With a dimly lit church, a rarely seen candle holder, and somber tones, Tenebrae (Latin for “darkness” or “shadows”) is a unique and moving service. Adapted from medieval Roman Catholic practices dating back to the 9th...
Good Friday ProcessionFriday, April 3 – 3 p.m.St. Francis of Assisi Parish72 Mansfield Ave., TorontoFollowing a tradition that goes back to 1962, St. Francis of Assisi Parish will be holding the annual Good Friday Procession. The procession includes...
We invite all young adults (ages 19–39) to join us for our Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 21st, 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM at Saint Thomas More Parish.Retreat Theme: A Journey Back to the Heart...
St. Michael's Alumni Choir School Tenebrae Service at Sacred Heart Church in King City. The Service is of readings, prayer, candles and sacred song that follows Jesus through his passion, death and resurrection. All are welcome, please join us...
God Meets us in the Mist. A Retreat for Times of Uncertainty and Transition. Through prayer, presentations, Sacrament, spiritual accompaniment and sharing and guided by the riches of Ignatian Spirituality, we will enter gently into contemplative reflection on our questions...
A day of reflection for men & women on the visions and experiences of mediaeval mystic, Julian of Norwich, exploring her relationship with Jesus Christ, and reflecting upon how her journey with him can help us shape our own.Facilitated...
The Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has issued a statement calling on the Catholic faithful to pray for peace in the Middle East.
The statement affirms that we cannot remain indifferent to an armed conflict...
You are warmly invited to take part in a peaceful and prayerful witness for the protection of unborn life during the upcoming 40 Days for Life vigil in Toronto.For forty days, we will gather in quiet prayer and loving...
Day of Reflection & Prayer for the Bereaved. "Where is God in my pain? How is God working in my grief?” Grieving a loved one can shake or give a new shape to our faith. At this gathering, you...
LENTEN MISSION – Called to Dialogue: Listening to God, One’s self, and Neighbours." - Wednesday, March 18 & Thursday, March 19- With Fr. John Elmer Abad – Associate Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at St. Augustine’s...
Ash Wednesday began the holy season of Lent. We are reminded that Lent “is a gracious gift by which we prepare ourselves for the paschal feasts with joy of minds made pure” (Lenten Preface 1). Through prayer, fasting...
Starting on March 1, the Heroic 30 Challenge kicks off – inviting men on a 31-day journey featuring a different daily motivational video from Catholic leaders. With a focus on prayer, the aim is to help bring God back...
This year’s Mass for the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life was celebrated on January 31, 2026, at St. Paul’s Basilica, bringing together members of communities of consecrated life from across the archdiocese for prayer...
Day Retreat for Women: Healing and Forgiveness: How Identity Lies and Wounds Keep us Stuck, and How to Move Forward. “I have come that they might have life and have it to the fullest.” (John 10:10)Living...
In light of the World Day of the Sick on Wednesday, February 11, Saulina Amaral, Diocesan Coordinator of the Ministries of Care, reflects on the local initiatives making an impact in the Archdiocese of Toronto. 1. What is the World...
Women Ignatian Retreat: This Ignatian retreat on resilience invites participants to receive resilience not first as a personal achievement, but as a grace given by God and nurtured through relationship with God. Through prayer and reflection, retreatants are helped to...
Pour la première fois en français à Toronto!For the first time in Toronto! Through this unique opportunity to visit the World Eucharistic Miracles exhibit (en français, tout près de chez...
Men 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...
“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...
The 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...