The Archdiocese of Toronto will accept donations and channel funds through Catholic partners (including Caritas Canada, Aid to the Church in Need, CNEWA, and Jesuits International) to support relief efforts underway.
Those wishing to help may do so in the following ways:
“The Gospel on Five Fingers”
(Saint Mother Theresa)
For many people, as the Pandemic restrictions were lifted, there was a hope that life would go back to normal. Sadly, this has not happened. While vaccination mandates have been lifted and masks have become somewhat optional, it is clear that the world, and more sadly, people were changed by the Pandemic.
For most people, the experience of being locked up and frightened, has not made them better people. There has been a tendency for most to become more selfish and concerned with how others will look after them. People want to know what others can do for them and how other people can be at their service. This selfishness often shows itself in the way that we treat others and how easily people are agitated by requests to care for others and be of service to our neighbour. Continue reading
Bulletin for week of February 19, 2023
Please note that the Parish Office will be closed on Monday, February 20th for the Family Day Holiday. Daily Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM in the Centre chapel. There will be no adoration on that day.
We will be recommencing our weekly Faith Study starting this coming Thursday, February 16, from 7 PM to 8:45 PM. This semester, we’ll be working through the Gospel of Matthew during the Lenten season and up to Easter.
This Gospel was particularly beloved by the Early Church, being the most quoted of any of the Four Gospels, and being placed at the beginning of the New Testament because of its great prominence and importance in revealing Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of all redemptive history.
At the height of his ministry, Jesus turned to his disciples and asked them two fundamental questions found only in this gospel account:
1) Who do PEOPLE say that I am? and, 2) Who do YOU say that I am?
These are the most important questions that all people, including us in the Church, must answer. And our answer makes all the difference both for this life and the life to come. And so these two questions will be the guiding points of our journey through the Gospel of Matthew in the coming weeks. All are welcome to join us beginning this Thursday, February 16, at 7 PM. Looking forward to seeing many of you there! God bless.
As a Lenten preparation for a deeper living out of the Beatitudes, please join us on February 20th at 7 pm, for an evening of reflection on Pope Francis’s Apostolic Letter GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE (Rejoice and Be Glad)
Facilitator: Sr. Gabriel Riddle, cps
The Parish of St. Peter’s rejoices in the appointment of Archbishop Frank Leo and welcomes him to Toronto.
Pope Francis today appointed Archbishop-elect Frank Leo as the Archbishop of Toronto. The parish extends a joyful welcome to Archbishop-elect Leo. Let us pray that God protect our new pastor and shepherd and grant him a long and healthy life.
Please see the Archbishop-elect’s greeting to the People of God in Toronto here.
This Sunday, within the Archdiocese of Toronto is being celebrated as Marriage Sunday. I am not sure if this date was chosen because this is the weekend before Valentine’s Day and it is a day to celebrate the love of all married couples; or if it was chosen because next weekend is the Family Day Weekend and the Sacrament of Marriage is the foundation of all Christian Family Life. As it is Marriage Sunday, this weekend I would like to share with you the prayer that I talk about with all couples who are preparing to be married here at St. Peter’s Parish. Continue reading
