The Fifth Sunday (A) Mass Readings: 133 – 135 Order of Mass: Pages 7- 60 Christianity is about living life with others. The incarnation is the sharing of Christ’s divinity with humanity. Ipso facto, he descended to live among men. In the scriptural text he said, “I am with you till the end of time”….
The Presentation of the Lord (A) Mass Readings: 297 – 302 Order of Mass: Pages 7- 60 A Face in the Crowd When the infant Jesus was brought into the Temple in Jerusalem by his parents to be presented to the Lord, he was just a face in the crowd. Thousands of people thronged the…
The Third Sunday (A) Mass Readings: 127 – 130 Order of Mass: Pages 7- 60 First Reading: the prophet predicts future liberation for an oppressed people. Second Reading: Paul launches a passionate appeal for unity in the community at Corinth. The Gospel: the wonderful prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled in Jesus. The territory occupied by…
The Second Sunday (A) Mass Readings: 125 – 127 Order of Mass: Pages 7- 60 The first reading talks about the servant that God has chosen to bring Israel back to him, and not just Israel, but all peoples. The Second Reading reminds the Christians at Corinth of their call to holiness. In the Gospel…
The Baptism of The Lord (A) Mass Readings: 118 – 120 Order of Mass: Pages 7- 60 By being baptised Jesus is sharing in our lives in the most intimate way possible. He shows us the way that we can become part of him. He takes on the totality of human nature so that he…
The Epiphany of The Lord (A) Mass Readings: 115 – 118 Order of Mass: Pages 7- 60 The Wise men stand for the wisdom of the time which was thought to be in the science of the stars and philosophy. Even this wisdom recognises that Jesus is the great King. They came from afar to…
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (A) Mass Readings: 106 – 109 Order of Mass: Pages 7- 60 Mary becomes, in a way that not even the prophets could have fully suspected, the House of God. In faithfulness to his promises, God not only draws near to his people, he identifies himself with them,…
Fourth Sunday of Advent (A) Mass Readings: 90 – 93 Order of Mass: Pages 7- 60 Mary becomes, in a way that not even the prophets could have fully suspected, the House of God. In faithfulness to his promises, God not only draws near to his people, he identifies himself with them, the Good News…
