Monthly Archives: June 2026

A Portuguese First Communion Procession in Toronto, June 1967

Posted on June 11, 2026 by thetorzorean

Girls from the Cruzada Eucarística in procession My father, Antonio Cabral de Melo, took photographs of the First Communion procession that took place on June 11, 1967 throughout the streets of Toronto from St. Mary’s church and ending at Exhibition … Continue reading →

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A Portuguese First Communion Procession in Toronto, June 1966

Posted on June 4, 2026 by thetorzorean

  A First Communion Procession in the streets of Toronto, June 1966 St. Mary’s church in Toronto welcomed the wave of Portuguese immigrants who came, mostly from the Azores, in the 1950s and 1960s. Catholicism was an integral part of … Continue reading →

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