If any parishioners are unable to attend Mass due to illness or are homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion, please contact the parish office at 416‑421‑5225 or email holycrossto@archtoronto.org.
Our Lenten Journey
Ash Wednesday, February 18th, marks the beginning of the holy season of Lent, a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Easter. During the Ash...
Join us as we gather each Friday during the Lent, beginning February 20th, to walk the Way of the Cross with Jesus in this holy season right after the 7pm Mass in the church.
Limited Office Hours - from March 2 to 6 and March 9 to 13, our office will have limited hours from 10am to 11:30am. Regular office hours will resume on March 16. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause...
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
First Reading:
Exodus 17:3-7
Second Reading:
Romans 5:1-2, 5-8
Gospel:
John 4.5-42 – Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
Living in the Living WatersIn the Gospel today...
The Devotional Candles for the week of March 10th to March 16th are
In Loving Memory of Zeke Zdebiak as requested by Joanne Zdebiak. "With prayers for eternal rest and everlasting peace.”
and
For all intentions of...
You are warmly invited to take part in a peaceful and prayerful witness for the protection of unborn life during the upcoming 40 Days for Life vigil in Toronto.For forty days, we will gather in quiet prayer and loving...
This course will take place over two Saturdays: March 7, 2026, and March 14, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information and to register, please call the parish office at 416-924-6257.
AN IN-PERSON EVENT SPONSORED BY THE OFFICE FOR ECUMENICAL AND INTERFAITH RELATIONSJoin us for an evening of food, friendship, and reflection at the Interfaith Ramadan Iftar Dinner — a special gathering co-hosted by the Intercultural Dialogue Institute (IDI...
Women Ignatian Retreat: The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius reveal, in and for a new time, a vibrant ecological dimension. In particular, the Exercises invite us to deepen our contemplative experience of Creation revealing God the loving Creator, the historical...
We warmly invite you to the Lenten Growth Retreat at Divine Retreat Centre Toronto. This retreat will be guided by Fr. Augustine Vallooran VC (March 14–15) and Fr. Joshi Kochukudiattil VC (March 15). This retreat will help you...
Be renewed through the Word, worship, and sacraments at the Lift Jesus Higher Rally on Saturday, March 14, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Ralph Martin, Pete Burak, and Sr. Mary Gabriel Devlin, SV, will give inspiring talks and Chris...
Youth (ages 13-18) are invited to be inspired through the Word, worship, and sacraments at the Lift Jesus Higher Youth Rally on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Fr. Alex Coluatti, CC, Sr. Mary Gabriel...
A VIRTUAL EVENT RECOMMENDED BY THE OFFICE FOR ECUMENICAL AND INTERFAITH RELATIONSThe Mapping the Field conference proposes to describe the current state of academic study of Christian-Jewish relations. This conference will touch on a range of subjects, disciplines, and...
The annual Mass of St. Patrick at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica in Toronto will take place on Tuesday, March 17 at 10 a.m. His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, will be the presider and...
LENTEN MISSION – Called to Dialogue: Listening to God, One’s self, and Neighbours." - Wednesday, March 18 & Thursday, March 19- With Fr. John Elmer Abad – Associate Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at St. Augustine’s...
Men Ignatian Retreat: Soul-Making by Grace: Encountering God's Love through Meditations on Purgatory. In recent decades, purgatory has come to occupy a more marginal place within Catholic spirituality — viewed by some primarily as a place of suffering...
REGISTER for this Lenten Day of Reflection:Johnnette Benkovic Williams from EWTN - What does it Mean to be a Woman?Sister John Mary SV - Learning to Listen in a Distracted WorldApril Smith from North Pole Alaska - Live Adventurously, Live VirtuoslyDorothy...
Day Retreat for Women: Healing and Forgiveness: How Identity Lies and Wounds Keep us Stuck, and How to Move Forward. “I have come that they might have life and have it to the fullest.” (John 10:10)Living...
We invite you to come and join us at Divine Retreat Centre Toronto for our third Saturday service: a special Prayer Service for the Sick & Suffering for cancer patients/survivors and the terminally ill from 10:30 AM to...