Annual Mass for the Faithful and Departed

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES & FUNERAL SERVICES - ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO

Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services invites families and our faith communities to join us for the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 7 p.m. Held annually across our cemetery locations, this special Mass offers an opportunity to gather in prayer, remember loved ones who have gone before us, and celebrate the hope and promise of eternal life.

Cemetery locations and Celebrants for this year’s Annual Mass are as follows: CEMETERY: Assumption Cemetery & Funeral Home, Mississauga

CELEBRANT: Most Reverend John Corriveau

CEMETERY: Christ the King Cemetery, Markham

CELEBRANT: Most Reverend Robert Kasun

CEMETERY: Holy Cross Cemetery & Funeral Home, Thornhill

CELEBRANT: His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto

CEMETERY: Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto

CELEBRANT: Most Reverend J. Gerard Pettipas

CEMETERY: Queen of Heaven Cemetery & Funeral Home, Woodbridge

CELEBRANT: Most Reverend Ivan Camilleri

CEMETERY: Resurrection Cemetery, Whitby

CELEBRANT: Most Reverend Vincent Nguyen

CEMETERY: St. Mary’s Cemetery, Barrie

CELEBRANT: Rev. Msgr. Owen Keenan

IN THE EVENT OF RAIN, MASSES WILL BE HELD IN:

Our Lady of Fatima Mausoleum at Assumption Cemetery.

Holy Family Mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery.

St. Anthony’s Mausoleum at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

Main Mausoleum at Resurrection Cemetery.

Christ the King Cemetery will celebrate Mass in the Reception Centre at the Cemetery Office.

Mount Hope Cemetery will celebrate Mass at St. Monica’s Parish, 44 Broadway Avenue, Toronto.

St. Mary’s Cemetery will celebrate Mass at Holy Spirit Parish, 650 Essa Rd, Barrie.