Prayers and intentions for July/August 2021

We are excited to celebrate this year's Summer Solstice with a virtual walk of the Loretto Maryholme labyrinth. More resources and...

On June 20th, we celebrate the United Nations World Refugee Day. The theme for World Refugee Day 2021 is the power of inclusion. The...

We are shocked and saddened by the recent revelations highlighting again the harm done to children and their families in the Residential...

At Pentecost we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit comes into our world to instill in us the energy that we need to play...

Laudato Si' Week 2021 begins May 16 and runs until May 25. The time frame coincides with the date, May 24, 2015, when Pope Francis signed...

Prayers and intentions for May/June 2021

April 22, 2021 is Mother Earth Day. This year's theme is "Restore Our Earth". The theme of restoration brings hope at this time of...

He Is risen! Alleluia! Let us celebrate the gift of new life!

March 24 was the anniversary of the assassination of St Oscar Romero. Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ was invited to preach at the annual service in...

The Mary Ward Centre along with various partner organizations recently hosted "Extending our Embrace", an online event celebrating UN...

The Loretto Sisters | IBVM are women called by God to a life of prayer and service, committed to enriching the lives of God’s people,...

Prayers and intentions for March/April 2021

Across Canada, provincial and regional authorities are in the process of finalizing the next stages of their vaccination roll-out plans....

Today is Canada's first National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Human trafficking is a tragic violation of human rights that devastates...

On February 8th we mark St. Josephine Bakhita Day, who is the patron saint of human trafficking survivors. At her canonization mass in...

On February 02, we celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life. This celebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord;...

We invite you to join us, in spirit, in a virtual celebration via the Daily TV Mass from Loretto Abbey Chapel, Toronto. The Mass will air...

We rejoice with our East African sisters on this historic occasion. Please keep them in your prayers as they remember, celebrate, and...

Prayers and intentions for January/February 2021