Sunday Reflections
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
The letter of St James was possibly the first of the books of the New Testament. It was addressed to Jewish Christians, that is to “the twelve tribes in the dispersion” (James 1:1). The authorship…
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Jews, unlike their neighbours, worshipped the one God who through Moses gave them the Law, which they were to observe faithfully and which bound them together as a people. The scribes were…
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Jewish people had tried to live according to the Law, given to them by God through Moses. However, as St Paul would frequently preach, the Law was replaced by faith in Jesus Christ. “We know…
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour.” (Magnificat)
Mary was deeply conscious of her gratitude to God. It was a characteristic of the Jewish…
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Elijah was one of the most important prophets for the Jews and it was he that appeared with Moses at the Transfiguration of Our Lord. In today’s reading he had given up hope, having been…
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We do not know what the manna that sustained the Israelites in the desert really was. It could have been produced by some sort of insect or might have been a type of lichen. The important…
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
St John, the dramatist, presents the teaching on the Eucharist in three main scenes. The first is the feeding of the five thousand. Imagine the little boy timidly approaching Andrew and offering…
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The disciples were excited after their experience of preaching,healing and casting out demons. They naturally wanted to tell Jesus all about their experience. He knew that they needed a quiet…
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Amos was the first Jewish prophet to have a book of the bible called after him. He lived in the eighth century BC and his writing is admired for its purity of language. As he told Azariah, he did…
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
People generally see what they want to see. God chose to become human in every way except for sin. He also decided to be reared in a village that was considered a bit of a backwater. “Nazareth!…