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Special Prayer Service for Sick & SufferingWe invite you to come and join us at Divine Retreat Centre Toronto for our third Saturday service Special Prayer Service for the Sick & Suffering for cancer patients/survivors and the terminally ill from 10:30 a.m. to...Feb-21-2026 to Feb-21-2026 (10:30 AM to 12:30 PM) -
Lenten RetreatQueen of Apostles Retreat Centre invites all men and women to our 2026 Lenten Retreat on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The cost is $50, It includes coffee, tea, muffins and a hot lunch. Mass will be celebrated during the day...Feb-28-2026 to Feb-28-2026 (08:30 AM to 02:30 PM) -
Children and Teens Prayer ServiceWe invite all children for our Children and Teens prayer service at Divine Retreat Centre. As parents, we always strive to give the best to our children — love, care, and guidance. But the greatest gift we can offer them...Feb-07-2026 to Feb-07-2026 (10:00 AM to 03:00 PM) -
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)
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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 -
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY Feast Day October 7thThe story of the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary focuses on the intercessory power of Mary. It shows that when Christians are in danger, they can go to Mary. And when an individual is in pain, discouraged, or...Posted: Oct-01-2025 -
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 -
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 -
From the Pastor's Desk November 10, 2024Praise be Jesus Christ! Now and forever. In our reflection on the Mass, we come to the Gospel acclamation which is an important part of the Liturgy of the Word during Mass, welcoming the Lord before the Gospel reading. Typically...Posted: Nov-05-2024 -
From the Pastor's Desk October 27, 2024Dear friends in the Lord, In our reflection on the Mass, we come to the Responsorial Psalm. The responsorial psalm plays a crucial role in the Liturgy of the Word during Mass, promoting meditation on Scripture. It follows the first...Posted: Oct-24-2024 -
From the Pastor's Desk September 8, 2024Dear Parishioners, friends in the Lord, Happy and blessed September 2024! I hope you all had a lovely and restful summer. I am so excited as your new pastor to welcome our pastoral activities and keep busy for the Lord...Posted: Sep-05-2024
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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 -
From Our Pastor Fr. Andrew Cyruk - June 30, 2024Dear parishioners, Praise be Jesus Christ, Now & Forever! I greet you with humble heart of a new pastor and entrust myself to your prayers. I am grateful to my predecessor, Father James for his ministry in this beautiful...Posted: Jun-26-2024 -
With a Grateful Heart (a final note) …June 23, 2024As I sit to write my final message to you as your pastor there is a slight sense of nostalgia, a nostalgia because for the past six years you have become my family, and this beautiful and holy place has...Posted: Jun-20-2024 -
An Excerpt from Archbishop Francis Leo May 5, 2024Message on the Month of the Blessed Mother Our world is filled with competing worldviews and ideologies that can lead to feelings of being overwhelmed and discouraged. While this reaction is understandable, it need not be our only recourse. ...Posted: May-01-2024 -
What is the Divine Mercy Message?Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was known to very few people during her lifetime. But through her, God has spoken the message of His abundant mercy to the entire Church and world. What is this message...Posted: Apr-04-2024
