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First, Second and Third Sunday of Advent (Year A), 27 November, 4 and 11 December 2022
First Sunday of Advent (Matthew24:37-44) A new liturgical year begins and the season of Advent starts. Traditionally we reflect on the final return of Christ, his ‘second coming’. The fundamental message here is to be ready at all times. The beauty of Advent lies in the sure hope that the Lord will come. In Advent […]
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Thirty-Third Sunday and Christ the King 13 November and 20 November 2022
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Luke 21:5-19) Each of the synoptic gospels (Mark, Matthew and Luke) contains a report of the words of Jesus about the future and the end of the world. These words are pronounced by Jesus in Jerusalem shortly before his passion and death. The location is in the vicinity of the […]
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Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) and Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 20 October and 6 November 2022c
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Luke 19:1-10) The story of the chief tax-collector Zacchaeus is of considerable importance in the Gospel of Luke, for in it Jesus declares that the purpose of his coming is ‘to seek out and save what was lost’(verse 10). In climbing the sycamore tree Zacchaeus illustrates that sometimes strenuous efforts […]
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27,28,29 and 30 Sunday Year C 2, 9, 16 and 23 October 2022
Twenty-Seventh Sunday (Luke 17:5-10) Does faith in God lie at the very heart of my life? Am I content to be a ‘useless servant’? Let us pray for openness to the word of Jesus, especially when they challenge us and perplex us. Let us pray for the gifts of true faith and true love. […]
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23,24,25 and 26 Sunday in Ordinary Time 4, 11, 18 and 25 September 2022
Twenty-Third Sunday (Luke 41:25-33) Do I manage to put God above all else in my life? Do I use my intelligence to make decisions about discipleship? Let us pray for the gift of the Holy Spirit to guide our detachment to generosity. Let us pray for the courage in following Jesus to Jerusalem, to the […]
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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Twenty-First Sunday and Twenty-second Sunday, 14, 21 and 28 August.
The Assumption of Our Lady (Luke 1:39-56) There is of course no gospel reading which narrates the Assumption into heaven of the Blessed Virgin Mary, her sharing body and soul in the risen life of her Son. Mary was the first to respond to the call to serve Christ. The gospel reading demonstrates with what […]