Presider’s Page for 23/24 December (Fourth Sunday of Advent)
Presider’s Page for 23/24 December (Fourth Sunday of Advent)
Presider’s Page
This section, provided by Fr. Bernard Cotter of Cloyne diocese, offers useful material for the celebrant, on Sundays and Feasts: alternative prayers, introductions, intercessions etc.
Presider’s Page for 17 December (Advent 3, GAUDETE)
We’re two thirds of the way through Advent. Traditionally, today is called Gaudete Sunday, which means ‘a day for rejoicing.’ The reason for celebration is that the day of the Lord’s coming is very near.
Presider’s Page for 10 December (Second Sunday of Advent)
John the Baptist is the focus of the liturgy on the Second Sunday of Advent each year. His challenge to us to ‘prepare a way for the Lord’ is at the heart of the Advent message. We worship the one who will surely come to us.
Presider’s Page for 3 December (First Sunday of Advent B)
Advent begins today; the season is at its shortest this year. During these first two weeks, the Church focuses on the end of time, when Christ will come in glory. Then, for the last week of Advent, we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ.
Presider’s Page for 26 November (Christ the King)
Today we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. At the end of time, this king will come in glory to judge the living and the dead. He will ask how we treated the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the naked, those sick or in prison.
Presider’s Page for 19 November (Ordinary Time 33)
The beginning of the Advent season is coming closer, and the Liturgy invites us to look further into the future, towards the end of time, to be ready when the Day of the Lord comes. Today’s gathering will help us on our way, by teaching us how to live and giving us food for the journey.
• Today has been designated by Pope Francis as the first-ever “WORLD DAY OF THE POOR”
Presider’s Page for 12 November (Ordinary Time 32)
At this time of year, our deceased relatives and friends are often in our minds. Our faith tells us that we needn’t grieve over them like people with no hope….
Presider’s Page for 5 November (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)
God’s message is still a living power among us, so we gather to listen and be challenged by it Penitential RiteConfident of God’s care and mercy, let us call to…
Presider’s Page for 29 October (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
There’s a reminder of the two great commandments in today’s celebration: we are called to love God and our neighbour: friend, visitor and stranger alike. Penitential RiteLet us call to mind…
Presider’s Page for Mission Sunday, 22 October (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
As God’s family in this place, we gather to worship. God is our king, we heed his Word and share the Bread of Life• Today is Mission Sunday. [A collection will…
Presider’s Page for 15 October (28th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We gather as fellow-pilgrims at this Sunday’s Eucharist, all journeying to the great banquet of heaven. In our Communion today, we get a taste of what is to come. Penitential…
Presider’s Page for 8 October (27th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
There are reassuring sentiments for us in God’s Word, with Paul reminding us that there is no need for us to worry. If there is anything we need, we can…
Presider’s Page for 1 October (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
God’s love is displayed for us in the life and death of Jesus. We rejoice in this love, and celebrate the victory over sin and death won for us. As…
Presiders Page for 24 September (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time).
God’s ways are not our ways. God’s love and generosity are beyond our understanding. We acknowledge all God has done for us, and ask for the grace to grow into…
Presider’s Page for 17 September (24th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Forgiveness is one of the great qualities of Christianity. We are challenged to forgive each other as readily as God forgives us. We celebrate God’s mercy, and ask for the…
Presider’s Page for 10 September (23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We gather as God’s family, concerned for each other, supporting one another in sadness and joy. The challenge of living as part of the Christian family is laid out for…
Presider’s Page for 3 September (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Creationtide)
We gather to praise God and to ask for help and grace. We know the difficulties that can come when we try to live the right way. Often the road…
Presider’s Page for 27 August (21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)
This hour of worship brings us into the presence of the God whose mystery we can never comprehend. All we have comes from the Lord, and we can only bow…
Presider’s Page for 20 August (20th Sunday in OrdinaryTime)
Everyone is welcome in God’s house, everyone who loves God’s name. We gather to experience the warmth of this embrace. Penitential RiteTo prepare ourselves, let us call to mind our…
Presider’s Page for 15 August (Assumption of Our Lady)
This feast originated in Jerusalem before the fifth century as the “Falling-Asleep of the Mother of God.” It was adopted in Rome in the mid-seventh century and was renamed the…
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