Feast Day of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
2026-10-17

World Mission Sunday
2026-10-18
Catholics worldwide are invited to pray for and give on World Mission Sunday, observed the second last Sunday in October. Organized by the Pontifical Missions Society, the funds collected assist approximately 1,250 mission dioceses globally. Pastors and pastoral workers are invited to encourage a missionary spirit among all people of God, promote missionary vocations, and collaborate spiritually and materially in the church’s mission work, including support for all the dioceses in Canada’s northern regions (Ordo). Members are urged to respond by donating and by praying for missionaries who have responded to God’s call in this special way.

Persons Day
2026-10-18

Feast Day of Saint Luke (the Evangelist)
2026-10-18

Purple Thursday
2026-10-19
People are encouraged to wear purple to show support for survivors of domestic violence and raise awareness about “the intersection between brain injury and interpersonal violence.” The colour purple symbolizes courage, peace and survival, and wearing it helps to show survivors they are not alone and that a supportive community exists for them.

Feast Day of Saint John Paul II
2026-10-22

Feast Day of Saint John of Capistrano
2026-10-23

Feast Day of Saint Anthony Mary Claret
2026-10-24

National Religious Freedom Day
2026-10-27

Feast Day of Saints Simon and Jude (Apostles)
2026-10-28

All Saints’ Day
2026-11-01
“The Christian meaning of death is revealed in the light of the Paschal Mystery of the Death and Resurrection of Christ in whom resides our only hope. The Christian who dies in Christ Jesus is ‘away from the body and at home with the Lord’ (2 Cor 5:8)” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1681). Catholics observe the Solemnity of All Saints on November 1st, recalling the lives of many saints for whom there is no specific feast day.

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
2026-11-02
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed on November 2nd is a day of remembrance and prayer for the faithful departed—relatives, friends and all who are no longer living.

Feast of Saint Martin de Porres
2026-11-03

Dedication of St John Lateran
2026-11-09

Remembrance Day
2026-11-11
Remembrance Day: Canadians “pause in silence to remember those who died in war and to pray for the victims of aggression and inhumanity throughout the world. It is a day to pray for peace and to consider what we are doing as individuals, as a community and as a nation to bring God’s peace into the world.” This is a day when a believing community should rededicate itself by prayer and action to the ideals Jesus gives us in the Beatitudes (Ordo 2023-2024) Members are invited to pause and pray the attached prayer in remembrance.

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Feast of Saint Martin of Tours
2026-11-11

World Day of the Poor
2026-11-15
In his message for World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV calls on Christians to see the poor not merely as recipients of charity, but as protagonists of hope. Drawing on the Psalms and lived experiences of poverty, he emphasizes the need for “new initiatives to support and assist the poorest of the poor” during the jubilee year. He highlights that “Labour, education, housing and health are the foundations of a security that will never be attained by the use of arms.”

Coordinate a “blessing bag” outreach with essentials (toiletries, snacks, socks) to give to people in need.

Partner with a local soup kitchen or shelter for a volunteer day.

Hold a clothing or food drive, especially for winter items.

World Child Day / National Child Day
2026-11-20

Memorial of the Presentation of Mary
2026-11-21

Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King
2026-11-23

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
2026-12-03

Feast of St. Francis Xavier
2026-12-03

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
2026-12-06

Feast of St. Nicholas
2026-12-06

Feast of St. Ambrose
2026-12-07

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation)
2026-12-08

Human Rights Day
2026-12-10

Our Lady of Guadalupe (Feast Day)
2026-12-12
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12) honours the Virgin Mary’s apparitions to Juan Diego, an Indigenous convert. The Basilica in Mexico City, where his cloak with her image is preserved, is a major pilgrimage site. Pope John Paul II’s visit 25 years ago led to his apostolic exhortation Ecclesia in America, calling for a new evangelization under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas. Members are invited to pray the attached prayer in joyful anticipation of Christ’s birth.

Feast of St. John of the Cross
2026-12-15

International Migrants Day
2026-12-18
