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CALENDAR OF THE SAINTS

2019-2020

The following calendar contains a listing of all TCDSB Schools’ Feast or Memorial days. Saints days and Feast days have been aligned with the current liturgical year. School names that take after either doctrinal statements (i.e., Immaculate Conception) also have days set aside in the liturgical year. The Church has a tradition of assigning saints feast days on the day of their death, thereby honouring their entry into heaven. For schools named after people who are not saints, the date of the individual’s death was chosen. However, some schools have communicated to us that they have chosen to honour their namesake on the day of their birth. In this case, that has been noted in the document. If the namesake is still alive, the patron’s birth-date was selected.

Some feast days are based on the Church’s Liturgical calendar. This may change the date that the feast is celebrated (i.e., the date of Easter affects the dates of Blessed Trinity and Holy Spirit and the date of the last Sunday in Ordinary Time affects the date for Christ the King). Schools that have been named after St. Mary, unless otherwise stated, have a number of dates from which they can choose to celebrate their name day. Some of these have been listed beside their name.

HOW TO USE THIS CALENDAR:

It is hoped that each school has an already established tradition of honouring their school name. Schools can use this calendar to help them establish the appropriate celebration date for their community.

SCHEDULING THE EVENT:

For those schools that have feast days occurring during the summer or on other holidays, schools may wish to do the following:

i) Celebrate the event as close to the feast day as possible.

ii) If the day is in the summer, schedule the day either at the beginning of the school year or as a way to end the school year.

iii) If the feast occurs during the March break, schools may wish to schedule the feastday either before the break or after.

iii) For schools whose feast is associated with the Christmas/Epiphany events it is best to schedule the feast after the Christmas Break. This will help to emphasize that the Christmas season continues until the Baptism of Our Lord.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:

Some schools already have established liturgies and activities planned on their feast day. The following are other suggestions that schools may wish to do.

In addition to planning a:

i) School Eucharistii) School Liturgy of the Word,Schools may also wish to plan:iii) Classroom prayer/story session reflecting on the story of the school’s nameiv) Social Justice Outreach Projectv) School Activity/Play dayvi) Evening Prayer celebration and presentation focusing on one aspect of your namesake’s story

May your school community have a Happy Feast Day!

INTRODUCTION

When selecting readings for a school Eucharist it is usually desirable to choose the readings of the day. If your school is named after a recognized saint and the feast day is listed on the Canadian Liturgical calendar (the missalette: Living with Christ can assist you in this) then the prayers and readings prescribed usually have been chosen to honour this person.

If the school’s name sake is not listed on the Canadian nor Universal Liturgical calendar, then the day’s readings should take precedence.

Opening Hymn:

Prayers of the Faithful/Intentions: (Should reflect the needs of the Church and Community)

Responsorial Psalm (can be sung)

Communion Hymn:

Response:

Hymn for the Preparation of the Gifts:

Gospel Acclamation: (During Advent and Lent, the Alleluia is not sung)

First Reading: (From the Old Testament or the New Testament)

Gospel:

Closing Hymn:

PLANNING A SCHOOL EUCHARIST

Opening Hymn:

Gospel:

Scripture Reading:

• One or two readings may be chosen and a gospel passage is always required.

• You may use the Living with Christ missalette to assist you in choosing readings.

Greeting and Welcome:

Reflection

Reading: (From either Old Testament or the New Testament

Closing Prayer:

Opening Prayer

Intentions/Prayers of the Faithful: (Should reflect the needs of the Church and Community)

Responsorial Psalm:

Closing Hymn:

PLANNING A LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR YOUR NAMESAKE’S DAY

SEPTEMBER VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Hospitality“Whatsoever you do to the least of my people, that you do unto me.” Matthew 25:40

SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT

2Labour Day

Msgr. Fraser

St. Gregory the Great

3First Day of School

4 5St. Mother Teresa

6 7Josyf Cardinal Slipyj (death)

8 9 10

Jean Vanier (Birth)

11 12 13 14

Dante Alighieri

Holy Cross

15 16 17St. Robert Bellarmine

18 19 20 21

Father John Redmond

St. Matthew

22 23 24 25 26Sts. Cosmas and Damian

Canadian Martyrs *

27

St. Vincent de Paul

28

29St. Michael

St. Michael Choir

St. Raphael

St. Gabriel

30St. Jerome

* Canadian Martyrs: Sts. Jean de Brebeuf, Noel Chabanel, Isaac Jogues, Rene Goupil, Gabriel Lallelmant, Jean de La Lande, Charles Garnier, Antoine Daniel

OCTOBER VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Gratitude“This is the day, the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad.” Psalm 118:24


1St. Luigi

St. Teresa

Michael Power/ St. Joseph

2Holy Angels

3 4St. Francis of Assisi

5

6St. Bruno

7Bishop Allen

Holy Rosary

Our Lady of Victory

8 9St. Denis

10 11St. John XXIII

12St. Wilfrid

13St. Edward the Confessor

14Thanksgiving

15 16St. Gerard Majella

17 18St. Luke

19

20 21St. Ursula

22St. John Paul II

23 24 25 26St. Demetrius

27 28St. Jude

St. Simon

29 30 31

NOVEMBER VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Peacemaking“Peace I leave you, my peace I give to you.” John 14:27


1All Saints

2All Souls

3St. Malachy

St. Martin de Porres

4St. Charles Borromeo

5St. Elizabeth

6 7 8 9

10St. Leo

11Remembrance Day

12St. Josaphat

13Cardinal Leger

Mother Cabrini

14 15St. Albert the Great

16St. Margaret of Scotland

17 18Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul

19 20 21 22St. Cecilia

23St. Clement

24Feast of Christ the King

25St. Catherine Laboure

26St. Sylvester

27 28Father Henry Carr

29 30St. Andrew

DECEMBER VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Charity“Ubi Caritas et amor, Deus ibi est – Where there is charity and love, God is there”


1St. Edmund Campion

First Sunday of Advent

2 3St. Francis Xavier

4St. Barbara

5 6 7St. Ambrose

8

Second Sunday of Advent

Immaculate Conception

Madonna

St. Mary(Elem/Sec)

9 10Bishop Marrocco/ Thomas Merton (D)

11 12

Our Lady of Guadalupe

St. Jane Frances de Chantal

13 14

15Third Sunday of Advent

16 17 18 19 20 21

22Fourth Sunday of Advent

Mother Cabrini (D)

Msgr. Percy Johnson

23 24Christmas Eve

25Christmas

Nativity of Our Lord, Holy Child, Divine Infant Prince of Peace

26St. Stephen

27St. John

St. John the Evangelist

28

29 30Holy Family

31Marshall McLuhan

JANUARY VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Courage“Do not be afraid I am with you.” Isaiah 41:10


1Mary Mother of God

2St. Basil the Great

3 4St. Elizabeh Seton

5Most Holy Name of Jesus

6Epiphany of the Lord

7 8 9 10 11

12

Baptism of the Lord

Venerable John Merlini

St. Marguerite Bourgeoys

Notre Dame

13 14 15 16St. Marcellus

17 18

19 20St. Sebastian

21St. Agnes

22 23Mary Ward

Loretto Abbey

Loretto College

24St. Frances de Sales

25St. Paul

26Bl. William Joseph Chaminade

St. Timothy

27St. Angela

28St. Thomas Aquinas

29 30 31St. John Bosco

FEBRUARY VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Love“For God so loved the world, He gave it His only Son.” John 3:16


1St. Brigid

2

Holy Name

(Presentation of the Lord)

Francis Libermann

3 4 5 St. Agatha

6St. Dorothy

7 8

9 10 11Our Lady of Lourdes

12 13 14 15

16 17Josyf Cardinal Slipyj’s (Birth)

18 19 20 21Blessed Cardinal Newman (Birth)

22Feast of the Chair of St. Peter

23 24 25 26Ash Wednesday

27St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin

28 29


1Msgr. John Corrigan

First Sunday of Lent

2 3 4 5 6World Day of Prayer

7

8

Second Sunday of Lent

9 10 11 12 13 14

15

Third Sunday of Lent

16 17St. Patrick

18 19 20 21Blessed Archbishop Romero

22Fourth Sunday of Lent

23 24Blessed Archbishop Romero

25Annunciation

Madonna

St. Mary

26 27 28

29Fifth Sunday of Lent

St. Cyril

30 31

MARCH

MARCH BREAK

VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Forgiveness“To Err is Human, to Forgive is Divine.” Alexander Pope

APRIL VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Justice“Let Justice flow like a stream, and righteousness like a river that never goes dry.” Amos 5:24


1 2 3St. Richard

4

5Passion (Psalm) Sunday

6Cardinal Carter

7D’Arcy McGee

8James Culnan

James Cardinal McGuigan

9Holy Thursday

10Good Friday

11Holy Saturday

12Easter Sunday

13Bl. Margherita of Castello

14St. Bernadette

15St. Kateri Tekakwitha

16 17 18

19Divine Mercy Sunday

20 21St. Anselm

St. Conrad

22 23 24St. Fidelis

25St. Mark

26Our Lady of Wisdom

(Our Lady of Good Counsel)

27 28 29 30

HOLY WEEK

MAY VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Compassion“Jesus saw her weeping...his heart was touched, and he was deeply moved.” John 11:33


1St. Joseph the Worker

2

3 4 5(Blessed Brother Edmund Rice)

6St. Dominic Savio

7 8 9

10

Mother’s Day

11 12 13Our Lady of Fatima

14St. Matthias

15 16St. Brendan

17St. Paschal Baylon

18 19St. Dunstan

20 21Ascension

22St. Rita

23

24 25 26St. Philip Neri

27St. Augustine of Canterbury

28 29 30

CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK

RESPECT FOR LIFE WEEK

31Pentecost

Holy Spirit

JUNE VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Faithfulness“Happy are those who have not seen, yet still believe.” John 20:29


1 2St. Eugene

3St. Kevin

4 5St. Boniface

6St. Norbert

7Holy Trinity

8(St. William of York)

9Our Lady of Grace

St. Columba

10 11St. Barnabas

12 13St. Anthony of Padua

14Blessed Sacrament

Precious Blood

15 16 17 18 19Feast of the Scared Heart

20St. Florence

Immaculate Heart of Mary

21Father’s Day

(St. Aloysius)

22St. Thomas More

(St. John Fisher)

23 24 25 26 27Our Lady of Perpetual Help

28 29Sts. Peter and Paul

30

JULY “Over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Colossians 3:14


1Father Serra

2 3 4Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

5 6St. Maria Goretti

7 8 9 10 11St. Benedict

12St. Veronica

13St. Henry

14St Camillus de Lellis

15St. Bonaventure

16Our Lady of Mount Carmel

17 18Bishop Marrocco(D/ Thomas Merton

19 20 21 22 23 24 25St. James the Apostle

26Sts. Joachim and Ann

27 28St. Victor

29St. Martha

30 31St. Ignatius of Loyola

AUGUST “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” John 21:17


1St. Alphonsus

2 3 4St. John Vianney

5 6Blessed Pope Paul VI

Transfiguration of the Lord

7 8

9 10St. Lawrence

11Blessed Cardinal Newman (D)

St. Clare

12 13 14St. Maximilian Kolbe

15Our Lady of the Assumption

16

St. Roch

17 18

St. Helen

19 20St Bernard

21St. Pius X Senator O’Connor (D)

22Stella Maris

Regina Mundi

Our Lady of Peace (Queenship of Mary)

23St. Rose of Lima

24St. Bartholomew

25St. Louis

26 27 St. Monica

28 29

30 31St. Aidan

Loving God,we believe that everyone is a gift

and belongs to your familyfor we are made in your image and likeness.

As a community of believers rooted in Christ, may we always celebrate your presence with us

and appreciate both the gifts and responsibilities of belonging to this community of faith.

Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the intercession of Mother Mary,

and all the Saints,may we become all you intend us to be—

a reflection of Christ in our world.

We pray through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

OUR MISSIONThe Toronto Catholic District School Board

is an inclusive learning community rooted in the love of Christ.We educate students to grow in grace and knowledge to lead lives of faith, hope and-

charity.

OUR VISIONAt Toronto Catholic we transform the world through witness, faith, innovation and action.

Rory McGuckin, Director of EducationMaria Rizzo, Chair of the Board

TORONTO CATHOLICDISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

TRUSTEES 2018-2019

WARDS1. Joseph Martino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-34012. Markus de Domenico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-34023. Ida Li Preti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-34034. Teresa Lubinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-34045. Maria Rizzo, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-34056. Frank D’Amico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-34067. Michael Del Grande, Vice-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-34078. Garry Tanuan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-34089. Norm Di Pasquale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-340910. Daniel Di Giorgio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-341011. Angela Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416-512-341112. Nancy Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-3412 Taylor Dallin, Student Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-3413 Kathy Nguyen, Student Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . 416-512-3417

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