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The Servant and His Children (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This passage is part of the fourth Servant Song in Isaiah, which is also one of the most well known because of how often it is quoted in the New Testament. It...Posted: Oct-15-2024 -
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Seeking Wisdom (28th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Since the Book of Wisdom falls in the genre of Wisdom literature, a significant portion of the book is dedicated to extolling Wisdom, personifying wisdom and extolling her virtues, which are really...Posted: Oct-07-2024
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One Flesh (27th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings In his 1950 encyclical Humani Generis, Pope Pius XII underscored the importance of believing in the historicity of Adam and Eve by condemning the doctrine of “Polygenism,” which holds...Posted: Oct-04-2024
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The Spirit of Prophecy (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Numbers records for us how Moses struggled to lead Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. The particular passage in our readings comes right after the appointment of the seventy elders...Posted: Sep-28-2024
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Lifechain - October 6thThe St. Aidan Knights of Columbus council is hosting and organizing our annual Lifechain on Sunday, October 6th, at 2-3PM. We will be standing at the four corners of Finch and Warden Ave., holding up signs and praying for...Posted: Sep-28-2024 -
Men's and Women's Silent Retreat at Manresa Retreat Centre (October 18-20)Come join us for our upcoming Men & Women’s Silent Retreat at Manresa in Pickering. Date: Friday, October 18th (arrive 6:30pm) to Sunday October 20thth. (2pm)Rooms including, breakfast, lunch and dinner Father Kevin Kelly S.J...Posted: Sep-24-2024 -
Parish Advent Reflection - November 30The CWL members of our parish are organizing a Parish Advent Reflection on Saturday, November 30, 2024, from 10:30am to 12:30pm in the parish hall. The guest speaker is Rev. Joshua Grandmaison, CC Assistant Pastor, St. Timothy&rsquo...Posted: Sep-24-2024 -
Canada Needs Our Lady- Public Rosary Rally Saturday October 12, 2024Once again, you are all invited with family and friends for the annual Public Rosary Rally to be held on Saturday October 12 at 12 noon. Please save the date! This will take place by the side of St.Aidan...Posted: Sep-19-2024
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Suffering for Righteousness (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s readings Like most wisdom literature, the book of Wisdom is filled with proverbs and teachings contrasting the behaviour of the righteous with that of the unrighteous. Here, the book presents us with an...Posted: Sep-16-2024
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The Rejected Servant (24th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This is also one of the Old Testament readings for Palm Sunday. For my previous reflection on the same passage, see The Vindication of the Servant. This Old Testament reading is part...Posted: Sep-09-2024
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Healing and Deliverance (23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings After declaring God’s judgment on Judah and the nations for their wickedness and failure to uphold justice, the book of Isaiah shifts in theme to how, despite their sins, the...Posted: Sep-04-2024
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The Wisdom of the Law (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Deuteronomy begins with a historical prologue detailing how God rescued Israel out of Egypt and guided them through the wilderness, in a manner reminiscent of ancient near eastern vassal...Posted: Aug-27-2024
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Serve the Lord (21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The end of the book of Joshua is a covenant renewal ceremony between God (represented by Joshua) and the people of Israel. Here, they are reminded of all the good things that...Posted: Aug-21-2024
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Funeral Details for Istvan SzakacskiDetails for the viewing and funeral of the late Istvan Szakacski, father of Fr. Steven Szakacski.Visitation5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Thursday, August 15, 2024Ogden Funeral Home4164 Sheppard Avenue EastScarborough, Ontario, CanadaM1S 1T3Funeral Mass11:00 am Friday, August 16...Posted: Aug-15-2024
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Wisdom’s Feast (20th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings In the book of Proverbs, Wisdom is often presented as a personification of how to live wisely in this world. She is presented as a kind sister and friend who protects us...Posted: Aug-14-2024
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On Facing Adversity (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This Sunday’s Old Testament reading is a rather ironic follow-up to the preceding story about how Elijah overcame the prophets of Ba'al, and showed that Yahweh alone is...Posted: Aug-07-2024
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Bread from Heaven (18th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings One of the most amazing things about this story is how quickly Israel appears to forget about the God’s miraculous providence. It was not that long ago that they witnessed...Posted: Aug-01-2024
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The Prophet Elisha (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The prophet Elisha figures prominently in the first half of the book of 2 Kings (chs. 2-13). He was chosen by Elijah to succeed him as prophet to the northern kingdom...Posted: Jul-23-2024
