St. Aidan's Parish, Scarborough
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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...Thursday, September 19, 2024 -
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...Monday, September 16, 2024 -
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...Monday, September 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...Wednesday, September 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...Tuesday, August 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...Wednesday, August 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...Thursday, August 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...Wednesday, August 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...Wednesday, August 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...Thursday, August 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...Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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False Shepherds (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Most of the prophet Jeremiah’s indictments against the people of Judah were directed towards the leadership–the king, the priests, and the self-styled prophets who only spoke what...Thursday, July 18, 2024
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Prophetic Opposition (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time)eClick here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Amos presents the prophecies of a man who was called by God to declare God’s judgments on the northern kingdom of Israel for their many sins. We...Thursday, July 11, 2024
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Israel’s Rebellion (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The book of Ezekiel chronicles the prophet Ezekiel’s calling to preach to the Kingdom of Judah during the final stage of their history, just prior to their final fall at...Tuesday, July 02, 2024
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Family Holy Hour, Potluck and Game Night - July 6 (Hosted by the Knights of Columbus)Knights of Columbus are organizing a family holy hour, potluck and game night for the parish on Saturday July 6th. The Holy Hour will be at 2pm in the Church.The potluck & games will be in the hall, after...Saturday, June 29, 2024
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Life, Death, and Immortality (13th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Of all the books in the Old Testament, the book of Wisdom has the most extended discussion of the nature of life, death, and the afterlife. It teaches that death was not...Wednesday, June 26, 2024
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God and Evil (12th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s readings The book of Job is of great interest to readers who are interested to know what the Bible has to say about the Problem of Evil. In chapters 38-41, we see...Thursday, June 20, 2024
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Plant Sale thank you Note (from CWL)CWL members wish to thank all parishioners and friends for their support and donations of plants. The Plant sale was a HUGE Success. Enjoy your Garden!Tuesday, June 18, 2024
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The Plant (11th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings The Book of Ezekiel chronicles the very end of the First Temple period, just before the Judean monarchy was brought to an end by Babylon. Many of Ezekiel’s prophecies are...Tuesday, June 11, 2024
