An integral aspect of the
ministry of Catholic Cemeteries is to provide for the spiritual needs of our families. As part of the fulfillment of this commitment, an Annual Mass for
the Faithful Departed is
celebrated each  August close to the Feast of the Assumption. This is our
foremost celebration along with our All Souls' Day Mass in
November when we gather and pray for the souls buried in our cemeteries. In
addition to these celebrations, many ethnic groups hold annual Remembrance
Masses in our cemeteries to pray for their faithful departed.
A noon day Mass is also
offered every Wednesday at
St. Michael's
Cathedral in
Toronto to remember and pray for those buried in our Catholic Cemeteries.
The Rosary is
prayed weekly in the main mausoleum chapels during the spring and summer months
and monthly during the winter months.
ANNUAL MASS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED -
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2008.
Catholic Cemeteries - Archdiocese of Toronto wishes to invite all families within the Archdiocese of Toronto to participate in the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed on Wednesday August 13, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Cemetery locations and Celebrants for this year’s Annual Mass are as follows:
Assumption, Mississauga Most Rev. John Boissonneau
Christ the King, Markham Rev. Msgr. Ambrose Sheehy
Holy Cross, Thornhill Most Rev. Richard Grecco
Mount Hope, Toronto Rev. Msgr. Marco Laurencic
Queen of Heaven, Woodbridge His Grace, Archbishop Thomas Collins
Resurrection, Whitby Rev. Keith Callaghan
St. Mary’s, Barrie Most Rev. Peter Hundt
IN THE EVENT OF RAIN:
Mass will be held in the mausoleum at Assumption, Holy Cross, Resurrection and Queen of Heaven. Christ the King Cemetery will celebrate Mass on site in the Reception Centre. Mount Hope to St . Monica’s Parish, 44 Broadway Avenue, Toronto. St. Mary’s Cemetery to St. Mary’s Parish, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie.
ALL ARE WELCOME
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