This “mini-pilgrimage” is based on a longstanding Catholic tradition of visiting the altars of repose at several churches following the Holy Thursday Mass.
Schedule for the night:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Dinner
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We invite you to come and join us at Divine Retreat Centre Toronto for our third Saturday service on April 18 for a Special Prayer Service for the Sick & Suffering for cancer patients/ Survivors and the terminally ill from...
Ce Jeudi saint, nous faisons mémoire de la Sainte Cène, le dernier repas de Jésus avec ses disciples. À la fin de la messe, le Saint-Sacrement est exposé pour nous permettre de...
Day Retreat for Women: What is a Charism? How do we discern these spiritual gifts and where to use them? Charisms are special gifts of the Holy Spirit which are bestowed on individuals for the good of others, the needs...
Day Retreat for Women: How to Build Resilience around Habit Change: From Resistance to Perseverance. Be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and put on the new man, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
Pope 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...
Every 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...