Presider’s Page for 31 March (Lent 4 – Laetare)
We have reached the midway point of the season of Lent. The joy of Easter is within our reach and the parent of the prodigal son encourages us to rely on divine mercy.
31 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
Luke 15 may be the best short story that was ever written. Some of its phrases are so powerful that they have become proverbial… 1st Reading: Joshua 5:9-12 The Israelites, free at last from slavery and humiliation in Egypt, enter the land of promise The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away from…
Saturday of Week 3 of Lent
30 March: Saturday of Week 3 of Lent
Prayer-words become genuine prayer only when joined to a humble love and search for God…
1st Reading: Hosea 5:15–6:6
God wants our love more than ritual sacrifice
Friday of Week 3 of Lent
29 March: Friday of Week 3 of Lent
Both readings deal illustrate conversion of heart, which is more than saying no to sin…
Thursday of Week 3 of Lent
28 March: Thursday of Week 3 of Lent
Helping the needy and the stranger should become second nature to us. Then we will be acting with the agency of God..
Wednesday of Week 3 of Lent
27 March: Wednesday of Week 3 of Lent
Following the word of God keeps us on the path of life…
Tuesday of Week 3 of Lent
26 March: Tuesday of Week 3 of Lent
Just as Daniel and his people survived and flourished, so the Gospel speaks of forgiveness and renewal…
The Annunciation of the Lord
25 March: The Annunciation of the Lord
Mary’s YES to her vocation allowed God’s purpose to reach all of us with the grace of salvation…
Presider’s Page for 24 March (Third Sunday of Lent)
Today, as we gather to listen to the Lenten call to repentance, we worship our God of kindness who, like a patient gardener, always gives people a second chance.
24 March: 3rd Sunday of Lent
(n.b. Any parish seeking a priest to help in July-Aug. 2019, click here.) Jesus rejects the popular myth that all misfortunes are divine punishments.. We are not to imagine a stern, punitive God… 1st Reading: Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 God pities his people in Egypt and will free them, through Moses Moses was keeping the flock…
Saturday of Week 2 of Lent
23 March: Saturday of Week 2 of Lent
Our Church needs a new injection of confidence. Trust in God’s care is our legacy to the future …
Friday of Week 2 of Lent
22 March: Friday of Week 2 of Lent
Lent invites us to dream again, examine our best ideals, planted in us by God…
Thursday in Week 2 of Lent
Thursday in Week 2 of Lent
Wednesday of Week 2 of Lent
20 March:
All true prophets face resistance. Like Jeremiah, Jesus as a troublesome challenger of the status quo..
St Joseph, Spouse of the BVM
19 March: St Joseph, Spouse of the BVM
Joseph listened to the quiet voice which spoke to him in his sleep and generously obeyed in what was asked of him...
Monday of Week 2 of Lent
18 March: Monday of Week 2 of Lent
Two versions, "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect", and "Be merciful, as your Father is merciful"…
Presider’s Page for Sunday 17 March (Lá Fhéile Pádraig)
As the second week of Lent begins in other countries, we pause from our lenten penances to honour Patrick, the apostle of the Irish. In our celebration of this solemn feast, we worship God, creator, redeemer and sanctifier, who brought our ancestors into the Christian fold through the preaching of St Patrick.
17 March: St Patrick, Patron of Ireland
St Patrick, Patron of Ireland
Saturday of Week 1 of Lent
16 March: Saturday of Week 1 of Lent
The ideals of Jesus include loving our enemy, and praying for those who make life difficult for us…