St. Rose of Lima Parish, Scarborough
Parish Blog
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2025.04.27 Divine Mercy Sunday (2nd Sunday of Easter)Dear Parishioners, Here we are the Sunday after the solemn celebration of Easter and on this Divine Mercy Sunday. I am grateful for the wonderful Holy Week celebrations we had here at St. Rose of Lima Parish Community. It was...Wednesday, April 23, 2025 -
2025.04.20 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the LordDear Parishioners, On behalf of Fr. Sojan and myself and the Parish staff, I wish you, and your families and your loved ones, on this greatest and most important feast of the Church year. Easter gives us the joyful message...Friday, April 18, 2025
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2025.04.13 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the LordDear Parishioners, Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the holiest season of the liturgical year. Jesus triumphantly enters Jerusalem to the cheers of the crowd who hail Him as a King. At the Last Supper Jesus gave to us the...Sunday, April 13, 2025
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2025.04.06 5th Sunday of LentDear Parishioners, We are already in the Fifth Sunday of Lent and next Sunday we will begin the Holy Week with Palm Sunday. It’s hard for me to believe how quickly our Lenten journey is moving forward. I...Tuesday, April 01, 2025
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2025.03.30 4th Sunday of LentDear Parishioners, We find ourselves in the second part of our Lenten journey. Lent is a special time when we are encouraged to focus on the spiritual disciplines of Payer, Fasting and Almsgiving. One of the concrete ways through which...Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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2025.03.23 3rd Sunday of LentDear Parishioners, This Tuesday, March 25, we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, a feast that honours the Blessed Virgin Mary. We are in the middle of our Lenten journey and we continue our journey through...Sunday, March 23, 2025
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2025.03.16 2nd Sunday of LentDear Parishioners, I want to bring an important matter to your attention, which requires our prayers, personally and communally. Our Archbishop, Frank Cardinal Leo, is inviting all of us to join in an Archdiocesan Day of Prayer for Survivors of...Sunday, March 16, 2025
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2025.03.09 1st Sunday of LentDear Parishioners, We find ourselves in the Season of Lent and Lent is a special time of renewal for the entire Church; it is especially a time of preparation and renewal for all those who are preparing to receive the...Sunday, March 09, 2025
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2025.03.02 8th Sunday in Ordinary TimeDear Parishioners, The Holy Season of Lent 2025 will be upon us in couple of days and the Church invites every Christian to enter seriously and sincerely into the spirit of this grace-filled penitential season. Lent provides a unique...Sunday, March 02, 2025
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2025.02.23 7th Sunday in Ordinary TimeDear Parishioners, Hope you managed through the snow storm we were faced with last weekend and the one a couple of days before that. As can be expected, the attendance at our weekend Masses was down, but you all were...Sunday, February 23, 2025
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2025.02.16 6th Sunday in Ordinary TimeDear Parishioners, As we observe Family Day this Monday February 17th , we are reminded of the importance of family as the foundation of faith, love, and unity. Families are called to be a “domestic church,” where faith is...Sunday, February 16, 2025
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2025.02.09 5th Sunday in Ordinary TimeDear Parishioners, Last Sunday, The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, we celebrated the 29 th World Day for Consecrated Life. The first World Day for Consecrated Life was instituted by Pope Saint John Paul II in 1997, emphasizing...Sunday, February 09, 2025
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The Presentation of the LordDear Parishioners, On Tuesday, February 11, we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the World Day of the Sick. The Church has designated the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes as the World Day of the Sick...Sunday, February 02, 2025
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Campus Ministries go on Retreat as "Pilgrims of Hope"On Feb. 21 to 23, 2025, students from the Catholic campus ministries across the archdiocese gathered for their annual spiritual retreat. This year’s retreat was special because it took place near the beginning of the Jubilee Year of...Tuesday, April 15, 2025 -
Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers: The Patient and Physician’s PilgrimageOn the occasion of the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers, April 5 to 6, Dr. Nisha Fernandes offers a reflection on the meaning of the Jubilee year in light of her experiences as an internal medicine physician...Thursday, April 03, 2025
