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Sunday 20 February
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 11-13, 22-23; Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Corinthians 15:45-49; Luke 6:27-38 Be compassionate There is a good saying which goes –‘be compassionate to everyone, starting with yourself.’ The first reading from Samuel and the Gospel today speak of compassion. It is good to be compassionate […]
Sunday 13 February
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 17:5-8; Psalm 1:1-4 ,6; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26 He will sustain us As we get older we start to realise that there is no such thing as the ‘good life’ or the ‘perfect life,’ as often presented to us as what we should continually be seeking. […]
Sunday 6 February
Waitangi Day 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 138:1-5, 7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 A true encounter There are clear messages given in the readings from Isaiah and the Gospel of Luke today. Isaiah meets God in the sanctuary and is sent out as his messenger. The disciples meet Jesus and are […]
Sunday 30 January
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; Psalm 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13; Luke 4:21-30 Acceptance The One who proclaims the time of God’s acceptance is not accepted by his own people. The ministry he begins – and that will continue after his death-resurrection through the Church – is about acceptance. It is […]
Sunday 23 January
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Word of God Sunday Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10; Psalm 19:8-10, 15; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21 Fulfilled among us In the Greek, Luke 1:1-4 is one long sentence in the cultured style of Greek writers. In beginning in this way, Luke signals that the Christian movement is not to hide […]
Sunday 16 January
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 Abundance The first meal in John connects the gifts of earth and people in an experience of eating and drinking at a wedding. Jesus does not intervene in processes of nature. He shares and increases the joy of ordinary people. […]
Sunday 9 January
The Baptism of the Lord (F) Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 103:1-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Holy Spirit and fire Baptism was a common ritual with many meanings. A baptism “with Holy Spirit and fire” goes beyond religious ritual. The whole created order will be transformed just as fire changes the material state […]
Sunday 2 January
The Epiphany of the Lord (S) Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Offered gifts Gold from the seams of the earth, frankincense and myrrh from gum tree resin are the gifts placed before Jesus. How practical such gifts are is not the question. The magi give what they have. We all have […]
Sunday 26 December
The Holy Family 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28; Psalm 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24; Luke 2:41-52 Just the best Joseph and Mary nurtured, formed and educated Jesus from his earliest years. The Lord Jesus passed the better part of thirty years living in that family environment. He gave two and a half years to […]
Sunday 19 December
4th Sunday of Advent Micah 5:1-4; Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-44 Blessed are you among women Elizabeth is not the first person to pronounce this particular blessing. Israelites prayed it over Jael in the time of the Judges. Joakim prayed it over Judith when Assyria was the dominant Middle Eastern power. Both […]
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