Cathedral News
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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There were at least two different schools of thought about divorce in Jesus’ time and the Pharisees were hoping to trap Jesus into supporting one of them, therefore alienating the other.
Saint of the Month: St Notburga
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Patron of servants and peasants, St Notburga is remembered on 13 September.
Rosary for the month of October
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The rosary will be prayed in procession each Sunday evening in October at 8:00pm.
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The apostles were specially chosen by Jesus and it seems they were beginning to think of themselves as an exclusive group. They scolded a man who cast out devils in their Master’s name.
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Jesus has been beginning to reveal to his disciples what lay ahead of him in Jerusalem. It is a terrifying prospect; the Romans had no mercy on those who were seen as a threat to their authority.
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Jesus had been teaching in Galilee, where he got a reasonably friendly reception. Now he was moving northwards.
Welome Fr John Gerard!
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We are delighted to welcome Fr John Gerard Acton, who has taken up his appointment as curate at Galway Cathedral.
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Isaiah spoke about what happens when God is present to people. Life is restored in that the desert is watered and people are healed of their disabilities.
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Jesus directed some of his harshest criticism towards the pharisees and scribes. They were supposed to give leadership to the Jewish people, since they were experts in the Law.
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Today’s theme is commitment. Joshua asked the Israelites to make a choice between the God who brought them out of Egypt or the gods of their neighbours.