Spirit & Life Series 2026-27 - Advent Retreat

Join us at St. Augustine's Seminary for the Spirit & Life Advent Retreat: Preparing for the Arrivals of Christ St. Augustine's Spirit & Life Series Date: Saturday, November 28, 2026 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Title: Preparing for the Arrivals of Christ By: Msgr. A. Robert Nusca Location: St. Augustine's Seminary, 2661 Kingston Rd., Scarborough, MIM 1M3 This event is in person only. Cost: $50 includes warm pastries, coffee, and tea on arrival, as well as lunch. Mass, Confession and Adoration will also be offered. Description: The season of Advent invites us to contemplate two "arrivals" of Christ. In the words of St. Cyril of Jerusalem: “In the first arrival, Christ was a child wrapped in swaddling clothes in a manger; at the second, He will be glorious and clothed in light.” This Advent Retreat Day will lead us more deeply into this second “arrival”, with a special focus on the Book of Revelation and St. John’s message about the “newness” to which we are called in Christ. For ultimately, the same Jesus who was born in the town of Bethlehem so long ago, and who will return upon the clouds at the end of time, walks with us now – every day – on our journey toward the New Jerusalem that will descend out of Heaven at the end of time. Msgr. Robert Nusca is a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto, ordained in 1988. He holds a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture with Honours from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology with Honours from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He served as the President and Rector of St. Augustine’s from June 2001 to June 2014 and was appointed again in June 2022 as President. He was previously the pastor of Holy Rosary Parish, Toronto and Merciful Redeemer Parish, Mississauga.