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St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church was established on October 1, 1957 by His Eminence James C. Cardinal McGuigan, Archbishop of Toronto. The parish was entrusted to the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians), a congregation founded by St. John Baptist Scalabrini, whose mission is to serve migrants with compassion and faith.
The parish was founded by two dedicated Scalabrinian priests, Fr. Vincent Lo Savio, C.S., and Fr. Ralph Villella, C.S., who began ministering to the growing community of Italian immigrants in the Thornhill area.
While the church building was still under construction, Masses were celebrated at Veteran’s Hall, providing a temporary spiritual home for the faithful. During this time, the Italian community—many of whom were skilled tradespeople—came together to lay the foundation stone of the church and contribute their labor and devotion to building the parish.
The parish is named for St. Paschal Baylon (1540–1592), a Spanish Franciscan brother renowned for his deep love of the Blessed Sacrament. He is the patron saint of Eucharistic congresses and societies, inspiring the parish’s Eucharistic-centered life and mission.
To this day the furthering of this ministry exemplifies the parish’s ongoing commitment to the Scalabrinian charism of welcoming migrants of all backgrounds.
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The interior of the church could have been further illuminated photographically but with four of the ornate overhead lamps left on and the rest of the light coming through uniquely stylized stained glass the atmosphere has a kind of golden hour aspect which I decided to simply naturalize in a way
- - - At any rate, I want to say it is in every way healthy to be thankful for a service attitude.
Simply being able to find within oneself the need to be of service is a furthering that contributes to determining the natural position of strength on any platform.
It can be said one has surpassing needs on the mental platform alone of course but of course there is accessible variegation that is -pervasively - necessary in reality the inevitable and of course surpassing all strata of consciousness - namely sensual, mental and intellectual - there is the sheer spirit of determination. ॐ
Saturday
St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church was established on October 1, 1957 by His Eminence James C. Cardinal McGuigan, Archbishop of Toronto. The parish was entrusted to the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians), a congregation founded by St. John Baptist Scalabrini, whose mission is to serve migrants with compassion and faith.
The parish was founded by two dedicated Scalabrinian priests, Fr. Vincent Lo Savio, C.S., and Fr. Ralph Villella, C.S., who began ministering to the growing community of Italian immigrants in the Thornhill area.
While the church building was still under construction, Masses were celebrated at Veteran’s Hall, providing a temporary spiritual home for the faithful. During this time, the Italian community—many of whom were skilled tradespeople—came together to lay the foundation stone of the church and contribute their labor and devotion to building the parish.
The parish is named for St. Paschal Baylon (1540–1592), a Spanish Franciscan brother renowned for his deep love of the Blessed Sacrament. He is the patron saint of Eucharistic congresses and societies, inspiring the parish’s Eucharistic-centered life and mission.
To this day the furthering of this ministry exemplifies the parish’s ongoing commitment to the Scalabrinian charism of welcoming migrants of all backgrounds.
-
The interior of the church could have been further illuminated photographically but with four of the ornate overhead lamps left on and the rest of the light coming through uniquely stylized stained glass the atmosphere has a kind of golden hour aspect which I decided to simply naturalize in a way
- - - At any rate, I want to say it is in every way healthy to be thankful for a service attitude.
Simply being able to find within oneself the need to be of service is a furthering that contributes to determining the natural position of strength on any platform.
It can be said one has surpassing needs on the mental platform alone of course but of course there is accessible variegation that is -pervasively - necessary in reality the inevitable and of course surpassing all strata of consciousness - namely sensual, mental and intellectual - there is the sheer spirit of determination. ॐ