18 October, 2020. 29th Sunday, Year A 1st Reading: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Providence appointed king Cyrus to liberate Israel from the exile in Babylon Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him,…
17 October, 2020. Saturday of Week 28 St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr (Memorial) 1st Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23 May God enlighten your vision to see the hope you are called to I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason I do…
16 October, 2020. Friday of Week 28 St Hedwig, religious  (Opt. Mem.); St Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin  (Opt. Mem.); St Gall, abbot and missionary (Opt. Mem.) 1st Reading Ephesians 1:11-14 We are sealed with the Holy Spirit, the down-payment God has made to his people In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been…
15 October, 2020. Thursday of Week 28 St Teresa of Avila, virgin and doctor of the Church (Memorial) 1st Reading: Ephesians 1:1-10 God chose us in Christ before the world began, to be holy in his sight Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus…
14 October, 2020. Wednesday of Week 28 1st Reading: Galatians 5:18-25 The symptoms or fruits of the flesh contrasted with those of the spirit If you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger,…
13 October, 2020. Tuesday of Week 28 1st Reading: Galatians 5:1-6 In Christ Jesus, circumcision no longer counts; only faith acting through love For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be…
12 October, 2020. Monday of Week 28 1st Reading: Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1 Through faith we are born free. It was for liberty that Christ freed us It is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and the other by a free woman. One, the child of the slave, was born…
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, which will sustain us when we walk in the valley of darkness.
11 October, 2020. 28th Sunday, Year A By baptism we are called to the weding feast in the kingdom of God. But somehow, we need get a wedding garment, to take our place at the feast. While the Gospel invites us to reflect on how we are doing, it is not all our own work,…
10 October, 2020. Saturday of Week 27 1st Reading: Galatians 3:22-29 In Christ, all the baptized are equally children of God The scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Now before faith came, we were…
09 October, 2020. Friday of Week 27 Ss Denis, bishop and Companions, martyrs  (Opt. Mem.); St John Leonardi, priest (Opt. Mem.); Bl John Henry Newman, priest (Opt. Mem.) 1st Reading: Galatians 3:7-14 Justification is by faith, made available through the death of Christ All those who believe are the descendants of Abraham. And the scripture,…
Jesus acknowledges the basic goodness and generosity of parents. So how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask. For the Gospel writers, and for St Luke in particular, the Holy Spirit is the highest gift God can give us…
The ‘Lord’s prayer’ teaches us what we should pray for. It starts with a focus on God’s glory and God’s will, before asking for all that we need…
06 October, 2020. Tuesday of Week 27 St Bruno, priest (Opt. Mem.) 1st Reading: Galatians 1:13-24 Paul once persecuted the church but later met Cephas (Peter) in Jerusalem You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it. I advanced…
05 October, 2020. Monday of Week 27 1st Reading: Galatians 1:6-12 Paul’s Gospel message came to him directly from the Lord I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel, not that there is another gospel, but there…
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 pray for it and God’s peace will be ours.
• Today is ‘Day for Life’ in Ireland, with the theme: “Choose Life”.
04 October, 2020. 27th Sunday, Year A The church is the choice vineyard of the Lord, planted for a noble and productive purpose. Here we can grow to maturity in the sunshine of God’s grace. But the vineyard can fall into disuse, or fail to produce the expected fruits of loving mercy. We pray that…
03 October, 2020. Saturday of Week 26 Bl Columba Marmion, priest (Opt. Mem.) 1st Reading: Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17 After Job stops complaining, he is blessed more than before Then Job answered the Lord: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. ‘Who is this that…
In the letter to the Hebrews we are told, “do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers for by so doing some have entertained angels without knowing it.” It means that there can be more to those who cross our path in life than we realize. Jesus makes the same point in today’s gospel
The living God is present, his love is close at hand, regardless. The love of God was as much present on Good Friday as on Easter Sunday.
