St. Paul's Basilica, Toronto
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Office Christmas ClosureThe parish office will be closed starting December 21 , 2022, reopening January 3, 2023.Emails and voicemails will be returned when the office reopens. May God be with you and your families this Christmas and New Year and fill...Tuesday, December 20, 2022 -
Advent Confession & Holiday Mass ScheduleAdvent Confession Friday, December 163:00 pm to 4:30 pm & 5:45 pm to 6:30 pm Sunday, December 189:45 am to 10:45 am Christmas Masses Christmas Eve - Dec 24 4:30 pm, 8...Monday, December 12, 2022 -
Lessons and Carols ConcertPlease join us on Friday, December 9th at 7 pm for a concert featuring the Together in Worship Canada Choir, conductor, Vincent Cheng and organist, David Simon. Coffee will be served in the parish hall following the concert. A suggested...Monday, November 14, 2022 -
Organ RecitalOn Friday, October 21st, 2022 at 7 pm, organists Aaron James, Gordon Mansell and David Simon, of Together in Worship Canada, will be putting on a recital featuring one of Toronto’s oldest all wood pipe organ here at...Thursday, October 13, 2022 -
Celebrating 200 Years of Parish LifePlease join us as we celebrate our200th Anniversary September 18th, 2022 11:00 am in the Main ChurchCelebratory Mass Presided by: His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins 12:30 pm in the Parish HallLight Refreshments, Traditional Irish Music, Ministry Fair and...Thursday, August 25, 2022 -
Davidson UMC Handbell and Youth Choirs PerformanceOn June 27th, St. Paul’s Basilica will host the Davidson United Methodist Church Handbell and Youth Choirs for a performance beginning at 7 pm. Coming from North Carolina, USA, the Choirs are comprised of youth, ages 11 to...Friday, June 10, 2022 -
Doors Open Toronto, 2022St. Paul’s Basilica will be participating in this year’s Doors Open event! The Basilica will be open to the public on Saturday, May 28th from 10 am to 1 pm and Sunday, May 29th...Monday, May 09, 2022 -
Holy Week Schedule 2022Palm Sunday - April 104:30 pm (Saturday Vigil)8:30 am & 11:00 am Holy Thursday - April 14Mass of the Lord's Supper - 7:00 pmAdoration until 10:00 pm Good Friday - April 15 The Lord's Passion1:00...Friday, April 01, 2022 -
Ash Wednesday MassesOn Wednesday March 2nd, 2022, Mass will be celebrated for Ash Wednesay at 12:10pm and at 5pm in the basilica. Ashes will be distributed at each Mass.Saturday, February 19, 2022 -
Celebration of Mass for Mary, the Mother of GodFriday, December 31st at 4:30pm (Vigil) and Saturday, January 1st at 8:30am and 11am. The First Mass of Epiphany will be on Sunday January 2nd at 8:30am with a second Mass at 11am. There will...Wednesday, December 29, 2021 -
Christmas Mass ScheduleMasses on Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2021: 4:30pm, 7pm, 9pm & 11pm. Masses on Christmas Day, December 25th, 2021: 8:30am & 11am. NO EVENING MASS. Masses on Sunday December 26th, 2021, Feast of...Thursday, November 25, 2021 -
Society of Sharing Christmas CampaignAs we prepare for our 2021 Christmas Drive we kindly ask for your assistance to help us fill gift bags for our dedicated volunteers to personally deliver to our clients during the Christmas season and throughout the year. Here...Tuesday, November 16, 2021 -
Installation MassOn Sunday, November 14th at the 11am Mass, the Most Reverend Robert Kasun, C.S.B, will install Fr. Bob O'Brien as pastor of St. Paul's Parish. Bishop Kasun is Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto and responsible for...Friday, November 12, 2021 -
Pope Francis' Message for the 57th World Day of Social CommunicationsThe Vatican has published Pope Francis' message for the 57th World Day of Social Communications on the theme, “Speak with the heart: Veritatem facientes in caritate” (Doing the truth in charity) on the Feast of St. Frances de...Tuesday, January 24, 2023 -
January 23 declared IBVM Day to Celebrate Loretto SistersThe Loretto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, IBVM) will be honoured annually on "IBVM Day" starting this January 23 – on founder Mary Ward’s birthday. The Toronto Catholic District School Board passed the motion on Jan...Friday, January 20, 2023 -
Mother Teresa Documentary Coming to Toronto TheatresMother Teresa: No Greater Love, the newest film from the Knights of Columbus, will be showing at two theatres in the Archdiocese of Toronto this month. On Sunday, January 22, it will be screening at Scotiabank Theatre in downtown Toronto...Tuesday, January 10, 2023 -
Statement from Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVIThroughout the Archdiocese of Toronto, we join in mourning the loss of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. We give thanks for his years of faithful, thoughtful and inspiring service to the Church. As a priest for more than 70 years and...Saturday, December 31, 2022 -
Cardinal Collins asks faithful to pray for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVIIn a brief statement, Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, has invited the faithful to join in prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Cardinal Collins stated: "Let us all join in prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict in his grave illness...Wednesday, December 28, 2022 -
Find a Church Near You This Christmas SeasonAs we journey through Advent on our way to the Christmas season, finding a local parish may be top of mind for many Catholics. Whether you find yourself in a different part of the archdiocese while visiting family or...Monday, December 19, 2022 -
Statement from the Archdiocese of Toronto re: Fr. Joseph WasikOn Friday, December 16, 2022, the Archdiocese of Toronto learned that Fr. Joseph Wasik, 84, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto, has been charged by Peel Police with gross indecency and indecent assault on a male (minor). The...Friday, December 16, 2022
