22nd December 2024: 4th Sunday of Advent (C)
Well here we are, the fourth week of the journey that is Advent. Advent we know means ‘coming’ or ‘arrival’; we traditionally look forward in advent to the ‘coming’ of […]
Well here we are, the fourth week of the journey that is Advent. Advent we know means ‘coming’ or ‘arrival’; we traditionally look forward in advent to the ‘coming’ of […]
First Reading – Baruch 5:1-9; Second Reading – Philippians 1:3-6, 8; Gospel – Luke 3:1-6 The season of Advent heralds the coming of Emmanuel, meaning “God with us”. It is […]
First Reading – Daniel 7: 13-14 Second Reading – Apocalypse 1: 5-8 Gospel – John 18: 33-37 This Sunday, the last in Cycle B of the Church’s liturgical year, the […]
First Reading – Daniel 12:1-3; Second Reading – Hebrews 10:11-14, 18; Gospel – Mark 13: 24-32 Today is the second last Sunday of the Church liturgical year. Next Sunday we […]
First Reading – Wisdom 7:7-11; Second Reading – Hebrews 4:12-13; Gospel – Mark 10:17-30 Ala’ Ad-Din is the Arabic title of one of the best-known stories in The Thousand and One Nights. […]
Homily based on the Gospel of Mark 10: 2-12.Today in our Gospel we hear what we hear quite often, we get some Pharisees trying to trip Jesus up and they […]
First Reading – Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18; Second Reading – Gospel – Ephesians 5:21-32; John 6:60-69 Faith, a gift of God, serves to lift up our soul and spirit above material […]
First Reading- Proverbs 9:1-6; Second Reading – Ephesians 5:15-20; Gospel – John 6:51-58 Today’s readings stress the fact that the Holy Eucharist, the perfect fulfilment of the symbol of the […]
First Reading – 1 Kings 19:4-8; Second Reading – Ephesians 4:30-5:2; Gospel – John 6:41-51 Clarissa Dickson Wright is a British celebrity chef She and Jennifer Paterson, are best known as the Two Fat […]
First Reading – Exodus 16: 2-4, 12-15 Second Reading – Ephesians 4: 17. 20-24 Gospel – John 6: 24-35 Today, I take as our homily theme St Paul’s expression in […]