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Sunday 27 January
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Nehemiah 8: 2-6.8-10; Ps 19: 8-10,15;1 Corinthians 12: 12-30; Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21 You together are Christ’s body We belong to Christ. We are one with him and one in him. ‘The spirit of the Lord has been given to us and we have been anointed, sent to bring […]
Sunday 20 January
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 62: 1-5;Ps 96: 1-3.7-10 (3); 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11; John 2: 1-11 The Lord takes delight in us It is the same God who works ‘in all sorts of different ways in different people’ to build up God’s reign on earth. Like Our Lord’s disciples, we believe in the […]
Sunday 13 January
The Baptism of the Lord Isaiah 40:1-5.9-11; Ps 104:1b–4.24-25.27-30; Titus 2:11-14.3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16.21-22 Here is your God The Lord’s baptism is yet another symbol of God’s oneness with us in Christ. We are consoled that God in Christ became one with us so that we become ‘at-one’ with God. God’s favour rests on us; God […]
Sunday 6 January
The Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6; Ps 72: 1-2.7-8.10-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a.5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Filled with delight The three wise men were given the gift of recognising Jesus as the Christ, the anointed one of God, the Messiah. The One who had been promised by God had been born as one of us, for all […]
Sunday 30 December
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 1 Samuel 1:20-22. 24-28, Ps 84, 1 John 3:1-2. 21-24, Luke 2:41-52 Love in the family The family is a beautiful reflection of the life of God, for there we learn the warmth of love and the comfort of healing. It is in the smile of our […]
Sunday 23 December
Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:1-4, Ps 80, Hebrews 10:5-10, Luke 1:39-44 “Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord?” The Ark of the Covenant was a gold-coated box sacred to the Jews. It contained the tablets of stone inscribed with the 10 commandments, some of the manna upon […]
Sunday 16 December
Third Sunday of Advent. Zephaniah 3:14-18, Ps Isaiah 12, 2-6, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:10-18 Sing and shout for joy This Sunday our Advent theme of expectation takes on the colour of joy. In today’s readings Zephaniah, Paul and John the Baptist all share one belief – that the Lord is very near. Therefore rejoice! We […]
Sunday 9 December
Second Sunday of Advent Baruch 5:1-9, Ps 126, Philippians 1:3-6. 8-11, Luke 3:1-6 Prepare a way for the Lord. John the Baptist enters Advent like a bull into a china shop. He interrupts the jingle of Christmas shopping and endless syrupy Christmas songs. His raspy voice, booming from the desert cries, “Return to ‘Go!’” Begin […]
Sunday 2 December
First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16, Ps 25, 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – 4:2, Luke 21:25-28.34-36 Increasing our love Advent fixes our attention on the coming of Christ. We live between his two comings – the first in humility and weakness at Bethlehem and his second in majesty and power at the end of time. Jewish […]
Sunday, 25 November
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, UNIVERSAL KING Psalm 93, Daniel 7: 13-14, Revelation 1: 5-8, John 18: 33-37 Humble King This passage highlights many aspects- Pilate, under pressure, attempts to force an answer, but Jesus reverses Pilate’s question and so demonstrates his insincerity. At no stage does Jesus victoriously assert His Kingship. His plan will not […]
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