Cathedral News
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The miracle in today’s gospel is the only one mentioned by all four evangelists.
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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In the time of Jesus, pearls were very valuable, since diving for them was very dangerous.
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Darnel is a noxious weed, which in the early stages resembles wheat. When it ripens it turns black, in contrast with wheat which turns brown.
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Bible is full of stories and references to country life. Such imagery sinks deep into the consciousness of the listener, in a way that words do not.
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The first followers of Jesus were simple, probably uneducated, people. They accepted Jesus in a way that the Jewish leaders did not.
Summer Concerts 2020
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The annual summer series of concerts takes place online this year, due to Covid-19 restrictions. They can be watched on the Galway Cathedral Recitals website:
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Today’s gospel contains part of the instructions that Jesus gave his disciples before he sent them out to “the lost sheep of the House of Israel.” Matthew seems to include teaching that is found el
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Jeremiah lived between the seventh and sixth centuries BC. He prophesied the fall of Judah and condemned the idolatrous practices of the people.