Articles by OLQoH
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Pentecost Sunday (Year B) Day of Prayer for the Church 20 May 2018
Fr Frank writes: My Dear Friends, Today’s Feast recognises and celebrates the fact that we are a truly Catholic Church, made up of many nations and languages. It is in the power of the Holy Spirit that the early Apostles were able to speak so eloquently and boldly. No longer uncomprehending, no longer […]
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Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year B) 13 May World Communications Day
Fr Frank writes: My Dear Friends, Of this Sunday, Pope Emeritus Benedict writes: In his Gospel, Saint John, more fully than the other three evangelists, reports in his own distinctive way the farewell discourses of Jesus; they appear as his testament and a synthesis of the core of his message. Twice […]
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Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year B) World Day of Prayer for Vocations 22 April 2018
Fr Frank writes: My Dear Friends, The Good Shepherd is one who ‘lays down his life for the sheep’. How can we fail to see in these words an implicit reference to the mystery of the Lord’s Death and Resurrection? For this reason the Church gives us this Gospel reading during the Easter […]
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DOUBLE EDITION 8 April Second Sunday of Easter (Year B) and 15 April Third Sunday of Easter (Year B)
Fr Frank writes: My Dear Friends, Of this day Pope St John Paul II writes: “Peace be with you!” This is how Jesus greets his Apostles in the Gospel for this Sunday that closes the Octave of Easter. Peace is the gift of God. Only God can redirect hearts to thoughts […]
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DOUBLE EDITION Palm Sunday 24/25 March and The Resurrection of the Lord 31 March/1 April 2018
THE EASTER TRIDUUM 2018. Harwich & Dovercourt: Holy Thursday, 29 March: Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Watch until 9.00pm, begins at 7.00pm Good Friday, 30 March: Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday, 5.00pm Holy Saturday, 31 March: Easter Vigil, 6.00pm Frinton & Walton: Holy Thursday, 29 March: Mass of the Lord’s Supper with […]