St Anthony of Padua Anerley

Fourth Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Page 162- 164 Order of Mass: Pages 7– 47 +++++++++++ Today’s Readings By Fr David Gibbons, Centre for Catholic Formation The first word of the Entrance Antiphon gives this Sunday its name: Laetare Sunday. Isaiah rejoiced because the end of the exile was near. We rejoice because the end…

Third Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Page 154 – 157 Order of Mass: Pages 7– 47 +++++++++++ First Reading: the God-given Decalogue – or the Ten Commandments as we usually call them. In the context of the Exodus, they “point out the conditions of a life freed from the slavery of sin” (Catechism of the…

Second Sunday of Lent Mass Readings: Page 151 – 153 Order of Mass: Pages 7– 47 +++++++++++ First Reading: Abraham is prepared in faith to obey God’s apparent command to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. This gives us as Christians an insight into the mind of God, who was prepared to sacrifice his only Son,…