On the Christian calendar, November 1 is All Saints’ Day, commemorating all the saints of the Church, known and unknown. The following day, November 2, is All Souls’ Day and is a day of remembrance for our beloved dead and all the faithful departed.
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Luke 20: 27; 34-38 27 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward.34 Jesus said to them, ‘The children of this age marry and remarry; 35 but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead […]
Holy and Gracious God We pray for the people of the Ukraine, for their country and their leader. We pray for all those who are afraid; that your everlasting arms hold them in this time of great fear. We pray for all those who have the power over life and death; that they will choose […]
Sr Catherine Jones smsm We are all familiar with one of the most common words in the vocabulary of two- and three-year-olds: ‘Why…why…but why…?’ – seeking understanding about what they see and hear and discover in the world around them. ‘Why, why…?’ is a question I often ponder as Safeguarding Adviser for the Archdiocese of […]
During the month of November 2022 Pope Francis’ intention is: for children who suffer. We pray for children who are suffering, especially those who are homeless, orphans, and victims of war; may they be guaranteed access to education and the opportunity to experience family affection.
This article, in three parts, by Bishop Peter Cullinane coincides with Pope Francis’ desire for our parish liturgies to be as they as they should be, and for the Catholic people to receive on-going liturgy formation.
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke – 17:5-10 5 The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’ 6 The Lord replied, ‘If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea,” and it would obey you. 7 ‘Who among you would […]
During the month of October 2022 Pope Francis’ intention is: for a Church open to everyone. We pray for the Church; ever faithful to, and courageous in preaching the Gospel, may the Church be a community of solidarity, fraternity and welcome, always living in an atmosphere of synodality.
WelCom September 2022 Fr James Lyons Every culture has a ‘creation story’ attributing power to what are called the ‘gods’, to explain the origin of things and our part in it all. Sixty years ago, human beings became space travellers. The first was Russian, Yuri Gagarin. He returned to Earth and scored some points for atheists, […]
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time – Luke 14:25-33 25 Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them. 26 ‘Anyone who comes to me without hating his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and his own life too, cannot be my disciple. 27 No one who does not carry […]