The liturgy that begins this Thursday evening continues until we reach Easter. We are at the start of a three-day celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. We journey from the Last Supper to Gethsemane tonight, from there to Calvary tomorrow, and from the tomb to resurrection and new life at the Vigil of Easter Sunday.
Loving Service Thought for the day (from Fr. Kieran O’Mahony) There is much more to the washing of the feet than an example of humble service. The act of loving…
14th April 2022 – Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (1) Exodus 12:1-2, 11-14 Israel’s departure from Egypt, and how this is to be celebrated for all time…
13th April 2022 – Wednesday of Holy Week (1) Isaiah 50:4-9 The Suffering Servant trusts in God for rescue The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher,…
12th April 2022 – Tuesday of Holy Week (1) Isaiah 49:1-6 The life of God’s servant seems a failure, but it bears great fruit Listen to me, O coastlands, pay…
Hope is essential in these troubles times Western People 5.4.2022 Security is always a difficult sweet to suck on, even though most of us spend most of our lives doing…
A DECLARATION ON THE “RUSSIAN WORLD” (RUSSKII MIR) TEACHING “For the peace of the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of…
11th April 2022 – Monday of Holy Week (1) Isaiah 42:1-7 My servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, the One in whom my soul delights Here is my servant, whom…
The events of Holy Week are laid out before us in this Sunday’s “Long Gospel”: as we gather, we prepare to enter in to the mystery of God’s love made visible in Jesus’ passion and death.
10th April 2022 – Palm Sunday, (Passion Sunday) Years A, B, C (1) Isaiah 50:4-7 The Suffering Servant will not be put to shame The Lord God has given me…
‘God is down in the swamps and the marshes, sensational as April.’ (THE ONE. Paddy Kavanagh) Attention seekers: It was the cowslips peering out of the ground; it…
9th April 2022 – Saturday of Week 5 of Lent (1) Ezekiel 37:21-28 I will bring them back, and I will cleanse them Say to them, Thus says the Lord…
8th April 2022 – Friday of Week 5 of Lent (1) Jeremiah 20:10-13 Though many plot against God’s servant, he is safe in God’s hands For I hear many whispering:…
Pope Francis holds a Ukrainian national flag from Bucha during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican April 6, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) NCR online reports: https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/pope-blood-ukrainian-massacre-victims-cries-out-heaven…
7th April 2022 – Thursday of Week 5 of Lent (1) Genesis 17:3-9 Abraham believe in God’s promises, despite delays and disappointments Then Abram fell on his face; and God…
Audio for ACP Zoom with Dr Michael Conway Wed 6 April 2022 Church, Institution, and Synodality in Contemporary Culture Link to audio: https://soundcloud.com/user-211747038/mike-conway-church-institution-and-synodality-in-contemporary-culture-wed-6-april-2022?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
ACP Zoom Dr Michael Conway Professor in Faith and Culture, Maynooth College Church, Institution, and Synodality in Contemporary Culture on Wed 6 April @ 7.00pm All welcome Join…
6th April 2022 – Wednesday of Week 5 of Lent (1) Daniel 3:14-20, 24-25 Trusting in God, they are saved from the fiery furnace Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it…
5th April 2022 – Tuesday of Week 5 of Lent Optional Memorial: St Vincent Ferrer, OP, 1350-1419 (1) Numbers 21:4-9 The brazen serpent; anyone bitten can look at it and…
4th April 2022 – Monday of Week 5 of Lent Optional memorial: St Isidore – completed the Mozarabic liturgy. (1) Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 31-62 Susanna is falsely accused; Daniel’s questions…
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