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Portuguese Day of PrayerPortuguese Day of Prayer in Brampton, presented by the Portuguese Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Toronto.Join us as we begin the New Year with a Day of Prayer; Holy Mass, Adoration, Praise & Worship and inspirational talks. Entrance is free...Jan-31-2026 to Jan-31-2026 (08:00 AM to 04:30 PM) -
Silent Ignatian Retreat for Men: Soul-Making by GraceMen Ignatian Retreat: Soul-Making by Grace: Encountering God's Love through Meditations on Purgatory. In recent decades, purgatory has come to occupy a more marginal place within Catholic spirituality — viewed by some primarily as a place of suffering...Mar-20-2026 to Mar-22-2026 (06:30 PM to 01:30 PM) -
Christmas 2025: Embracing the Light of Christ“Though He was in the form of God, Jesus did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped at, rather He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness...Posted: Dec-25-2025 -
Season of Creation – September 1 – October 4, 2025The Season of Creation challenges the entire Christian family around the world to care for God's creation through prayer and action. In his address for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Leo XIV...Posted: Aug-21-2025 -
Pope’s Prayer Intention for JunePope Leo XIV has released his monthly prayer intention for June, asking the faithful worldwide to pray "that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from His Heart, learn to have compassion on...Posted: Jun-04-2025 -
National Family and Life Week 2025Every May, the Office of Formation for Discipleship spotlights family life ministry, including the start of the annual National Family and Life Week, from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Office for Family and Life. The 2025 theme, drawn...Posted: May-13-2025 -
Pope Francis NovenaThe Novena for Pope Francis (in English and French) is also available on the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops website. This provides an opportunity for the Catholic faithful to unite in prayer during the Novendiales (nine days of...Posted: Apr-25-2025 -
Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers: The Patient and Physician’s PilgrimageOn the occasion of the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers, April 5 to 6, Dr. Nisha Fernandes offers a reflection on the meaning of the Jubilee year in light of her experiences as an internal medicine physician...Posted: Apr-03-2025 -
Strengthening the Marriage Bond through Service to OthersFrancis and Therese Baduria, members of Missionary Families of Christ, reflect on how their marriage has been enriched by their participation both in a lay movement and in parish life. 1. What is Missionary Families of Christ and what is...Posted: Jan-30-2025 -
ADVENT REFLECTIONSADVENT REFLECTIONS This Advent season, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) presents an online weekly video series titled "Journey through Advent." This year’s English reflections will be led by Archbishop Leo. The reflections in French will be...Posted: Dec-03-2024 -
Radiating Christ to the World: Community of the sons and daughters of GodDiego Maratta is a retired permanent deacon of Toronto from St. Benedict Parish in Etobicoke. He is also a consecrated member of a lay monastic community, the “Community of the sons and daughters of God”. The community...Posted: Jul-02-2024 -
Sacred Heart of Jesus DevotionSacred Heart of Jesus Devotion A message/reflection from Archbishop Leo on Devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, in a special way, during the month of June. Click here to see Archbishop's Leo MessagePosted: Jun-01-2024 -
Ordinandi Youth Event Highlights the Joy of Priesthood and Religious LifeThe 2024 Ordinandi Youth Event took place on Tuesday, March 19. 850 youth from school boards across the archdiocese came together to pray, reflect and learn about the vocation stories of the 2024 ordinandi class and Sister Beata Victoria from...Posted: Mar-26-2024 -
Divine MercyDivine Mercy In preparation for the Feast of Mercy we will recite this chaplet as follows: DIVINE MERCY NOVENA Day 1 Good Friday at 2:30pm Day 2 Holy Saturday at 2:45pm Day 3 Easter Sunday before...Posted: Mar-25-2024 -
Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our LordOn March 22, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, issued the following letter and accompanying resources to the Catholic community across the archdiocese. Resources referenced within the letter can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. ...Posted: Mar-22-2024 -
St. Michael’s College Campus Ministry setting the tone for Holy Week through song and prayerOn Sunday, March 24 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto will be hosting a day-long workshop on the spirituality and practice of praying the...Posted: Mar-20-2024 -
A Great Symphony of Prayer with Dr. Josephine LombardiThe Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) have arranged for a two-part webinar series to enable the faithful one meaningful way to participate in the Year of Prayer. Dr. Josephine Lombardi, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor...Posted: Mar-18-2024 -
Time is of the Essence: Waste it Together!In preparation for the Family Day holiday weekend in Ontario, Catholic children’s author and illustrator, Carissa Douglas, reflects on strengthening faith and family bonds by giving importance to spending unstructured time together. Carissa is one of...Posted: Feb-15-2024 -
Ash Wednesday: The Law of Prayer is the Law of BeliefReflection by Fr. Seamus Hogan We have a special axiom in the Catholic Church. It is a special statement that is very ancient. It says, "Lex orandi, lex credenda," and it means that the law of prayer is...Posted: Feb-14-2024 -
World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human TraffickingToday (February 8) we recognize the annual World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human Trafficking. The day coincides with the memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita, the Sudanese sister who was enslaved as a child. After praying the Angelus in...Posted: Feb-08-2024
