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St. Paul the Apostle Parish Maltese-Canadian Community Toronto, ON, Canada

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St. Paul the Apostle ChurchSt. Paul the Apostle ChurchSt. Paul the Apostle Church

Pastor: Fr. Karm S. Borg MSSP Associate Pastor: Fr. Dominic Cachia MSSP

Daily Morning Mass at 9:15 a.m. In Maltese: Monday, Wednesday & Friday In English: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

Evening Mass on First Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Weekend Masses Saturday: 5:30 p.m. in English Sunday: 9:00 a.m. in English 10:30 a.m. in Maltese 12:00 noon in English

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Priests on Duty: Monday & Wednesday: Fr. Karm Tuesday & Friday: Fr. Dominic

We, the Community of St. Paul the Apostle Parish, are a Mal-tese-Canadian personal parish, founded on September 8, 1930, and administered by the Missionary Society of St. Paul.

We are a faith community reflecting the gospel values of Christ, according to the teaching and tradition of the Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

We serve the Maltese Community, welcoming also people from other nations.

Our mission is to follow Christ by sharing our gifts of time, talent and treasure; by imitating Jesus; and by giving witness to our faith through our daily lives.

The RCIA programme caters for the needs of adults who are in-terested in exploring the Catholic faith and who would like to re-ceive the Sacraments of Initiation and be admitted into full com-munion within the Catholic Church. The programme is generally spread out over a period of twenty-two sessions on Fridays at 7:00 pm. Please contact the Pastor.

Baptism: Please contact the priests. Baptisms are generally held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Pre-Baptismal Instruction for parents and godparents is given on the last Sunday of the month at 1:00 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: 30 minutes before each weekend mass. Other times by appointment. The priests are always avail-able.

First Holy Communion: First Holy Communion will be on Sunday, May 13, during the 12:00 noon mass. The children must attend the prepa-ration classes during the year.

Confirmation: Candidates for confirmation will be confirmed on Friday, May 18 , at 7:00 p.m. The candidates must attend their preparation classes and also their pre-Confirmation Retreat.

Marriage: Couples planning to marry should contact one of the priests a year ahead of their marriage. A marriage preparation course is mandatory. Once a year the parish organizes a marriage preparation course.

Sacrament of the Sick: This is not a sacrament that should be received at the last possible moment. It is the sacrament of the sick and not just for the dying. Please contact the priests.

Maltese-Canadian Parish Missionary Society of St. Paul

3224, Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 2A3 Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

PASTORAL TEAM

The parish is run by the Missionary Society of St. Paul. The Paulist Missionaries seek to live out their founding charism in a world of change. We are witnessing to God’s love through our missionary commitment: in parishes, in schools, in youth centres, in migrant centres, among the poor and the needy, and in far away lands.

SACRAMENTS

RCIA

OFFICE SCHEDULE

MASS SCHEDULE OUR MISSION STATEMENT

MSSP Generalate Via Castel Guelfo, 41/a Vitinia—00127, Roma Tel: (+39)06 5237 3113; Fax: (+39)06 5237 0909 Email: [email protected]

St. Paul the Apostle Parish 3224, Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 2A3 Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

St. Agatha’s Motherhouse Rabat, RBT 2020 Tel (+356) 21 459 222; Fax: (+356) 21 450 196 Email: [email protected]

MSSP Formation Community “Dar Ġ. De Piro”, Triq il-Bir Sta Venera, SVR 1541 Tel & Fax: (+356) 21 490 926 Email: [email protected]

MSSP Novitiate “Davos” St. Agatha’s Motherhouse Rabat, RBT 2020 Tel: (+356) 21 456 926 Email: [email protected]

St. Joseph’s Home St. Joseph’s High Road Sta Venera, SVR 1010 Tel: (+356) 21 245 046; Fax: (+356) 21 491 360 Email: [email protected]

The Oratory St. Julian’s Street Birkirkara, BKR2806 Tel: (+356) 21 441 917; Fax: (+356) 21 440 927 Email: [email protected]

CAM - Mission Animation Centre St. Joseph’s Home St. Joseph High Road Sta Venera, SVR 1010 Tel: (+356) 21 446 435; Fax: (+356) 21 247 030 Email: [email protected]

St. Paul’s Missionary College Rabat RBT 2020 Tel(+356) 21 459 536; Fax (+356) 21 453 410 Email: [email protected]

Dar Stella Maris Mons. Ġ. De Piro Street Zebbug, Gozo ZBB 1042 Tel: (+356) 21 551 159; Fax: (+356) 21 565 301 Email: [email protected]

MSSP Provincial House 477, Royal Parade Parkville, VIC 3050 Tel: (+61) 3 9387 7433; Fax: (+61) 3 9380 6625 Email: [email protected]

St. Paul’s Missionary Retreat Centre Norton’s Lane, Wantirna South, VIC 3152 Tel: (+61) 3 9801 1763; Fax: (+61) 3 9801 1802 Email: [email protected]

St. Bernardette’s Parish 59B, Westmoreland Road North Sunshine, VIC 3020 Tel: (+61) 3 9311 2977; Fax (+61) 3 9311 7146 Email: [email protected]

St. James the Apostle Parish 330, Derrimut Rd Hoppers Crossing North, VIC 3029 Tel: (+61) 3 9748 6800; Fax: (+61) 3 9748 9791 Email: [email protected]

De Piro House 19, Stanley Street East Sydney, NSW 2010 Tel: (+61) 2 9380 8398; Fax: (+61) 2 9380 8471 Email: [email protected]

Maltese Chaplaincy 175 Walters Road P.O. Box 704 Blacktown, NSW 2175 Tel: (+61) 2 9622 5850; Fax: (+61) 2 9621 5100 Email: [email protected]

Centro de Formación José De Piro Jr Alfonso Ugarte 455 Magdalena del Mar Apartado 2395 Correo Central Lima 1 Tel & Fax: (+51) 1 263 3792 Email: [email protected]

Parroquia Virgen Buen Remedio y San Pablo Apostol (Calle Santa Pauls, 489 3era Etapa de Pando Apartado 2395 Correo Central, Lima 1 Tel & Fax: (+51) 1 564 1030

Parroquia Santa Cruz La Tomilla Casilla 338, Arequipa Tel:(+51) 54 45 7114; Fax: (+51) 54 45 7826 Email: [email protected]

Parroquia San Pablo Apostol Buenos Aires Casilla 1290, Arequipa Tel: (+51) 54 44 3152 Email: [email protected]

Parroquia San Pedro Aplao Arequipa Tel: (+51) 54 47 1028 Email: [email protected]

Parroquia Santissima Cruz Acequia Alta Casilla 2720 Arequipa Tel: (+51) 54 45 7109 Email: [email protected]

Parroquia Beata Teresa de Calcuta Rafael Belaunde Casilla 858, Arequipa Tel: (+51) 54 458 997 Email: [email protected]

Aldea Sagrada Familia (Av. Ramon Castilla 1408, Alto Cayma) Casilla 1028, Arequipa (+51) 54 45 8755

MSSP House 9c, 13th Street 1112 New Manila Quezon City Tel & Fax (+63) 2724 8281 Email:[email protected]

International House of Formation 9c, 13th Street 1112 New Manila Quezon City Tel: (+63) 2727 1894 Fax: (+63) 2724 8281 Email: [email protected]

St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish Purok Bisig, Brgy. Pagalanggang Dinalupihan 2110 Bataan Tel: (+63) 47 481 5614 Email: [email protected]

De Piro Formation House - Yuhannabad P.O. Box 10247 New Garden Town Post Office Lahore 54600 Tel: (+92) 42 3527 3863 Email: lahora@paulistmissionaries .org

St. Paul’s Parish Yuhannabad Lahore Email: [email protected]

ITALY

PAKISTAN

MALTA

PHILIPPINES

CANADA PERU

AUSTRALIA

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Mary, Mother of God

2 St. Basil &

St. Gregory Nazianzen

3 The Most Holy Name of Jesus

4 5 6 St. André Bessette

First Friday

7 St. Raymond of Penyafort

8 The Epiphany of the Lord

1:00 pm Baptisms

9 The Baptism of the Lord

10 11 12 St. Marguerite Bourgeoys

Ann. M. Rev. William T. McGrattan

13 St. Hilary

Ann. M. Rev. Vincent Nguyen

14 Our Lady’s Saturday

15 2nd Sunday in Ordinary

Time

16 17 St. Anthony Abbot

18 19

1973: MSSP becomes a Pontifical Society

20 St. Sebastian

21 St. Agnes

22 3rd Sunday in Ordinary

Time

12:00 noon Baptisms

23 24 St. Francis de Sales

25 The Conversion of St. Paul

Patron Saint of MSSP

26 St. Timothy & St. Titus

27 St. Angela Merici

28 St. Thomas Aquinas

29 4th Sunday in Ordinary

Time

30 31 St. John Bosco

January 2012January 2012January 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]

The angels and the saints are very powerful intercessors before God, because they are his faithful servants, more than that they are his most

beloved friends. The Servant of God Joseph De Piro St. Thomas Aquinas - Valletta


1 2 The Presentation of the Lord

3 St. Blaise

First Friday Blessing of Throats



Time

Baptism Instructions

6 St. Paul Miki & Companions

7 8 St. Jerome Emiliani

9 10 St. Scolastica

St. Paul’s Concert


St. Paul’s Dinner Dance

12 St. Paul’s Shipwreck on the

Maltese Islands Patron Saint of the Parish

1:00 pm Baptisms

13 14 St. Cyril & St. Methodius

15 16 17 Seven Founders of the Order

of Servites



Time

20

Family Holiday

21 St. Peter Damian

22 Ash Wednesday Fasting (18-59) years) &

Abstinence (14 years and older)

23 St. Policarp

24 25

26 1st Sunday in Lent

12:00 noon Baptisms

27 28 29 Malta: 10: Shipwreck of St. Paul 25: Bl. Adeodata Pisani

February 2012February 2012February 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]

We have a great treasure in our Holy Faith which was given to us by God through the preaching of our Father in Faith, the Apostle Paul.

The Servant of God Joseph De Piro St. Paul - Mdina


1 2

First Friday

3

4 2nd Sunday in Lent


5 6 7 St Perpetua & St. Felicity

8 St. John of God

9 St. Frances of Rome

10

11 3rd Sunday in Lent

12:00 noon Baptisms

12 13 14 15 16 17 St. Patrick

18 4th Sunday in Lent

19 St Joseph

Principal Patron Saint of Canada

20 21 22 23 St. Turibius of Mongrovejo

24

Passover Seder

25 5th Sunday in Lent

12:00 noon Baptisms

26 The Annunciation of the

Lord

Lenten Mission in Maltese: Fr. Frankie Cini MSSP

27


28


29


30

Our Lady of Sorrows Lenten Mission in Maltese:

Fr. Frankie Cini MSSP

31

St. Joseph - Rabat

March 2012March 2012March 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]

If St. Joseph has under his protection the Church of Jesus Christ, how can he not take care of its mission?

The Servant of God Joseph De Piro


1 Palm Sunday


2 Monday of Holy Week

3 Tuesday of Holy Week

Blessing of the Holy Oils at St. Michael’s Cathedral

4 Wednesday of Holy Week

7:00 pm Penitential Service

5 Holy Thursday:

The Lord’s Supper

6 Good Friday of the

Lord’s Passion Fasting (18-59) years) &

Abstinence (14 years and older)

7 Holy Saturday

8 Easter Sunday:

The Resurrection of the Lord

12:00 noon Baptisms

9 Easter Monday

10 Easter Tuesday

11 Easter Wednesday

12 Easter Thursday

13 Easter Friday

14 Easter Saturday

15 2nd Sunday of Easter

16 17 Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha

18 19

Ann. H.H. Pope Benedict XVI

20 21 St. Anselm of Canterbury

22 3rd Sunday of Easter

12:00 noon Baptisms

23 St. George

24 St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen

25 St. Mark

26 Our Lady of Good Counsel

27 28 St. Peter Chanel

29 4th Sunday of Easter

30 Bl. Marie of the Incarnation

Jesus, Our Saviour - Rabat

April 2012April 2012April 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]

Looking at the Crucifix we learn how valuable is the soul of a person.



1 St. Joseph the Worker

2 St. Athanasius

3 St. Philip & St. James

4 Bl. Marie-Léonie Paradis

First Friday



Baptism Preparations

7 8 Our Lady of Pompei

1898: Msgr. Joseph De Piro decides to become a Priest

9 10 11 12 St. Pancras


12:00 noon First Holy Communion

Mother’s Day

14 St. Matthias

Ann. H.G. Thomas Collins

15 16 17 18 St. John I

7:00 pm Confirmation

19

20 The Ascension of the Lord

21 Bl. Eugène de Mazenod

1925: Msgr. Joseph De Piro nominated Director of St. Joseph’s Home, Gozo.

Victoria Day

22 St. Rita of Cascia

23 24 Bl. Louis-Zépherin Moreau

25 St. Gregory VII

26 St. Philip Neri

27 Pentecost

12:00 noon Baptisms

28 29

Ann. M. Rev. John A. Boissonneau

30 31 The Visitation of the BVM

Malta: 9: Saint George Preca

St. Rita of Cascia - Zejtun

May 2012May 2012May 2012

… let turn often to this loving mother (Mary) and she will grant us whatever we need. The Servant of God Joseph De Piro

St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wedneday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 St. Justin

First Friday

2 St. Marcellinus & St. Peter

3 The Most Holy Trinity

Baptism Preparations

4

5 St. Boniface

6 St. Norbert

7 8 9 St. Ephrem

10 The Most Holy Body & Blood

of Christ

1:00 pm Baptisms

11 St. Barnabas

12 13 St. Boniface

14 15 The Most Sacred Heart of

Jesus

16 The Immaculate Heart of Mary


Time

Father’s Day

18

19 St. Romuald

20 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Ann. M. Rev M. Pearse Lacey

22 St. John Fisher & St. Thomas More


24 The Birth of St. John the

Baptist

Ann. M. Rev John S. Knight 12:00 noon Baptisms

25 26 27 St. Cyril of Alexandria

28 St. Irinaeus

29 St. Peter & St. Paul

30 St. Paul the Apostle

Foundation Day MSSP (1910)

Sacred Heart of Jesus - Siggiewi … the Missionaries… always help to spread the kingdom of His beloved Heart (of Jesus).


June 2012June 2012June 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]



Time

Canada Day Baptism Instructions

2 3 St. Thomas

4 St. Elizabeth of Portugal

5 St. Anthony Zaccaria

6 St. Maria Goretti

First Friday



Time

1:00 pm Baptisms

9 St. Augustine Zhoa Rong &

Companions

10 11 St. Benedict

12 13 St. Henry

14 St. Camillus de Lellis


Time

16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel

17 18 19 20 St. Apollinaris

21 St. Lawrence of Brindisi


Time

12:00 noon Baptisms

23 St. Bridget of Sweden

24 St. Charbel Makhlouf

25 St. James

26 St. Anne & St. Joachim

27 28 Our Lady’s Saturday


Time

30 St. Peter Chrysologus

31 Saint Ignatius Loyola

Malta: 1: Blessed Ignatius Falzon

Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Mdina At the beginning of something important it is fitting to make the sign of the cross so that it would be blessed by God.


July 2012July 2012July 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]


1 St. Alphonsus M. Liguori

1907: Msgr. Joseph De Piro nominated Director of Fra Diego Institute, Hamrun

Civic Holiday

2 St. Peter Julian Eymard

3

First Friday

4 St. John Mary Vianney


Time


6 The Transfiguration of the

Lord

7 St. Cajetan

8 St. Dominic

9 St. Teresa Benedicta of the

Cross

10 St. Lawrence

11 St. Clare


Time

1:00 pm Baptisms

13 St. Pontian & St Hippolytus

14 St. Maximilian Kolbe

15 The Assumption of the B V M

Patron of MSSP

16 St. Stephen of Hungary

17 18 Our Lady’s Saturday


Time

20 St. Bernard

21 St. Pius X

22 The Queenship of Mary

23 St. Rose of Lima

24 Saint Bartholomew

25 St. Joseph Calasanz

26 21st Sunday in Ordinary

Time

12:00 noon Baptisms

27 St. Monica

28 St. Augustine

29 The Beheading of John the

Baptist

30 31

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Zebbug If the missionary does not have your help, how can he work for the salvation of others?


August 2012August 2012August 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]




Time


3 St. Gregory the Great

Labour Day

4 5 6 7 First Friday

8 Birth of Mary

9 23rd Sunday in Ordinary

Time Celebration of Parish Anniversary

1:00 pm Baptisms

10 11 12 Holy Name of Mary

13 St. John Chrysostom

14 The Exultation of the Cross

15 Our Lady of Sorrows


Time

17 St. Robert Bellarmine

1933: Death of Msgr. Joseph De Piro

18

19 St. Januarius

20

St. Andrew Kim Taegon, St. Paul Chong Hasang &

Companions

21 St. Matthew



Time

12:00 noon Baptisms

24 25 26 St. John de Brébeuf, St Isaac

Jogues & Companions Secondary Patrons of Canada

27 St. Vincent de Paul

28 St. Wenceslaus

29 St. Michael, St. Gabriel &

St. Raphael


Time

St. Michael Archangel -Valletta We ask the mothers to accustom their children to make sacrifices on for the missions.


September 2012September 2012September 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]


1 St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus

2 The Holy Guardian Angels

3

4 St. Francis of Assisi

5

First Friday

6 Bl. Marie-Rose Durocher


Time


8

Thanksgiving Day

9 St. Denis

10 11 12 13 Our Lady’s Saturday


Time

1:00 pm Baptisms

15 St. Teresa of Ávila

16 St. Marguerite d’Youville

17 St. Ignatius of Antioch

1932: Msgr Joseph De Piro chosen as

Senator in Parliament

18 St. Luke

19 St. Paul of the Cross



Time

22 23 St. John of Capistrano

24 St. Anthony M. Claret

25 26 27 Our Lady’s Saturday


Time

12:00 noon Baptisms

29 30 31

St. Francis of Assisi - Rabat The ways of God’s providence, that takes care of everybody, are many and it pays everyone according to their deeds.


October 2012October 2012October 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]


1 All Saints

2 All Souls

1877: Birth of Msgr. Joseph De Piro

First Friday

3 St. Martin De Porres

4 31st Sunday in Ordinary

Time

3:00 pm: Mass at Assumption Cemetery

5 6 7 8 9 Dedication of St. John

Lateran

10 St. Leo the Great


Time

1:00 pm: Baptisms

12 St. Josaphat

13 14 15 St. Albert the Great

16 St. Margaret of Scotland

17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary

18 33rdSunday in Ordinary

Time

19 20 21 Presentation of the BVM

22 St. Cecilia

23 St. Clement I

1922: Msgr. Joseph De Piro nominated Director of St. Joseph’s Home, S. Venera

24 St. Andrew Dung-Lac &

Companions

25 Christ the King

12:00 noon: Baptisms

26 27 28 29 30 St. Andrew

Our Lady & Souls in Purgatory - Siggiewi The priest offers the divine host and through it, he obtains for his brethren peace, eternal salvation and make them part of his (Jesus) chosen flock. The Servant of God Joseph De Piro

November 2012November 2012November 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]



Christmas Crib Exhibition

2 1st Sunday of Advent


3 St. Francis Xavier

4 St. John Damascene

5 6 St. Nicholas

7 St. Ambrose

Christmas Concert

First Friday

8 Immaculate Conception of

the BVM

9 2nd Sunday of Advent

12:00 noon Baptisms

10 11 St. Damasus I

12 Our Lady of Guadalupe

13 St. Lucy

14 St. John of the Cross

15

16 3rd Sunday of Advent

17

Festival of Lights

18

Caroling

19 20 21 St. Peter Canisius

22

23 4th Sunday of Advent

12:00 noon Baptisms

24 25 The Nativity of the Lord

Holy Day of Obligation

26 St. Stephen

Renewal of Commitment of Ministers & Pot Luck Dinner for Ministers & their

Families

27 St. John

28 The Holy Innocents

29 St. Thomas Becket

30 The Holy Family

31 St. Sylvester I

New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance

Immaculate Conception - Rabat We must encourage vocations, as much as possible, and encourage those who are called by God to follow him as priests and religious espe-cially when it is a call for the missions. The Servant of God Joseph De Piro

December 2012December 2012December 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Maltese-Canadian Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3 CANADA Tel: (416) 767-7054; Fax: (416) 604-4502 Email: [email protected]

© 2011 - Photos & Setting: Fr. Karm S. Borg MSSP Printed by Printwell Inc. USA. 734-941-6300

The Servant of God Msgr. Joseph De Piro

(1877-1933)

Founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul

Almanac 1924, p.20

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