St. Aidan's Parish, Scarborough
Showing Content > Filtered By > News
-
All Things for God (Feast of the Holy Family)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Click here for this Sunday’s OT reading (The Honour of a Father) In our epistle reading, St. Paul provides instructions to the Colossian Christians on how to live proper Christian...Posted: Dec-24-2025 -
Christmas Message from His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo25 December 2025Message for Christmas His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto My dear brothers and sisters, Praised be Jesus Christ and Merry Christmas to you and to your loved ones. Each year the birth of our Saviour...Posted: Dec-24-2025 -
Celebrating the Schoenstatt Marian Movement in TorontoOn Dec. 18, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo paid an apostolic visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish – a time marked by prayer, reflection and deep spiritual significance for the parish community. His Eminence presided over the monthly Covenant...Posted: Dec-22-2025 -
Visit to the Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary of TorontoOn Dec. 19, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo visited the Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary Redemptoris Mater, for the celebration of Mass and a dinner with the seminarians and formators. This pre-Christmas visit was an occasion to pray together, to share...Posted: Dec-21-2025 -
Statement from the Archdiocese of Toronto re: Fr. James CherickalEarlier this week, the Archdiocese of Toronto learned of an allegation of misconduct against Fr. James Cherickal, a priest in ministry in the archdiocese currently serving as pastor of St. Jerome’s Catholic Church in Brampton. On Thursday, December...Posted: Dec-20-2025 -
Called to be Saints (4th Sunday of Advent)Click here for the Sunday Readings Click here for the Old Testament reflection (God With Us) The opening words of St. Paul’s letter to the Romans gives us the basic background of who he is and to whom...Posted: Dec-19-2025
-
Holy Family Parish Shifts Focus from Maintenance to Mission with Renovation CompleteOn Dec. 12, Holy Family Parish in Whitby, Ont., officially opened its new atrium, meeting spaces, renovated offices and rectory with a Mass celebrated by His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo, followed by the blessing of the newly completed spaces. In...Posted: Dec-17-2025 -
Enduring Hardships (3rd Sunday of Advent)Click here for the Sunday Readings Click here for the Old Testament Reflection (The Restoration of All Things) In the New Testament, Eschatology (the study of last things) and Ethics (the study of right and wrong) are closely related. The...Posted: Dec-12-2025
-
2025 National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous PeoplesThe National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples is celebrated on December 12 every year, on the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531. The...Posted: Dec-12-2025 -
Celebrating the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception at St. Augustine’s SeminaryOn Dec. 8, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo celebrated the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception with a solemn Mass and colloquium for faculty and seminarians of St. Augustine’s Seminary. The celebration of this Solemnity has been an annual...Posted: Dec-11-2025 -
Celebrating 50 Years of Faith at St. Fidelis ParishOn Dec. 7, St. Fidelis Parish joyfully celebrated its Golden Jubilee with a solemn 50th Anniversary Mass presided by His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo. The celebration brought together former pastors, long-time parishioners, former parishioners and many guests who gathered...Posted: Dec-10-2025 -
Cardinal Leo Leads Catholic Delegation for Luncheon with Orthodox BishopsOn Dec. 3, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo (Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto) accompanied by the four Auxiliary Bishops, met with Orthodox bishops in the Greater Toronto Area for a luncheon held in honour of the Feast of St. Andrew. The...Posted: Dec-10-2025 -
Invitation to the Closing Mass for the Year of the Jubilee - December 28, 2025 at 5:00PMDear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, May Jesus and Mary be in your hearts. I am reaching out to you as we immerse ourselves in the Advent journey culminating in the celebration of the birth of Jesus, our Lord...Posted: Dec-10-2025 -
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre Restores Hope in the Holy LandOn Nov. 29, more than 250 supporters of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (EOHSJ) gathered at the Venu Event Space in Woodbridge, Ont., for a gala evening themed “Restoring Hope in the City of God...Posted: Dec-08-2025 -
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Hosts Annual Christmas CelebrationOn Dec. 3, the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies hosted its annual Christmas celebration – with guest of honour His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo in attendance. He serves as Grand Chancellor of the Institute, and also gave the Benediction at...Posted: Dec-05-2025 -
Cardinal Leo Affirms Concerns of Canadian Bishops re: Bill C-95 December 2025 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I write to you today to convey my support of the 4 December letter to Prime Minister Carney issued by the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops...Posted: Dec-05-2025
-
Canadian Catholic Bishops Write to Prime Minister re: Proposed Restrictions on Religious FreedomThe Liberal government has reached an agreement with the Bloc Québécois concerning an amendment to eliminate the religious exemption clause from Canada’s hate speech legislation in Section 319 (3) (b) of the Criminal Code...Posted: Dec-04-2025
-
Life Together (2nd Sunday of Advent)Click here for this Sunday’s readings Click here for this Sunday’s Old Testament reflection (The Root of Jesse) Continuing the theme of practical Christian living which began with last week’s second reading, Romans 15...Posted: Dec-03-2025
-
Living in the Light (1st Sunday of Advent)Click here for the Sunday Readings Click here for the Old Testament Reflection (Turning Towards Zion) The first eleven chapters of Romans focuses on the doctrine of salvation, explaining how we are saved by grace through faith, apart from works...Posted: Nov-27-2025
-
Trusting in God’s Plan: Cardinal Leo Visits Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic AcademyOn Nov. 24, the Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy community in Richmond Hill, Ont., and the York Catholic District School Board welcomed His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo to the Our Lady Queen of the World Parish for...Posted: Nov-26-2025
