31 July 2023 – Monday of Week 17 Memorial: St Ignatius of Loyola 1491-1556, Spanish, founder of the Jesuits, wrote the Spiritual Exercises. 1st Reading: Exodus 32:15-24 etc Despite the scandal of the golden calf, Moses leads his people on toward the Promised Land Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain, carrying the…
30 July 2023 – 17th Sunday, (A) Pray for the gift of discernment, something that we all need as our guide in making decisions. All things have their own intrinsic value, but if we over-value any of our favourite “things”, we devalue God. Deep down, I need to loosen my grip on what is transient,…
Presider’s Page for 30 July (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Opening Comment God has given us many gifts, including the promise that we will share in Christ’s glory. We give thanks for these treasures, as we continue on our journey to the fullness of the kingdom of heaven. • Would Youth Day is celebrated this…
Bidding Prayers for 30 July – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass on 30 July Introduction (by the Presider) Let us bring our prayers before our God of wisdom and love: That those who govern nations may be as wise as the great leader Solomon (pause and pray for this…). Lord, hear us. That all…
29 July 2023 – Saturday of Week 16 Memorial: Ss Mary, Martha and Lazarus 1st Reading: 1 John 4:7-16 Anyone who really loves is born of God and knows God Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not…
28 July 2023 – Friday of Week 16 1st Reading: Exodus 20:1-17 On Mount Sinai God gives the Commandments to Moses Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before…
27 July 2023 – Thursday of Week 16 1st Reading: Exodus 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20 On the third new moon after the Israelites had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that very day, they came into the wilderness of Sinai. They had journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the…
26 July 2023 – Wednesday of Week 16 Memorial: Ss Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 1st Reading: Exodus 16:1-5, 9-15 The whole congregation of the Israelites set out from Elim; and Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second…
25 July 2023 – St James, Apostle 1st Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 Although only a “clay jar” Paul is willing to die, that others may live But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. We…
24 July 2023 – Monday of Week 16 Optional Memorials: St Declan, pre-Patrician saint, of noble birth, ordained in Europe, maybe a bishop, settled in Ardmore, Waterford, evangelised the Déise gang! St Sharbel Makhlüf, Lebanese monk, ordained in 1859, a hermit from 1875, died in 1898, great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. 1st Reading: Exodus…
23 July 2023 – 16th Sunday, (A) World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly (1) Wisdom 12:13ff Because God is all-powerful he governs the world with patience, allowing time for repentance For who will say, “What have you done?” or who will resist your judgment? Who will accuse you for the destruction of nations that…
22 July 23 – St Mary Magdalene 1st Reading (Option 1): Song of Songs (3: 1-4 I have found him whom my heart loves. The bride says this: On my bed, at night, I sought him whom my heart loves. I sought but did not find him. So I will rise and go through the…
Presider’s Page for 23 July (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time) We have been called together by the Spirit of God to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. The Spirit teaches us to pray, and moves us to glorify the Lord’s name. • Today is World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly. Penitential Rite To prepare…
21 July 2023 – Friday of Week 15 Optional Memorial: St Lawrence of Brindisi, 1559-1619, Counter-Reformation preacher. 1st Reading: Exodus 11:10-12:14 Passover is a reminder of our deliverance from slavery and death Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh; but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the people of…
20 July 2023 – Thursday of Week 15 Optional Memorial: St Apollinaris, second century martyr, bishop of Classis. 1st Reading: Exodus 3:13-20 The name Yahweh : I am who/what I am Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’…
19 July 2023 – Wednesday of Week 15 1st Reading: Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12 Revelation to Moses at the burning bush, at Mount Horeb/Sinai Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of…
18 July 2023 – Tuesday of Week 15 1st Reading: Exodus 2:1-15 Moses flees from the Egyptian court to the desert after killing an Egyptian A man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine baby,…
17 July 2023 – Monday of Week 15 1st Reading: Exodus 1:8-14, 22 A new Pharaoh enslaves the Israelites and threatens them with extinction Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we. Come, let…
16 July 2023 – 15th Sunday, (A) (1) Isaiah 55:10-11 God’s word is like rain which fertilises the earth For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to…
Presider’s Page for 16 July (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time) July 15 2023 We gather as pilgrims on a journey, asking God to keep us steadfast until we reach our eternal home. In the Spirit, let us worship God who cares for us according to our needs. Penitential Rite Because the seeds of faith may…
