Eternal God, In wisdom and love you created our earth to sustain us and give us life. We turn to you now in faith, hope and love, asking you to look with favour on our drought-stricken land, on our starving…
Phil
The Mission
‘The Lord stood by me and gave me power, so that through me the whole message might be proclaimed…’ – 2Tim4.17 Pope Francis declared October 2019 an ‘Extraordinary Mission Month’ with the theme: ‘Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ…
Living Prayer
Prayer for the Extraordinary Mission Month: Heavenly Father, when your only begotten Son Jesus Christ rose from the dead, he commissioned his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations” and you remind us that through our Baptism we…
Living Prayer
As we prepare to open the doors of the Toronto Community Kitchen, we pray for all those in need. We pray that, as a parish, we can make a difference in our local community. We pray for all the different…
Encounter Jesus in Prayer
‘Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart.’ – Lk18.1 One of the simplest ways to begin praying is three simple steps: sorry, thank you, please. Jesus, I am sorry for the…
Gratitude
‘One of them turned back praising God at the top of his voice…’ – Lk17.15 In all the readings today, there is a sense of God doing something new. In the first reading, God’s reign extends beyond the borders of…
Living Prayer
We pray for our loved ones who are travelling during this holiday season. May God watch over them with His loving protection.
Toronto Community Kitchen Soon to Start
The Toronto Community Kitchen project will start serving meals in October! See an article and some photos in the local paper – the Lakes Mail.
Social Justice Sunday
Sunday 29th September is Social Justice Sunday. This year, the Australian Bishops’ Social Justice Statement is titled: ‘Making it Real: Genuine human encounter in our digital world’. It shares Pope Francis’ challenge to us to ‘boldly become citizens of the…
Living Prayer
Let us pray to the Creator of all that is that we will be inspired by Jesus’ example of respect and inclusion to foster genuine human encounter in our face to face interactions and in our digital world.