31 May 2026 – Holy Trinity, Year A 1st Reading: Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9 The Lord God, ruler of all, merciful and loving With the two tablets of stone in his hands, Moses went up the mountain of Sinai in the early morning as the Lord had commanded him. And the Lord descended in the form…
30 May 2026 – Saturday of Week 8 1st Reading: Epistle of Jude, verses 17; 20-25 Persevere in God’s love, and welcome the mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ My beloved, you must remember the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. But build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in…
29 May 2026 – Friday of Week 8 Optional Memorial: St Paul V1, 1897-1978, ordained priest May 1920, worked in the Vatican, became AB of Milan in 1954, elected pope in 1963, succeeding Pope John XX111 and continuing the Second Vatican Council. A man of peace. Beatified in 2014, canonised 2018 – his memorial is…
28 May 2026 – Thursday of Week 8 1st Reading: 1 Peter 2:2-5; 9-12 Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation — if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. Come…
27 May 2026 – Wednesday of Week 8 Optional Memorial: St Augustine of Canterbury, Roman monk sent by Pope Gregory the Great to preach to the English. Set up his see in Canterbury and was most successful with conversions in the south of England. 1st Reading: 1 Peter 1:18-25 We are ransomed with the precious…
26 May 2026 – Tuesday of Week 8 1st Reading: 1 Peter 1:10-16 The Passion of Christ was revealed, and we must share in it Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours made careful search and inquiry, inquiring about the person or time that the Spirit of…
Presider’s Page for 31 May 2026 (Trinity Sunday) Opening Comment We are invited to reflect on the mystery of God on this Trinity Sunday, as we gather to worship the One who creates, redeems and sanctifies, three persons, one God, without end. Penitential Rite To prepare ourselves for this celebration, let us call to mind…
25 May 2026 – Monday – The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church 1st Reading: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Enmity between the serpent and the woman But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid,…
24 May 2026 – Pentecost Sunday 1st Reading: Acts 2:1-11 The Spirit of God gives energy to the apostles and sends them out on their mission When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind,…
23 May 2026 – Saturday of Week 7 of Easter 1st Reading: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 Paul is imprisoned in Rome, for two years, awaiting trial When we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him. Three days later he called together the local leaders of the…
Presider’s Page for 24 May 2026 (Pentecost Sunday) Today is a Day of Prayer for the Church in China Opening Comment (Mass During the Day) Today we celebrate ‘the great beginning of the Church,’ the day the Holy Spirit first came to confused and frightened disciples. We praise God for this great Gift, and ask for…
22 May 2026 – Friday of Week 7 of Easter Optional Memorial; St Rita of Cascia, 1386-1457, married for 18 years, entered a convent when widowed and spent 40 years in prayer and charity, and working for peace in the region. 1st Reading: Acts 25:13-21 Paul, in prison at Caesarea, explains his predicament to king…
21 May 2026 – Thursday of Week 7 of Easter Optional Memorial: Ss Christopher Magallánes, priest, and companions, martyrs – 25 priests and laymen execute din Mexico in 1927. 1st Reading: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Paul is cross-examined by the Jewish Council, in Jerusalem The next day, wanting to find out what Paul was being accused…
20 May 2026 – Wednesday of Week 7 of Easter Optional Memorial: St Bernardine, born in Siena 1380, became a Franciscan, travelled through Italy, promoted devotion to the Holy Name and to St Joseph, died in 1444. 1st Reading: Acts 20:28-38 Paul’s final advice to the church leaders: shepherd the church of God [Paul said…
19 May 2026 – Tuesday of Week 7 of Easter 1st Reading: Acts 20:17-27 Paul’s testament to church leaders, on his way to Jerusalem From Miletus Paul sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him. When they came to him, Paul said: “You yourselves know how I lived among…
18 May 2026 – Monday of Week 7 of Easter Optional Memorial: St John 1, pope and martyr, the first Bishop of Rome to visit Constantinople. Involved in Arian controversies and imprisoned, died in 526. 1st Reading: Acts 19:1-8 In Ephesus, followers of John the Baptist become full members of the church While Apollos was…
Presider’s Page for 24 May 2026 (Pentecost Sunday) Today is a Day of Prayer for the Church in China Opening Comment (Mass During the Day) Today we celebrate ‘the great beginning of the Church,’ the day the Holy Spirit first came to confused and frightened disciples. We praise God for this great Gift, and ask…
17 May 2026 – The Ascension of the Lord, (A) 1st Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Ascension concludes Jesus’ ministry on earth and prepares for the gift of the Spirit at Pentecost In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up…
16 May 2026 – Saturday of Week 6 Optional memorial (Feast in Clonfert, Kerry): St Brendan – Click for details 1st Reading: Acts 18:23-28 Aquila, a learned convert from Judaism, helps the church in southern Greece After spending some time there he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and…
15 May 2026 – Friday of Week 6 of Easter Optional Memorial (Feast in Waterford & Lismore): St Carthage, was a Kerry herdsman who became a monk and set up a monastery, first in Kerry, then at Rahan in Co Offaly, and finally at Lismore in Co Waterford. In later centuries Lismore became the seat…
