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2025.06.01 The Ascension of the Lord
Dear Parishioners,
We begin a new month this Sunday and the month of June will be month that will bring to a closure a number of things, for example the schools will break for the summer at the end of...
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2025.05.25 6th Sunday of Easter
Dear Parishioners,
Greeting over 200,000 pilgrims, leaders from around the world, and representatives of Christian denominations, Pope Leo XIV marked the joyous start to his Petrine Ministry, officially inaugurating it with Mass in Saint Peter’s Square on...
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2025.05.18 5th Sunday of Easter
Dear Parishioners,
People around the world, especially Catholics, watched with rapt attention as our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, after the College of Cardinals elected him as...
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2025.05.11 4th Sunday of Easter (Mother's Day)
Dear Parishioners,
This weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day. It is a time to reflect on the gift of life and love of all mothers. We come to know the love and goodness of God first and foremost through...
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2025.05.04 3rd Sunday of Easter
Dear Parishioners,
Our Catholic School communities in Ontario celebrate this week as Catholic Education Week. This week provides an opportunity for the inclusion of all the partners in the Catholic education triad – home, parish, school – to celebrate our...
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2025.04.27 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy)
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...
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2025.04.20 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Dear 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...
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2025.04.13 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Dear 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...
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2025.04.06 5th Sunday of Lent
Dear 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...
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2025.03.30 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)
Dear 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...
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2025.03.23 3rd Sunday of Lent (Annunciation of the Lord)
Dear 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...
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2025.03.16 2nd Sunday of Lent (Transfiguration)
Dear 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...
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2025.03.09 1st Sunday of Lent
Dear 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...
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2025.03.02 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear 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...
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2025.02.23 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear 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...
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2025.02.16 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear 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...
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2025.02.09 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear 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...
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The Presentation of the Lord
Dear 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...
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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - The Sunday of The Word of God
Dear Parishioners,
Another Christmas season has just passed us by and we now find ourselves in Ordinary Time. There is often excitement and interest linked with some feasts and seasons of the Church year: Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter...
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