14 March 2025 – Friday of Week 1 of Lent (1) Ezekiel 18:21-28 Personal responsibility to replace the idea of shared guilt But if the wicked turn away from all their sins that they have committed and keep all my statutes and do what is lawful and right, they shall surely live; they shall not…
13 March 2025 – Thursday of Week 1 of Lent Anniversary of election of Pope Francis in 2013. (1) Esther 4:29-42 Queen Esther’s prayer wins God’s help in a time of crisis Queen Esther, seized with deadly anxiety, fled to the Lord. She prayed to the Lord God of Israel, and said: “O my Lord,…
12 March 2025 – Wednesday of Week 1 of Lent (1) Jonah 3:1-10 When Jonah’s preaching bears fruit, God has mercy on Nineveh The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah…
11 March 2025 – Tuesday of Week 1 of Lent Memorial: St Aengus, Irish monk of Clonenagh, Co Laois, who composed two martyrologies and died c 824 (1) Isaiah 55:10-11 God’s word comes down from heaven like rain, to make the earth fruitful For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and…
10 March 2025 – Monday of Week 1 of Lent (1) Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 Practical guidance for worship and for social compassion The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. You…
Presider’s Page for Sunday 16 March (Second Sunday of Lent) March 9 2025 In today’s Liturgy, we praise the Lord of glory, who leads us through the darkness of Lent to the light of Easter. Penitential Rite To prepare ourselves for this act of worship, let us call to mind our sins: (pause) You raise the…
09 March 2025 – First Sunday of Lent (C) (1) Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Offering the firsts fruits of harvest, they give thanks to God When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A…
08 March 2025 – Sat after Ash Wednesday (1) Isaiah 58:9-14 If they are converted, they are blessed, with waters that never fail Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, “Here I am.” If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of…
07 March 2025 – Fri after Ash Wednesday Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse Memorial: Ss Perpetua and Felicity, martyred in Carthage in 203. (1) Isaiah 58:1-9 True religion differs from merely external observance Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their…
06 March 2025 – Thurs after Ash Wednesday (1) Deuteronomy 30:15-20 A warm call to fidelity. Choose life, that you and your offsspring may live! Keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and…
Presider’s Page for 9 March (First Sunday of Lent) The 40-day pilgrimage to Easter that began on Ash Wednesday is just a few days old. We pray that God, who sustained Jesus in his 40 days of temptations and suffering, will support us on our journey also. Penitential Rite As we start out on that…
05 March 2025 – Ash Wednesday, Year A (1) Joel 2:12-18 Return to me with all your heart. Spare your people, Lord “Now, now,” says the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord, your God,…
04 March 2025 – Tuesday of Week 8 Optional Memorial: St Casimir, 1458-84, patron of Poland. 1st Reading: Sirach 35:1-12 The wise person is generous to the poor and abhors extortion The one who keeps the law makes many offerings; one who heeds the commandments makes an offering of well-being. The one who returns a…
Presider’s Page for Ash Wednesday (5 March 2025) Welcome to the season of Lent. Today we begin the journey of penance and reflection that will bring us to the celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter time. Let us pray for the grace to keep Lent faithfully… (Pause for silent prayer: the…
03 March 2025 – Monday of Week 8 1st Reading: Sirach 17:24-29 Repent from sin while you are still alive. The dead cannot praise God Turn to the Lord, plead before his face and lessen your offence. To those who repent God permits return, and he encourages those who were losing hope. Return to the…
02 Mar 2025 – 8th Sunday (C) Our Lord invites us to take the plank out of our own eyes before we try to take the splinter out of others’ eyes. It is good to take a hard look at ourselves and our own shortcomings (1) Sirach 27: 4-7 Three images about our ways of…
01 Mar 2025 – Saturday of Week 7 Optional Memorial: St David, patron saint of Wales. Taught many Irish monks and influenced monastic development in Ireland. He died in 603. 1st Reading: Sirach 17:1-15 God made us in the divine image, and looks with favour on us The Lord created human beings out of earth,…
