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Sunday 19 October

TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WORLD MISSION DAY Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5; Matthew 22:15-21 God is everything The Pharisees were right when they declared Jesus to be ‘an honest man, teaching the way of God in an honest way’. They flattered him in a malicious and vain attempt to trick […]

Sunday 12 October

TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME & Day of Prayer to Respect Life Isaiah 25:6-10; Ps 23; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 God’s promise to us The fullness of God’s reign, the heavenly banquet, is put before us in today’s readings. We are made to live with God all the days of our lives, now […]

Sunday 5 October

TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 5:1-7; Ps 80; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 Building the City of God We have been given so many gifts; everything we are and have is pure gift of God, and as people of the reign of God we are to produce fruit. While there is no need to […]

Sunday 21 September

twentyfourth week in ordinary time Isaiah 55: 6-9; Psalm 145; Phil.1: 20-24,27 Matthew 20: 1-16 More than just Labourers were hired by the day in that time and place. A denarius just covered a family’s food, clothing and shelter costs for one day. The landowner was just to those employed at the first hour because […]

Sunday 14 September

Ecclus 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103; Rom 14:7-9;Matt 18: 21-35 Let go and let God Our Lord emphasises how vital it is for us to relate rightly to all people everywhere by insisting that we let go of whatever we have against them or they have against us. God will forgive us provided that we forgive those […]

Sunday 7 September

twentythird week in ordinary time Eziekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95; Romans 13:8-10;Matt 18: 5-20 Instant Decalogue St Paul makes the point that all God’s Ten Commandments are contained in Our Lord’s single Commandment to love one another. Elsewhere the Apostle lays out some of the implications of this nutshell version of the Decalogue. We are to […]

Sunday 31 August

Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20: 7-9; Ps 63; Romans 12: 1-2; Matthew 16: 21-27 The bigger picture Once again Peter’s natural instinct kicked in. There was no way Jesus was going to suffer at the hands of anyone, not while he was around. Despite Peter’s awareness of who Jesus was, his usual […]

Sunday 24 August

Twenty SUNDAY Week in Ordinary Time Isaiah 22: 19-23; Ps 138; Romans 11: 33-36; Matthew 16: 13-20 The gift of praise How can we fathom the depths of God, his wisdom and his knowledge? How can we ever know his mind? Paul’s attempt to get to the heart of God ended in acceptance and worship. […]

Sunday 17 August

Twentieth SUNDAY in Ordinary Time Isaiah 56: 1, 6-7; Ps 67; Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32; Matthew 15: 21-28 Endless mercy Another of Paul’s no-nonsense approaches. Don’t get above yourselves, he tells the Gentiles, God loves you but not at the expense of his chosen people, whom he will never forsake. We sometimes need to remember […]

Sunday 10 August

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1Kings 19:9, 11-13; Ps 85; Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14: 22-33 God’s gifts. Powerful words from Paul. His anguish over his people’s rejection of Jesus as the Messiah is palpable, made more painful by their privileged positions in God’s eyes. His words echo down the ages, yet have a familiar ring […]