Welcome to the FranciscanSpirit Padre Pio Prayer Group
Franciscan Spirit P.P.P.G.
Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Archdiocese of Toronto
2026
The Franciscan Spirit
Padre Pio Prayer Group
Pray, Hope and Don't Worry!
Worry is useless,
GOD hears your prayers!
We will be meeting every first and third Saturday of the month.
at 9:00 am
at St Mary's Church in Brampton
First Saturday
for Prayers and Readings
Third Saturday
for Religious education,
Faith Sharing and Outreach
We Start our meeting with the Eucharistic celebration in the Church followed by Prayer Group activities in the church hall
padrepioprayergroup@yahoo.com
We would like to encourage you to pray
and reflect with us by using the
monthly meeting outlines
and using the prayer request page
to request prayers.
Let us stay active in our prayer and faith life and encourage others to do the same.
The monthly meeting outline contains prayers, the saint of the day for the meeting day and other information.
The resource is a great way to keep up
a part of your regular faith needs.
Meetings and Events 2026
August
• 01 Monthly Meeting Hall from 08:00 – 13:00
• 10 Feast of St Clare of Assisi Mass followed by video about St Claire
09:00 – 11:30 Our lady of Guadelupe Room
• 15 Theme: Catechism of the Catholic Church - The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus
Hall from 08:30 – 13:00
September
• 05 Monthly Meeting - Hall from 08:00 - 13:00
• 19 retreat Theme: Franciscan Spirituality Hall from 08:30 – 13:00 Guest Speaker:
Br. John Corriveau OFM Cap a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the seventy-first Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and the sixth Bishop of Nelson.
• 23 Pio Feast day 08:00 – 12:00 Our Lady of Guadelupe Room
Mass 09:00 - 09:45 Church,
veneration of Relics 09:00 – 09:45 Church,
Veneration of Relics 09:45 11:30 Church Hall,
Video about Padre Pio 09:45 – 12:00 Church Hall
October
• 03 Monthly Meeting Hall from 08:00 – 16:00
• 03 Blessing of Animals Outside Main Church Doors
• 17 retreat Theme: Saint Francis and St Claire Hall from 08:30 – 13:00
November
• 07 Monthly Meeting Hall from 08:00 – 13:00
• 21 retreat Theme: Mother Mary Hall from 08:30 – 13:00
December
• 05 Monthly Meeting Hall from 08:00 – 13:00
• 19 Faith Sharing, Planning Meeting for 2027 followed by Group Christmas Social
Set up 08:00 – 09:00, Eucharistic Celebration 09:00 – 09:30,
Faith Sharing 09:30 – 11:30, Planning Meeting 11:30 – 14:00,
Social 14:00 – 16:00, Clean up 16:00 – 17:00, Hall from 08:00 – 17:00
A little about us:
The Franciscan Spirit Padre Pio Prayer Group was founded 13th of November 2004 at St Anne's Roman Catholic Church in Brampton, Ontario.
We moved to St. Mary's Parish in September of 2019.
We are a Catholic lay group that follows the guidelines and regulations of our Parish, St Mary's Church, Archdiocese of Toronto, Padre Pio Prayer Group International Office in San Giovanni of Rotondo and of the Holy See in the Vatican. The groups is open to all Roman Catholics and meets every first Saturday, at St. Mary's Church.
The members are encouraged to follow the teachings and beliefs of the church in all of their actions. Praying for our parish, especially our ordained members. We are dedicated to praying with the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV and our bishop Frank Cardinal Leo for their guidance and prayer intentions.
