Fourteenth Sunday (B) Mass Readings: 103 – 106 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 47 ****************************************** First Reading: this is but one example of how throughout Old Testament times the people of God rejected theprophets he sent. Psalm: let us sing or say this psalm in acknowledgement that we have at times rejected God and…
Thirteenth Sunday (B) Mass Readings: 100 – 103 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 47 ****************************************** If we accept, as we should do, the call by Jesus Christ to each and everyone of us to take up the cross and follow him, what does this mean to you? Following Christ is for each of us…
Nativity of St John the Baptist Mass Readings: 167 – 169 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 47 John the Baptist was a revered figure in the early Church. In the Middle Ages, hundreds of religious groups and Churches were placed under his patronage. Many followers of the Lord had originally been disciples of the…
Eleventh Sunday Mass Readings: 95 – 97 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 47 God is the first to know that it is not easy for human beings to take up the cross and follow Jesus Christ. That is why God sent his Son and commissioned him to preach and teach and above all…
The Tenth Sunday Mass Readings: 92 – 95 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 47 There is so much loneliness about, in and among people today. This is particularly so in urban inner city areas. Many go home from work to an empty bedsit or a small flat; many cannot even go out to work…
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Mass Readings: 85 – 89 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 47 First Reading: this tells of the covenant between God and Moses, which involved blood sacrifices. For Catholics – people of the new covenant – every Mass is a sacrifice, a representing of Christ’s sacrifice on…
The Most Holy Trinity Mass Readings: 83 – 85 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 47 Trinity Sunday Today is Trinity Sunday. We are able to think about God who created heaven and earth, and about God coming to live as a man among us, and about the God we experience in our lives….
Pentecost Sunday Mass Readings: 286 – 290 Order of Mass: Pages 7 – 47 The Spirit, the Gift of Christ. The dramatic manifestation of the coming of the Spirit on the Church enables us to see what he does. The apostles become fearless witnesses. And so all of us, no matter who we are, have…
