Saint Gerard Majella is known the world over, lovingly if unofficially, as 'the Mothers' Saint'. Thousands invoke him as 'Patron of a Good Confession'.
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - We return to the rhythm of our readings of Ordinary Time after a series of seasons and feasts. Today is about God choosing people: we hear how Jesus chooses twelve men to reflect the twelve tribes of Israel.
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The First Sunday of Lent - In the Cycle of Sunday Readings, the oldest are those of Year A in Lent – these Gospels have accompanied the Church for many centuries.
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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sea Sunday - Both first reading and Gospel today invite us to be “down to earth” about the Law of God. It’s very easy to become an “expert in religion” - knowing all the right answers, remembering all the right quotes.
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - The link between the 1st Reading and Gospel is not immediately apparent today, until you look at the “headings” which are always chosen “to make the connection between readings of the same Mass clear.”
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THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST - he key to today's readings is the word “Covenant”. A Covenant is a solemn and binding agreement between two parties.
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THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - When the Church celebrates the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, it is an attempt to summarise the whole mystery of our God into one day. https://t.co/3jBhXZHV1R
PENTECOST SUNDAY - We arrive at the fiftieth day ‑ the completion of the Easter Season, and the completion of the Paschal Mystery: the Lord has died, is risen, has ascended to heaven and now gives birth to his Church.
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Seventh Sunday of Easter - On this Sunday, which lies between the Ascension and Pentecost, we hear in the Gospel Jesus praying passionately to His Father for all of us, especially that we should be united.
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Fourth Sunday of Easter - This is traditionally known as “Good Shepherd” Sunday, and is part of the continuing journey of Easter – remember that Jesus is the Good Shepherd who both gives his life for his sheep.
Fourth Sunday of Easter
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Third Sunday of Easter - The rest of the world has settled “back to normal” after Easter holidays now, but we continue to dwell on the resurrection of Jesus and the growth of the Church.
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Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) - The Paschal Mystery; the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus, is the single most important event in the history of human existence.
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Easter Sunday - On Easter Sunday when the Word is proclaimed, it is real and active – the Lord is present, and what is described is, in a sense, happening now....
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Fifth Sunday of Lent - There is a logical development in the readings this Sunday: in the Old Testament, God asks us to look forward to the "new deed he will do", when he will put "water in the wilderness"; we then see the new deed......
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