“In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”

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Trinity1As Catholics, every time that we pray, we begin by invoking the names of the three persons of the Holy Trinity, whose feast we celebrate this Sunday. This custom can be so habitual that at times we may do it without realizing how profound the words are that we are saying. Each time we name the three person of the Holy Trinity, we are articulating a great mystery about God and his proximity to us that has been revealed to us by God Himself. The only way that we know about the Trinity and the names of the persons contained within God is because Jesus Himself has told us about Them. As the Son of God sent from the Father, Jesus has told us to call God “our Father” and has repeatedly spoken to us about the Father. During His life Jesus promised His disciples that He would send them the Holy Spirit after He had returned to the Father. At Pentecost the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Church by Jesus and His Father in Heaven. That the three cannot be separated is witnessed to in the passage from the end of the Gospel of Matthew (chapter 28), as Jesus commissions His disciples to baptize all people “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Everything that we know about God as the Trinity has been revealed to us by the Trinity Himself. We can learn so much about God’s love for us in reflecting upon this great mystery of our faith. Continue reading →

Family of Faith Campaign

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Thank you for your commitment to our parish’s Family of Faith campaign. To help ensure our parish benefits from your help on a timely basis, please make sure your payment information is up-to-date.  Donations/payments can be sent directly to the Donations Processing Centre. Payments should not be left at the parish office.  The address is:

Donations Processing Centre
Family of Faith Campaign
1155 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
M4T 1W2

You should contact the Donations Processing Centre when your address changes, your payment method/information changes (eg. a new card or a new card expiry date).  The email address is campaign@archtoronto.org and 416.934.3400 x 555.

Congratulations and Prayerful wishes to:

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congratsAlexander Aaron Cauchi,  Alyssa Vesia, Andrhei-Leo Milan, Antonio Carreira Dias, Bianca Spatola, Dante Roti, Elysanne Beaudoin, Ethan DaSilva, Jessica Yesilkaya, Joshua Manna, Juan Deigo Martinez Young, Kingslee To, Maree Attieh, Maria Talotta-Valencia, Mariana Avila, Mia Gallippi-Lafleche, Michael Vesia, Nicholas Ferreira-Gomes, Nivia Fernandez, Patricia Kayle C Villar, Rebecca Guerra Mendes, Samantha Jargaille, Shelly Sooklall,  Sophia Borsten

…..who received the sacrament of Confirmation this weekend

Pentecost— Fulfilling the Promise to be With Us Until the End of the Ages!

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12_make-disciples-final-1-622x1024In the Ritual for Infant Baptism, there are about a hundred different readings that can be used at a Baptism for a child. Despite this great variety, I find that I have used only one reading at almost all of the Baptisms that I have celebrated in my twenty-five years as a priest. The reading that I always use at Baptism is the same as that which we heard proclaimed last Sunday on the Solemnity of Christ’s Ascension into Heaven. To refresh your memories, the Gospel which was proclaimed last Sunday was the text from Matthew in which Jesus commissions His disciples to go out into the world and baptize all nations. The exact words that Jesus used are as follows: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the ages” (Matthew 28: 19-20). What strikes me most about this passage is the amazing promise that Christ has made to all of us through our Baptisms: “Behold, I am with you always, until the end of the ages.” Christ promises all of us that He is with us always, forever, until the end of time.

How is it possible that Christ can keep this amazing promise? Continue reading →

Pentecost Sunday (Third Sharelife Sunday) June 4, 2017

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sharelifesmallWorking wonders for those who need help in our neighbourhood…

Working with St. Elizabeth HealthCare, ShareLife, through Catholic Charities, has implemented a shared services initiative that has provided support to agencies in the areas of human resources (16 agencies) and financial services (5 agencies). Now in its fourth year of activity, agencies participating in this initiative report that they are able to improve the quality, competency and accuracy of their work in these areas. Some Executive Directors reported on the impact of this initiative to their agency. “It has enhanced our agency’s competence.” shares one Executive Director, “Before, I was in way over my head, but trying to do my best. Now, I have expertise at my disposal and feel comfortable.

Today is ShareLife Sunday– June 4, 2017.  Thank you for your generosity.

Social Justice Committee

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social_justiceThe Pastoral Council would like to put together a Social Justice Committee to identify areas in which our Parish could extend our outreach and educate our parishioners about important topics. If you would like to be on this Committee, or would like to find out more, please email the Parish office to be put on the mailing list. Our first meeting will be held in June.