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The Illuminating Story of the Advent WreathOf the many symbols that mark the liturgical seasons of the Latin Church calendar, few are better known or more beloved than the Advent wreath, which marks the passage of the four weeks preceding Christmas. What are the origins of...Posted: Nov-19-2021 -
Around St. Mary's This Week (21 November 2021)....A New Liturgical Year: Year C The Church follows a three-year cycle and on the first Sunday of Advent, November 28, 2021 we embark on a new liturgical year. On Sundays during Year C the Gospel reading will most...Posted: Nov-18-2021 -
What's Going On This Week?SHEPHERD’S TRUST COLLECTION TODAY As members of our Catholic community, we regularly benefit from the tireless service of our priests. They have been instruments in living out a “faith in action.” Called by God and ordained...Posted: Nov-11-2021 -
#RedWednesday 2021 Looks at the Sharp Rise in Anti-Christian Persecution in AfricaPosted: Nov-10-2021Evellyne Lemos is a Toronto-based coordinator for Aid to the Church in Need Canada. November 17 will be the fourth year that churches and other religious buildings across Canada will be illuminated in... -
To Fall in Love with God is the Greatest RomanceFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont.“Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.” (translated as, “Where charity and love are, there God is...Posted: Oct-29-2021 -
What's Happening This Week?Future Visit to Canada by the Holy Father “The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited the Holy Father to make an apostolic journey to Canada, also in the context of the long-standing pastoral process of reconciliation with...Posted: Oct-28-2021
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Around St. Mary's This Week (24 October 2021)...TODAY is World Mission Sunday It represents a global sign of the universal Church and Mission. We are invited to reach out and help build the Church in the most remote areas across the world. Your prayers...Posted: Oct-22-2021
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Happening at St. Mary's This Week (17 October 2021)Praying for the Sick If you or a family member is sick please let us know and we shall add their name to our prayer list which is posted in the gathering space of the church. We remember in pray...Posted: Oct-13-2021 -
What's Happening at St. Mary's This Week?Posted: Oct-07-2021You are Invited to Join Us for Faith Nourishment or Vitamin F Tuesday, October 12th: An Attitude of Gratitude We will explore together how our celebration of the Eucharist calls us to live with gratitude. We will...
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Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of This LandWe, the Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week, take this opportunity to affirm to you, the Indigenous Peoples of this land, that we acknowledge the suffering experienced in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools. Many Catholic religious...Posted: Oct-01-2021 -
St. Mary's Church for the week of October 3, 2021Today is ShareLife Sunday! Thank you to all who have responded to date! Our Parish Goal is $100,000.00. To-date we have collected $126,220.39! We encourage you to give during this weekend’s special...Posted: Sep-30-2021 -
St. Mary's News and Events This WeekHOLY HOUR AND BENEDICTION Friday, October 1 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Praying for the Sick If you or a family member is sick please let us know and we shall add their name to...Posted: Sep-23-2021 -
Around St. Mary's This Week (19 September 2021)St. Vincent de Paul Collection this weekend... This month, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul celebrates our founder, Blessed Frederick Ozanam. Our annual collection (green envelopes) is today, September 18/19. We are able to serve our...Posted: Sep-16-2021
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Around St. Mary's This Week (12 September 2021)The Week of September 12, 2021.... Praying for the Sick If you or a family member is sick please let us know and we shall add their name to our prayer list which is posted in the gathering space of...Posted: Sep-09-2021
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Around St. Mary's This Week (22 August 2021)Posted: Aug-26-2021HOLY HOUR AND BENEDICTION Friday, September 3 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Praying for the Sick As the baptized we all share in the ministry of prayer. If you or a family member is sick...
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Around St. Mary's This Week (22 August 2021)...August 22, 2021 --21st Sunday in Ordinary Time As the baptized we all share in the ministry of prayer. If you or a family member is sick please let us know and we shall add their name to our...Posted: Aug-19-2021 -
Around St. Mary's This Week (15 August 2021)ANNUAL MASS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED Due to the protocols surrounding COVID-19, this year’s Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed has unfortunately been cancelled at our seven Catholic cemeteries. His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins will celebrate...Posted: Aug-11-2021
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Around St. Mary's This Week (8 August 2021)...As the baptized we all share in the ministry of prayer. If you or a family member is sick please let us know and we shall add their name to our prayer list which is posted in the gathering...Posted: Aug-05-2021 -
Toronto’s Native Peoples’ Mission: Serving, Learning, AccompanyingFr. Wilson Andrade is the administrator of the Native Peoples' Mission in Toronto. Personal Story I have been part of the ministry at the Native Peoples’ Mission since I arrived in Canada from India, in 2007, as a student...Posted: Jul-29-2021 -
The Bread of Christ Sustains UsFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. When I was a child, we always had dessert with dinner. Often it was fruit that had been stewed in some way. Apple sauce, rhubarb...Posted: Jul-29-2021
