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Sunday 3 August
Eighteenth SUNDAY in Ordinary Time Isaiah 55:1-3; Ps 145; Romans 8:35, 37-39; Matthew 14:13-21 God’s infinite love St Paul’s letter to the Romans couldn’t be clearer – nothing exists that can come between us and the love of God. He lists example after example to stress his point. When we read his words do we […]
Sunday 27 July
Seventeenth sunday in ordinary time 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Romans 8:28-30; Ps 119P; Matthew 13:44-52 Good example Jesus was an inconspicuous young man from Nazareth. He did not arrive with bands, tickertape parades or armies to enforce his message. His disciples likewise were inconspicuous – fishermen, tax collectors, labourers, sinners. Not the sort likely to […]
Sunday 20 July
sixteenth sunday in ordinary time 1. Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Romans 8:26-27;Ps 86; Matthew 13:24-43 Be on guard The mustard seed grows into a strong bush – symbolic of the faith reaching out from the disciples to all countries. Have we watched with pleasure as a small plant becomes a strong tree, providing shelter, food, splendour, […]
Friday 18 July
Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Canticle Isaiah; 12:1-6: Matthew 12:1-8 Ritual or empathy The disciples are hungry so they collected grain. The Pharisees rebuked them because it was the Sabbath, the Day of Rest. Jesus’s reply suggests that sometimes empathy is more important than observing the ritual of the Sabbath. Prior to Vatican II the rituals […]
Sunday 13 July
fifteenth sunday in ordinary time Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23;Ps 65; Matthew 13:1-23 Good soil The parable of the sower – the seed that fell on good soil produced useful crops. The soil might have had stones and thorns but these did not hinder the growth. Does this refer to those who hear the word of […]
Sunday 6 July
Fourteenth sunday in ordinary time Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9-13;Ps 145; Matthew 11:25-30 Encouragement “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for […]
Sunday 29 June
Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles Acts 12: 1-11, Ps. 34,2 Timothy 4: 6-8,17-18, Matthew 16: 13-19 Attractive faith These two great saints have a message for us today when the Church is being persecuted. We must declare without hesitating that Jesus is the Son of God and be prepared to suffer for that. I may […]
Tuesday 24 June
Birth of St. John the Baptist Isaiah 49: 1-6, Ps.139, Acts 13:22-26, Luke 1: 57-66,80 God in the everyday Lay life should have an everyday prophetic understatement to it, and vowed religious life a visible, prophetic edge. Worshipping God on Sunday in a secular culture is an everyday prophetic act. We are all called by […]
Sunday 22 June
The Body & Blood of Christ Deuteronomy 8: 2-3,14-16, Ps. 147B, 1 Corinthians 10: 16-17, John 6: 51-58 Eating the living Person Am I a Eucharistic person? Sometimes it is hard to love the mystery of Jesus being bodily present in Holy Communion. Loving the Mass that we wrap around the Eucharist is easier and […]
Sunday 8 June
Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-11,1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13, Ps.104, John 20: 19-23 Come O Holy Spirit Today is a day to contemplate the work and gifts of the Holy Spirit in my life. Unity amongst disciples seems to be a sign of the living presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church. On a personal level my […]
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