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Sunday 7 April
Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5:12-16, Ps 118, Revelation 1:9-13,17-19, John 20:19-31 More about faith Is there is a little doubting Thomas in all of us? But Jesus calls on us to believe without having seen. There must come a time in our lives when we put those doubts aside and believe, or we will […]
The Liturgical Calendar and the Easter Triduum
The origin and heart of the Liturgical Calendar is the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus. The Catholic Liturgical Calendar helped shape the Calendar of the civil year that is used throughout the world. The Calendar is so much part of the fabric of our Society that we tend to forget that it […]
Sunday 24 March
Phil 2:6-11,Psalm 22, Isaiah 50:4-7, Luke 22:14-23:56 A cry of abandonment Behind Psalm 22 stands the shadow of Calvary. Jesus so identified with the loneliness and suffering of the psalmist that he cried out these same words, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ as he hung on the cross. In the suffering […]
Sunday 17 March
fifth sunday of lent Psalm 126, Isaiah 43:16-21, Phil 3:8-14 John 8:1-11 Filled with joy At the centre of this psalm is the phrase “we are filled with joy”. The words that come before it are a backward glance. The words that come after it are a forward look. Joy has both a memory and […]
Sunday 10 March
FOURTH SUNDAY of lent Psalm 34, Joshua 5:9-12, 2 Cor 5:17-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Taste and see ‘Taste and see,’ the psalmist says, ‘that the Lord is good.’ He gives his own testimony to God’s gracious deliverance. Whether it was from a severe illness or a military crisis that he was saved, he experienced […]
Sunday 3 March
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Psalm 103:13-22 , 1 Cor 10:1-12 Exodus 3:1-15, Luke 13:1-9 From everlasting to everlasting The mystery of sovereignty and the miracle of grace mingle together here. The compassionate God stands in sharp contrast to his sinful creatures. As flawed and failing people of dust, we fall far short of God’s standards, […]
Sunday 24 February
second Sunday in Lent Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18, Ps.27, Philippians 3:17-4:1, Luke 9:28-36 Transfiguration Were the disciples allowed to see the transfiguration of Jesus to prepare them for the trials ahead? We don’t know, but we do know they found the moment so wonderful that Peter begged to be allowed to prolong it. We all, I […]
Sunday 17 February
FIRST Sunday in LENT Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Ps.91, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13 In the shelter of the Most High Today’s psalm must be one of the most beautiful and reassuring in all scripture. Certainly we shall have troubles, we shall have to face temptations, Jesus did and so shall we, his followers, but we have God’s […]
Sunday 10 February
FIFTH sunday in ordinary time Isaiah 6:1-8, Ps.138, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11 Here I am Lord, send me Isaiah, St. Paul and St. Peter were all certain of one thing, their own weakness and unworthiness. In spite of this they were prepared to step out in faith and allow God to use them. It […]
Sunday 3 February
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary time Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19, Ps.71, 1 Cor.12:31-13:13, Luke 4:21-30 Love is eternal Todays’ second reading, from St Paul to the Corinthians, must be one of the best known passages in the Bible. So well- known we sometimes lose the wonder of it. For our prayer today could we try and read […]
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