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Sunday 9 March
First Sunday of Lent Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Ps 51, Matthew 4:1-11 Ask for God’s help Fighting the snares of the devil is something we all have to do. It can be exhausting in every way, taxing our strength and all too often leaving us trapped and on the wrong side of sin. Enlisting […]
Sunday 2 March
eighth sunday of the year Isaiah 49:14-15, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Ps 62, Matthew 6:24-34 Replace anxiety with prayer Jesus understands what it means to be human and knows how easily distracted and overly-concerned we can become with looking good in the eyes of the world. His words are balm to an unquiet mind – “do […]
Sunday 23 February
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; Ps 103; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 Love my neighbours How hard it is to obey the instruction in today’s readings. Love your neighbor as yourself, even if he is an enemy. First, you must love yourself, and that can be pretty difficult unless you are living […]
Sunday 16 February
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecclesiasticus 15:16-21; Ps 119; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 Forgiveness Again and again Jesus urges us to do more than obey the law. We must obey the spirit of the law as well. Intent to sin is as bad as the sin itself. The hardest injunction to take is the […]
Sunday 9 February
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 58:7-10; Ps 112; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16 Light your lamp The readings today are about being good and doing good works. Take bread to the hungry, be merciful, just to name a few instructions. Through these good works the world should see a demonstration of the power of […]
Sunday 2 February
The Presentation of the LordCandlemas Day Malachi 3:1-4; Ps 24; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Do we sing and dance? Joseph and Mary followed their religious law and consecrated Jesus in the temple. Since Vatican II our own religious laws have been relaxed, but their spirit remains. How well do we observe them? Do we recognize […]
Sunday 26 January
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time A light shining The prophet Isaiah forewarned that the Christ would be born in Galilee [Is 8:23-9:3]. After the Resurrection of Jesus it became apparent that God had saved the whole world, not just the Chosen People [1 Cor 1:10-13,17]. Jesus of Nazareth preached in Galilee the good news that […]
Sunday 19 January
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A I give up my life because I love God As a Christian in the modern world I am asked to be what the Chosen People were called to be originally, a suffering servant. Then the world can see God’s saving love. [Is 49:3-5]. Paul has the same message […]
Sunday 12 January
Baptism of the Lord My thinking is made right The Suffering Servant Song is about someone offering their life for Israel but it is also about Jesus saving us all and it is also about me in my life now [Is 42:1-4; 6-7]. I am God’s chosen suffering servant. Once I see it I burst […]
Sunday 05 January
Epiphany of the Lord God’s salvation is for everyone and everything now and to come God’s loving mercy is for everyone unconditionally not just a chosen few [Is 60:1-6]; even though I may think I’m special, Paul says [Eph 3:2-3,5-6] God’s plan has always included everyone; foreign kings and animals and stars of heaven. Even […]
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