Tag Archive for ‘life’
Monday 15 May
Acts 14:5-18; Psalm 115; John 14:21-26 I will make my home with you In today's gospel Jesus presents the whole of life as a matter of love. He promises that, if we love him and keep his word, God will reveal himself to us. He further promises that, if we accept that love, both he […]
Friday 12 May
Acts 13:26-33; Psalm 2; John 14:1-6 Happy are those who take refuge in God When the psalmist asks why there is uproar among the nations and why the peoples plot in vain, it sounds so like the world we live in, where there are so many conflicting beliefs and warring factions. However, in John's Gospel, […]
Tuesday 9 May
Acts 11:19-26; Psalm 87; John 10:22-30 How do you know I am a Christian? Today we read of the 'good news' being preached far beyond Jerusalem. In Antioch we meet the disciples who were the first to be called Christians. Like them, we too are far from the centres of Christianity but are also called […]
Monday 8 May
Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 42; John 10:11-18 Compassion and concern In today's reading Peter has to learn to accept a variety of people different from himself. Likewise our church has many voices: those who wish the church to stay the same and those who wish for change. Pope Francis' compassion and concern for the poor and […]
Sunday 7 May
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 2:14,36-41; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:20-25; John 10:1-10 I know mine In today's Gospel Jesus speaks of a sheepfold, which was known to his listeners, but is unfamiliar to us, who are more familiar with flocks of many thousands of sheep grazing over a large area of countryside. In Palestine […]
Wednesday 3 May
Sts Philip and James, Apostles 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Psalm 19A; John 14:6-14 Do you know me? Today we celebrate Philip and James, who were named as followers of Jesus. Yet in John's gospel we see that Philip was still struggling to understand who Jesus was, even though he had been with him for so long. […]
Pope Francis’ Act of Entrustment to Mary
Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima, with renewed gratitude for your motherly presence we join in the voice of all generations that call you blessed. We celebrate in you the great works of God, who never tires of lowering himself in mercy over humanity, afflicted by evil and wounded by sin, to heal and to save […]
Tuesday 2 May
St Athanasius Acts 7:51-8:1; Psalm 31; John 6:30-35 Valuing and sharing our treasures In the Gospel reading Jesus again challenges us to search behind our customary ways of looking at life and recognise that all we have is gift from God. Do I value the gifts that God has given me? When did I last […]
Thursday 27 April
Acts 5:27-33; Psalm 34; John 3:31-36 Witnesses to the truth John the Baptist gives testimony about Jesus, who has come from heaven, who is loved by God, and is filled with the Spirit. The apostles of whom we hear in the first reading ‘fill Jerusalem’ with teaching about the dying and rising of Jesus, so […]
Sunday 16 April
Easter Sunday Acts 10:34, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; John 20:1-9 Giving witness to the resurrection St Peter preached powerfully and well until his death in Rome. He had been among those who ate and drank with the risen Lord, and his life was given over to the Good News of […]
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