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Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

27 February 2022

We are nearing the end of what is sometimes known as the “sermon on the plain,” where Luke pictures Jesus coming down from the mountain to sit among his people and to teach them. He uses this…

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Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

20 February 2022

In the first reading, David spared Saul’s life in spite of the fact that Saul intended to kill him. The theme of this story is continued in the teachings of Jesus, who placed great emphasis on the…

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

13 February 2022

In St Matthew's account of the beatitudes, Jesus preaches from a mountain, which in the bible signifies the nearness of God. In Luke’s account, Jesus descends from the mountain to a level place.…

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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

6 February 2022

Today’s theme is the different ways in which God calls people to his service. Isaiah lived in the eighth century BC. The first reading gives the context of his vision. King Uziah had just died. He…

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

30 January 2022

“For you are a people holy to the Lord your God and the Lord has chosen you to be a people of his own possession, out of all the nations that are on the face of the earth.” (Deuteronomy 14:2)…

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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

23 January 2022

One of the themes of today’s gospel and Old Testament reading is “return”. In about 536 BC Cyrus the Great, King of Persia, allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem. Nehemiah, a Jew who had been an…

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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

16 January 2022

It is refreshing to hear a story about Mary told in scripture. Only Luke and John bring Mary to life as a person and allow her to speak. Devotion to Mary can sometimes build up a picture  of…

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The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

9 January 2022

John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He was preparing people for the coming of the Messiah, using the symbol of water to indicate a resolution to turn away from sin. Jesus was sinless so he…

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Second Sunday of Christmas

Second Sunday of Christmas

2 January 2022

Mark begins his gospel with the adult Jesus. Matthew and Luke recount his birth but John, whose gospel was the last to be written, focusses on the identity of Jesus as the Divine Word, existing…

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The Feast of the Holy Family

The Feast of the Holy Family

27 December 2021

The four gospels each have their own way of describing Jesus' origins. Mark, the first to be written, begins his story at the baptism of Jesus, with the voice from heaven proclaiming him and the…

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