Cathedral News

The feast of Passover is approaching. The Roman prefect Pontius Pilate enters Jerusalem in full regalia, either riding a war-horse or carried in a litter, accompanied by a procession of soldiers.

St Kateri, seventeenth-century saint of the Mohawk people, is remembered on 17 April.

Last week, we read the familiar story of the Prodigal Son, which Jesus told to emphasize God’s extraordinary love and forgiveness. This week we have another story of forgiveness.

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The evangelist Luke was a very gifted storyteller. He was the only one of the four gospel writers to relate the parables both of the Prodigal Son and of the Good Samaritan.

Moses had been brought up at the Egyptian court. He was obviously singled out for a special destiny, having been rescued from the river by Pharaoh’s daughter.

The week between Passion Sunday and Easter Sunday is the mos

The scene recounted by Luke in today’s gospel is a picture of God’s plan of salvation in miniature. Jesus and his disciples went up a mountain, an image of nearness to God.

It is difficult to imagine what Jesus experienced in the desert. How did Satan appear to him? Was it as an actual person or maybe just as a series of dark thoughts?

Seventh-century Saint Felix, one of the patrons of the Diocese of East Anglia, is remembered on 8 March.