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 Weir 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 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…
As successor volumes to Spiritual Direction from Dante: Avoiding the Inferno (TAN Books, 2019), Fr Paul Pearson has published two further commentaries on the Divine Comedy. They are subtitled Ascending Mount Purgatory and Yearning for Paradise. On Saturday, April 25, the Oratory was delighted to host a reception and book-signing dedicated to the publication of the Read more…
With spring upon us, construction and exterior stonework can now continue. Thankfully, the seasonal delays have not affected the new building coming into use: seminarians have moved in and teaching has been underway in the classrooms. And both classes and parish groups have been making use of our new classroom Read more…
On 25 February 2001, Holy Family Church was dedicated. A video made in 2001 documenting the fire and the dedication Mass can now be viewed on our YouTube channel:
St Dominic…’had a special prayer that he frequently made to God, that He would grant him true charity that would be effective in caring for and obtaining the salvation of men; he thought he would only really become a member of Christ, if he could spend himself entirely, to the limit of his Read more…
Great progress on Renovatio has been made since our last update. The new building isn’t fully completed, but we have partial occupancy permission and some students already in residence, with more to follow. Refined decorative details adorning the interior are also now receiving their finishing touches. The classrooms are due Read more…