Cathedral News
Easter 2021 in Galway Cathedral
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Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Easter ceremonies will once more be celebrated behind closed doors, and may be seen on our webcam.
Palm Sunday
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Today, Palm Sunday, we are invited to reflect on two very different gospel stories.
Fourth Sunday of Lent; Laetare Sunday
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Nicodemus, unlike his fellow Pharisees, felt he had something to learn from Jesus. His journey began in darkness, which John uses as a symbol of ignorance, and it ended in the light of the cross.
Third Sunday of Lent
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Today’s reading from John differs from the synoptic gospels, which all record this event but place it at the end of Jesus’ life. John, however, puts it at the beginning.
Second Sunday of Lent
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Mountains in scripture were seen as places where a person could come closer to God. Abraham was told to take Isaac to the mountain in Moriah.
First Sunday of Lent
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Mark’s account of Jesus’ time in the wilderness is very short. Perhaps this gives us an opportunity to imagine the scenery ourselves and enter into the story.