CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DECEMBER 17 The love of God in being born as an infant. The Son of God, in becoming human for our sake, might have appeared in the world at the age of a grown man, the way Adam appeared when he was created. But since children usually attract greater love to themselves […]
Christmas Novena: DECEMBER 18 The life of poverty which Jesus lived, even from his birth. God planned that when his Son was to be born on earth an edict would be promulgated by the emperor, obliging the head of every household to go to the place of his birth and register. And so, Joseph […]
Winter Street Patrol is a program of St. Patrick's Parish and Ignite Young Adult Ministry where groups walk the streets of downtown Toronto delivering lunch bags, hot beverages, clothing, hot soup, and hygiene supplies and company to our brothers and sisters who are living on the streets, and/or experiencing life challenges from day to day. […]
Christmas Novena: DECEMBER 19 The life of humility which Jesus lived, even from his infancy. All the clues that the angels gave the shepherds to help them find the Saviour, who had just been born, were marks of humility:This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth […]
Christmas Novena: DECEMBER 20 The life of sorrow which Jesus lived, even from his birth. Jesus could have saved us without suffering and without dying. But he willingly chose a life full of tribulations to show how much he loved us. The prophet Isaiah called him the man of sorrows (Isaiah 53:3) because the life […]
Christmas Novena: DECEMBER 21 The mercy of God in coming from heaven to save us by his death. Saint Paul says the goodness and loving kindness of God our Saviour appeared (Titus 3:4). It was then, when the Son of God made man appeared on earth, that we saw how great the goodness of God […]
Christmas Novena: DECEMBER 22 The journey of the Infant Jesus to Egypt. The Son of God came from heaven to save humanity. But no sooner was he born, than they began to persecute him, even unto death. Herod, afraid that this Infant would take away his kingdom, tried to put the child to death. So […]
Christmas Novena: DECEMBER 23 The sojourn of the Infant Jesus in Egypt and Nazareth. Our blessed Redeemer spent his infancy in Egypt, living there for seven years in poverty and contempt. Joseph and Mary were unknown there, with neither relatives nor friends. And they could scarcely earn enough to get by through the labour of […]
Christmas Novena - DECEMBER 24 The birth of the Infant Jesus in the cave of Bethlehem. Since the Roman emperor’s edict said that everyone was to enrol in his own country, Joseph and his wife, Mary, departed for Bethlehem. The trip took four days, traveling over mountainous roads in the cold of winter wind and […]
Bible & Beer: “EPIPHANY: To See or Not to See… That is the Question!” Ignite! Young Adult Ministry (age 18-39) Tuesday January 3 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm St. Patrick's Church, 137 McCaul Street (Enter through front Church doors) The Feast of the Epiphany is a time to celebrate, rejoice, and to see. We […]
