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Sunday 18 February
FIRST WEEK IN LENT Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 Belief and Repentance Strengthened by his time in the wilderness and with the arrest of John the Baptist, Jesus knew the time had come for him to begin his public ministry. He begins with the words, “Repent, and believe the Good News.” […]
Sunday 11 February
SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; Psalm 32; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 To touch and cure The fear that leprosy was contagious meant that lepers were banished to live at the periphery of society; rendered unclean, they became untouchable and, being forced from sight, they became people often forgotten, taunted and shunned. […]
Sunday 4 February
FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 147A; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39 The Lord our hope In our first reading, Job gives voice to the toil and anxieties that so often weigh down our human existence, which is passing away “swifter than a weaver’s shuttle.” If our hope is only for […]
Sunday 28 January
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 My Lord and my God After incidents such as the one in the Gospel, the reputation of Jesus grew. People wondered who he was. Mark told us, as he began his Gospel: “the Good News about Jesus Christ the Son of […]
Sunday 21 January
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Jonah 3:1-5,10; Psalm 25; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 A God of tenderness and compassion God called Jonah to preach repentance to the Ninevites, former enemies of the Jews. Taking fright, Jonah fled to Spain instead. But God had other ideas involving a storm and a huge fish. Eventually Jonah […]
Sunday 14 January
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19; Psalm 40; 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20; John 1:35-42 I belong in the story It might seem to be a strange thing to say, but John’s Gospel is written for the reader and listener. That’s us. We are the people in the stories. These are written so […]
Sunday 7 January
The Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Epiphany – the manifestation of Christ The Magi were gentiles, but they followed the star with simple faith and were filled with delight. Finding the child with his mother Mary and falling on their knees, they offered him gifts. I pray […]
Sunday 31 December
the Holy Family Genesis 15:1-6, 21:1-3; Psalm 105; Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Luke 2:22-40 Living lovingly Jesus, Mary and Joseph were a holy family, all in their own ways carrying out the will of God. Though none of us can be as holy as them, we also live in holy families when we try and […]
Sunday 24 December
Fourth Sunday of Advent 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 15; Psalm 89; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 The child will be holy We see Mary again today with the angel, telling her of God’s plan for her. The child to come will be holy and the Son of the Most High. This child is God-with-us. It […]
Sunday 3 December
First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 63:16–17, 64:1, 3–8; Psalm 801 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 Clean the house Today marks the first day of Advent and the new liturgical year. It is preparation time. We will soon welcome again into our world and into the ‘home’ of our lives, our most honoured and beloved guest. We […]
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