Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed

The Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 7 p.m. Masses throughout the Greater Toronto Area and Barrie will take place for the souls of the deceased buried at our Catholic Cemeteries.

Cemetery locations and Celebrants for this year’s Annual Mass are:

CEMETERY / CELEBRANT
Assumption Cemetery & Funeral Home, Mississauga - Most Rev. Ivan Camilleri
Christ the King Cemetery, Markham - Most Rev. Vincent Nguyen
Holy Cross Cemetery & Funeral Home, Thornhill - Most Rev. John A. Boissonneau
Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto - Most Rev. Robert Kasun
Queen of Heaven Cemetery & Funeral Home, Woodbridge - His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo
Resurrection Cemetery, Whitby - Rev. Monsignor Edgar Pan
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Barrie - Most Rev. John Corriveau

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 St. Mary’s Parish, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie.