31 July 2025 – Thursday of Week 17 Memorial: St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, from north of Spain, founded the Society of Jesus, wrote the famous Spiritual Exercises. 1st Reading: Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38 The tabernacle and its contents are consecrated and God’s glory settles there Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him….
30 July 2025 – Wednesday of Week 17 Optional memorial: St John Chrysologus, bishop and doctor of the church. 1st Reading: Exodus 34:29-35 Moses veils his face when speaking to the people Moses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand,…
Presider’s Page for 3 August (18th Sunday in Ordinary Time) God’s Word calls us to recognise the transience of life, to keep our eyes on what is lasting. Penitential Rite We gather to ask God’s help and to praise God for forgiving our failures: (pause) You raise the dead to life in the Spirit: Lord,…
29 July 2025 – Ss Mary, Martha and Lazarus of Bethany Mary, Martha and Lazarus are mentioned in the Gospels of Luke and John. They lived in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem. Mary and Martha welcomed Jesus and the disciples into their home, and were witnesses to the raising of their brother, Lazarus. 1st…
28 July 2025 – Monday of Week 17 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 two tablets of the covenant in his hands, tablets that were written on both sides,…
27 July 2025 – 17th Sunday (C) (1) Genesis 18:20-32 Abraham intercedes and haggles with God to spare the city of Sodom The Lord said, “How great is the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their sin! I must go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry…
26 July 2025 – Saturday of Week 16 Memorial: Ss Joachim and Anne, grandparents of Jesus. Special readings: Lect 11:1115. See bottom of this page. Link to Catholic Grandparents Association: https://www.catholicgrandparentsassociation.org/ 1st Reading: Exodus 24:3-8 Moses offers sacrifice, and the people accept the book of the covenant Moses came and told the people all the…
25 July 2025 – Saint 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 2025 – Thursday of Week 16 Optional memorials: St Sharbel Makhlūf, ordained in 1859 at Annaya Monastery, a hermit from 1875 until his death in 1898, great devotee of the Blessed Sacrament. Also (feast in Waterford & Lismore) St Declan, pre-Patrician saint, nobleman baptised by Colman, studied in Europe, settled in Ardmore and…
23 July 2025 – Saint Bridget of Sweden Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373) was a mystic also given to works of charity and founder of the Bridgettine nuns after the death of her husband, to whom she had borne eight children. She is one of the six patron saints of Europe, along with Benedict of Nursia,…
Presider’s Page for 27 July (Ordinary Time 17) July 22 2025 We can ask God for help whenever we need to, today or any day. We gather to worship God who is always concerned for us. • Today, the Sunday closest to the feast of St Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus, is the…
22 July 2025 – 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 City;…
21 July 2025 – Monday of Week 16 Optional Memorial: St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor of the church, 1559-1619, Capuchin who preached the Counter-Reformation. 1st Reading: Exodus 14:5-18 Is it better to be slaves in Egypt than risk death in the desert? When the king of Egypt was told that the people had…
20 July 2025 – 16th Sunday (C) (1) Genesis 18:1-10 Welcoming the strangers, Abraham was really in the presence of God The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near…
19 July 2025 – Saturday of Week 15 1st Reading: Exodus 12:37-42 Israel’s escapes from Egypt is a night to commemorate The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children. A mixed crowd also went up with them, and livestock in great numbers, both flocks and herds. They…
18 July 2025 – Friday of Week 15 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 Israel go out of his land. The Lord said…
17 July 2025 – Thursday of Week 15 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,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall…
Presider’s Page for 20 July (Ordinary Time 16) As we gather, we are challenged to be hospitable, welcoming people. We worship the God who always has a welcome for us. Penitential Rite Supported by this divine care, we call to mind our own shortcomings in love: (pause) Lord Jesus, you raise us to new life:…
16 July 2025 – Wednesday of Week 15 Optional memorial: Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Readings in Lect 11:198 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,…
15 July 2025 – Tuesday of Week 15 Memorial: St Bonaventure, 1221-74, born in Tuscany, minister general of the Frans, Cardinal Archbishop of Albano, theologian of the Council of Lyons. 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…
