24.13-35
In the Emmaus story, Jesus as the stranger helps the two disciples to make sense of the past in a new light, they...
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Divine Mercy Sunday April 12, 2026
Readings: Acts 4:32-35 1 Jn 5:1-6 Jn 20: 19-31
On this Second Sunday of Easter, the church celebrates the feast of Divine Mercy. United as a community of believers, we continue to express our joy...
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Easter Sunday – He is Risen!
Easter Sunday marks Christ’s victory over death with His glorious Resurrection. By his death on the Cross, we today are freed from sin and its destructive grip on our lives.
I am the Living One; I was dead...
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Easter Vigil Celebrations Baptize 2,000 Catholics
After months of preparation and prayer through the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program, a total of 2,050 catechumens were baptized at Easter Vigil celebrations across the Archdiocese of Toronto on Holy Saturday. This compares to 1...
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Easter Sunday April 5, 2026
Readings: Acts: 10:34-42 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18
This Easter day, we are called to join Paul in giving thanks to God: “Who in his great mercy has given us a new birth, by...
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Easter Message from His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo
Message for Easter5 April 2026His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
Easter Message 2026
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Praised be Jesus Christ. Happy and Holy Easter to you.
Holy Mother Church celebrates with the greatest joy ever...
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Good Friday: The Lord’s Passion
On this sombre day, we commemorate the death and crucifixion of Jesus. Christ made the ultimate sacrifice to save us from our sins.
“But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was...
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Chrism Mass: Preparing for the Sacramental Year
In the Archdiocese of Toronto, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo gathers with the priests and faithful during Tuesday of Holy Week to celebrate the Chrism Mass.
During this solemn liturgy, the Oil of the Sick and the Oil of Catechumens...
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Palm Sunday: Holy Week Begins
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week for Christians around the world. It commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, when crowds greeted him by waving palm branches and laying them on the road as a sign...
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St. Justin Martyr Parish Celebrates 40th Anniversary
On March 22, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo presided at a special Mass to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of St. Justin Martyr Parish in Unionville, Ont.
Marking the occasion with a beautiful liturgy, His Eminence was joined by current...
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Cardinal Leo's Holy Thursday Message to Priests
As part of our Holy Week prayers and reflection, Cardinal Frank Leo has shared his annual Holy Thursday message with priests of the Archdiocese of Toronto. Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper (also referred to as the Lord’s...
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Palm Sunday March 29, 2026
Readings: Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Mathew 26:14-27.66
On this Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, we are invited to reflect on our own relationship to suffering, either for obedience to God...