May the Eucharistic Christ, through Mary, reign in all souls as He desires!
CHARISM:
Prayer, Eucharistic Adoration, and Faith Formation
MISSION STATEMENT:
We promote devotion to Jesus Christ, the Living God,
present in the Holy Eucharist. Consecrated to Mary,
fortified through prayer, the sacraments and daily
faith formation, we witness our love for Christ,
one another and our Roman Catholic faith.
PROGRAM:
Faith Formation as a Prayer Advocate and through the Kolbe Ministries:
Eucharistic Adoration Mini- Retreats and Know Your Faith series.
- PRAYER ADVOCATES
- EUCHARISTIC ADORATION MINI-RETREATS (temporarily cancelled)
- KNOW YOUR FAITH SERIES
- PRAYERS AND NOTES
- CONTACT US
The Kolbe Eucharistic Apostolate is under the patronage of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Maximilian Kolbe.
HISTORY :
The KOLBE EUCHARISTIC APOSTOLATE originated in 1996 in the form of the monthly Kolbe Eucharistic Mini-Retreats held at St. Brigid's Parish, Toronto, under the patronage of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Maximilian Kolbe. The Quo Vadis Prayer Group (1995) also offered a more intimate gathering for Kolbe members. In 2006 the Apostolate began offering faith formation and catechesis classes with the Know Your Faith Series which deal with scripture or pertinent topics of our Roman Catholic faith, always faithful to the Magisterium. Due to the sudden death through cancer of the Kolbe Apostolate's main foundress - Maria De Manche (August 15, 2016), and other unforeseen events, the Eucharistic Mini-Retreats have temporarily stopped. However, the 'Know Your Faith' series continues to grow under the spiritual assistance of Fr. Charles Anang (our spiritual advisor from St. Augustine's Seminary) and the kind patronage of the parish pastors of Holy Cross and Blessed Trinity Parishes.
The Kolbe Eucharistic Apostolate's KNOW YOUR FAITH Series has offered courses on:
| 2006: | Spring: | Studying and Living the Divine Mercy Devotion |
| Fall: | A Survey of the Old Testament | |
| 2007: | Spring: | A Survey of the Old Testament continued |
| Fall: | the Gospel of Matthew. | |
| 2008: | Spring: | The Gospel of Matthew cont’d |
| Fall: | the Acts of the Apostles (a special study during the Year of St. Paul) | |
| 2009: | Spring: | The Acts of the Apostles cont’d (the Year of St. Paul) |
| Fall: | A Survey of Church History | |
| 2010: | Spring: | A Survey of Church History cont’d |
| Fall: | Credo: Pray, Learn and Live the 12 Pillars of our Faith | |
| 2011: | Spring: | Credo: Pray, Learn and Live the 12 Pillars of our Faith cont’d |
| Fall: | The Holy Mass: preparing for the new English Mass translations | |
| 2012: | Spring: | A Study of the Holy Mass through Scripture, Patristic and Church teachings |
| Fall: | Porta Fidei: Conversion & Rediscovery of our Faith | |
| 2013: | Spring: | Year of Faith: Models of Holiness - the Saints (I) |
| Fall: | Year of Faith: Lumen Fidei; "Be My Witnesses" | |
| 2014: | Spring: | Models of Holiness - the Saints (II) |
| Fall: | 'Prayer from the Heart': Scripture: using Lectio Divina, Ignation Meditation + Contemplation | |
| 2015: | Lent: Spring: | The Passion of Our Lord: Praying scripture ‘from the heart’ Salvation History I: Book of Genesis; Pray Scripture 'From the Heart' |
| Fall: | Salvation History II: Books of Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges and Ruth; study & prayer | |
| 2016: | Spring: | Year of Mercy: Salvation History III: Books of Samuel: 1+2 and Kings: 1+2; study & prayer |
| Fall: | Salvation History IV: The Prophets of the Exile – Hosea, Jonah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel | |
| 2017: | Spring: | Salvation History V: The Exile, the Return and the Maccabean Revolt: The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Malachi and Maccabees |
| Fall: | Salvation History: The Psalms: The School of Prayer | |
| 2018: | Spring: | Salvation History - The Psalms: The School of Prayer - Part II |
| Fall: | Salvation History: The Gospel according to St. Matthew - Part I | |
| 2019: | Spring: | Salvation History - The Gospel according to St. Matthew - Part II |
| Fall: | Salvation History - The Gospel according to St. Matthew - Part III | |
| 2020: | Spring: | Salvation History - Postponed due to COVID |
| 2022: | Fall: | Salvation History - The Gospel according to St. Matthew - Part IV |
| 2023: | Spring: | Salvation History - The Gospel according to St. Matthew - Part V |
| Summer: | Salvation History - The Gospel according to St. Matthew - Part VI | |
| 2024: | Spring: | The Book of Revelation Part I |
| Summer: | The Book of Revelation Part II | |
| 2025: | Spring: | The Book of Revelation - Part III |
