Our Lady of Sorrows Parish - Our Lady of the Dolores

Marian Advocation of Toronto (Ontario)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)

The parish of Our Lady of Sorrows is located in Toronto, in the sector of Etobicoke, within the Archdiocese of Toronto. It was founded in 1947 and was initially attended by the Fathers of San Basilio. According to the parish itself, shortly after its foundation the construction of the present church, which was consecrated in 1957, began. There is no local history of apparitions or extraordinary events associated with this community.

Main data

Origin and history

The parish of Our Lady of Sorrows is located in Toronto, in the sector of Etobicoke, within the Archdiocese of Toronto. It was founded in 1947 and was initially attended by the Fathers of San Basilio. According to the parish itself, shortly after its foundation the construction of the present church, which was consecrated in 1957, began. There is no local history of apparitions or extraordinary events associated with this community.

The image and the sanctuary

The title of Our Lady of the Dolores refers to the mystery of Mary at the foot of the Cross, an expression of a traditional liturgical devotion. There is no detailed description of the headline image or the existence of a sanctuary in public sources; it is a parish with Marian dedication, not a recognized sanctuary.

Sponsorship and coronation

It is not known that the parish has had a canonical coronation of the image or a specific civil patronage. The invocation corresponds to the universal devotion to the Blessed Virgin.

Party and devotion

The parish offers regular Marian devotions, such as the rosary and the novies, according to the general hours of the Archdiocese of Toronto. The liturgical memory of Our Lady of the Dolores is celebrated on September 15 in the universal liturgy. There is no unique local devotional practice beyond that of advocation.

Link to the Rosary

Beyond the practice common to almost all parishes, there is no explicit account of a specific apostolate or co-fraternity of the Rosary in the information available about this community.