Look favourably also on these servants, we pray, O Lord, whom we humbly dedicate to serve at your holy altars in the office of the Diaconate.Send forth the Holy Spirit upon them, O Lord, we pray, that they may be strengthened by the gift of your sevenfold grace to carry Read more…
On September 1, the Very Rev. Provost Paul Pearson clothed Fr Eric and Br Augustine in the habit of St Philip, and they thus began their noviciates at the Toronto Oratory. Fr Eric was born in Peterborough in 1987 and is the eldest of six siblings. After obtaining a B.A. Read more…
This year our Director of Music, Dr Aaron James, will undertake the monumental task of performing the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, played on the newly restored Kney/Gober organ in Holy Family Church. There are 16 concerts in all, between September 2024 and May 2025, each at 7:30 Read more…
On August 11, the Very Rev. Provost Paul Pearson clothed Br Giles in the habit of St Philip, and he thus began his noviciate at the Toronto Oratory. Br. Giles was born in Sudbury in 1999, and attended Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College where he obtained a Bachelor of Read more…
On the feast of St John Henry Newman, we celebrated a sung Mass, at which Br Jeffrey, having completed his three year Oratorian noviciate and been fully incorporated into the community, received candidacy, an initial stage on his path to ordination. Br Bruno also, who received candidacy earlier in the Read more…
Although St Vincent de Paul Parish was begun in 1914, and the cornerstone of the church was laid in 1915, the upper part of the church was not built until 1923. For seven years the parishioners worshipped God in what Fr Lancelot Minehan, the first pastor, calls ‘the basement church’ Read more…
Br Bruno Hegedüs completed his noviciate and on the afternoon of Oct 6, the feast day of St Bruno, was incorporated as a triennial member of the Toronto Oratory. The following is the Father’s address on the occasion. Aggregation of Br Bruno Hegedüs (October 6, 2022) The ceremony of Clothing a Read more…
Saturday October 1 was a day of festivities at the Oratory. The Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič had graciously agreed to bless the new Seminary building, which took place at 12.30 pm before a large and enthusiastic crowd on Dunn Avenue. The blessing was preceded by an outdoor reception for Read more…
On August 14, the Very Rev. Provost Paul Pearson clothed Br Bernard in the habit of St Philip, and he thus began his noviciate at the Toronto Oratory. Br Bernard was born in 1996 and grew up in Strathmore, Alberta. His love of the humanities began in high school and Read more…
In celebration of St Philip’s birthday (July 22) the Oratory hosted an Evening of the Arts, displaying the wealth of creative talent among our parishioners and friends. As well as painting and conceptual art, there were poetry readings, specially composed songs, and a short play starring St Philip and St Read more…