Articles by OLQoH
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Third and Fourth Sundays of Lent (Readings from Year A) 3/4 and 10/11 March 2018
Fr Frank writes: My dear Friends, Lent is above all a time associated with penitence, and I urge as many of you as possible to come along to our parish Reconciliation Services. These will take place as follows: Frinton and Walton: Saturday March 10th beginning at 11.00am Harwich and Dovercourt: Saturday March […]
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Second Sunday of Lent (Year B) 24/25 February 2018
Fr Frank writes: My dear Friends, Jesus had an intense experience of the presence of God his Father and heard those affirming words, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved’. His Father was pleased with him and would provide all the strength he needed to face a dark and threatening future. All of […]
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The First Sunday in Lent (Year B) 17/18 February 2018
Fr Frank writes: My dear Friends, Today we celebrate the First Sunday of Lent. Lent is an important time in the Church Year: a time when we take the opportunity to make a serious review of our life prior to celebrating the greatest of all the Feasts – the Resurrection of the Lord […]
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The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) 10/11 February 2018
Fr Frank writes: My dear Friends, Many of us have recently succumbed to a cold or, if we are unfortunate, a bout of the nasty flu that’s been doing the rounds. In addition to our physical aches and pains we experience something that often comes with illness – the loneliness and isolation of […]
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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) 3/4 February 2018
Fr Frank writes My dear Friends, The words of Job in our first reading could well have been taken up by many of the sick and distressed Mark describes in our Gospel reading. Days and nights must have passed very slowly for them as they wondered whether their eyes would ever see joy […]