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Sunday 1 March
1st Sunday of Lent Day of Prayer for Children Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Psalm 51; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 A steadfast spirit Despite our best intentions to remain in right relationship with our God, we occasionally act in ways that break that connection and we experience sin – alienation from God, from others and from ourselves. […]
Sunday 23 February
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 Forgiveness! Love your enemies; pray for those who persecute you. Probably the most difficult of Jesus’ instructions, yet crucial to his message of mercy and forgiveness. The Lord’s Prayer makes this conditional on our being forgiven: Forgive […]
Sunday 16 February
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecclesiasticus 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 Love and hope! Many have been encouraged and comforted by St Paul’s reassuring words from today’s second reading: …no eye has seen nor ear heard…all that God has prepared for those who love him. Holding that belief, that […]
Sunday 9 February
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 58:7-10; Psalm 112:4-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16 Salt and light! Salt and light! So vital for life. Yet too much of either can destroy life. It’s a matter of balance. All things in moderation. Salt and light. We are to identify with these ingredients if we expect to […]
Sunday 2 February
The Presentation of the Lord (F) Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Way of the cross! Simeon is ecstatic at meeting Jesus, but warns he is to become a “sign of contradiction” and tells Mary “a sword will pierce your own soul”. The joy of recognising Christ opens you to the cross. The […]
Sunday 26 January
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Australia Day Isaiah 8:23-9:3; Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14;1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23 A light has shone Today’s reading from Isaiah refers to “Galilee of the nations”. Jesus grew up in this populated region which was considered far from Jerusalem spiritually, politically, geographically and culturally. Because of its rich diversity […]
Sunday 19 January
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10;1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34 I did not know him For John, as for us, God’s plan was not obvious from the beginning. It took time for him to reach the point of acknowledging Jesus as the Chosen One of God. He admits “I […]
Sunday 12 January
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD (F) Anniversary of Bishop Pompallier’s first Mass in Aotearoa New Zealand Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 29:1-4, 9-10; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17 Let it be This is such a joyful feast. Isaiah speaks of God’s chosen one whose mission is to bring true justice and be a light for others. When […]
Sunday 5 January
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD (S) Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Come, let us adore Matthew introduces the magi (seers of a pagan religion) as representatives of a racial and religious diversity from the East, who seek the new-born king of the Jews. The gospel writer tells of these […]
Sunday 29 December
The Holy Family (F) Ecclesiasticus 3:2-6, 12-14; Psalm 128:1-5; Colossians 3:12-21; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 The family — God’s workshop Every family, even the ones that struggle, is a holy family, because the family is the workshop in which God toils, bringing us together as parts of one body. Poor old Joseph probably could not see […]
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