TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY (C) Today is World Mission Sunday World Mission Sunday supports missionaries who work alongside communities that are poor or in need, regardless of their background or belief. By supporting Missio, the Pope’s charity for world mission, you will help missionaries like Sr Clara share the love of Christ with those most in need….
Twenty–Eighth Sunday (C) In the first reading Naaman was commander of the Syrian army. As such he was a very powerful man. But he contracted leprosy it seemed that his glittering career was over. He sought help from the prophet Elisha, who told him to bathe seven times in the Jordan. Our reading tells how…
Twenty–Seventh Sunday (C) Mass Readings: 146 – 149 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 60 First Reading: Israel is compared to a well cared-for vineyard which fails to produce fruit. Second Reading: St. Paul warns the converts at Philippi against anxiety, and advises them as to how they should live in order to enjoy the…
Twenty– Sixth Sunday (C) Mass Readings: 143 – 146 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 60 Spirituality and Reflection Films are shown in the Parish Centre on the second Tuesday of every month with the view to promoting both individual and group reflection on our Faith. Our current series focuses on the Nicene Creed which…
Twenty– Fifth Sunday (C) Mass Readings: 140 – 142 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 60 Amos condemned the separation of worship from proper treatment of other people. A great champion of social justice, he savagely condemned the oppression of the poor, as well as the judicial system that denied them any hope of obtaining…
Twenty– Fourth Sunday (C) Mass Readings: 136 – 139 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 60 In the first reading we see how the people abandoned God and fell back on idolatry. God’s reaction seems to portray him as an angry, jealous God, who will resort to terrible punishments when his law disobeyed. The message…
Twenty-Third Sunday (C) Mass Readings: 133 – 136 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 60 First reading we hear the conclusion of Solomon’s prayer for wisdom. Our passage insists that no one can arrive at God’s counsel without wisdom. God, creator of the universe, is all wise. In contrast, faced with the mysteries of the…
Twenty-Second Sunday (C) Mass Readings: 130 – 132 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 60 In the first reading the author praises the person who is humble. A humble person is conscious of his weakness, and never rejects wisdom, no matter where it comes from. Such a person will find favour with God and with…
