14 June 2025 – Saturday of Week 10 Optional Memorial: St Davnet, virgin, lived and died at Tydavnet at Sliabh Beagh, Co Monaghan, founded a church/monastery. 1st Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:14ff. The old order gives place to the new. God has given us the ministry of reconciliation From now on, brethren, we regard no one…
13 June 2025 – Friday of Week 10 Memorial: St Anthony of Padua, died there in 1231 aged 36. Born in Portugal, he joined the Franciscans, preached in France and Italy. 1st Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 He who raised the Lord Jesus to life will raise us with him in our turn Brothers and sisters,…
12 June 2025 – Thursday of Week 10 1st Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:15-4:1, 3-6 God has shone in our minds to radiate the light of God’s glory My brethren, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds; but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now…
Wednesday 11 June 2025 – St Barnabas, apostle Barnabas was born in Cyprus, one of the first converts in Jerusalem and taught at Antioch. A companion of St Paul on his first missionary journey, took part in the Council of Jerusalem. Returned to Cyprus where he died. 1st Reading: Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3 The zealous beginnings…
10 June 2025 – Tuesday 10th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial: St Ephrem, deacon and doctor of the church, c 303-373, native of Mesopotamia, ministered in Edessa (Turkey), scripturalist and liturgist who defended against Arianism and encouraged devotion to Our Lady. First reading: 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 God himself has anointed us and given us…
Today is Trinity Sunday. We worship God who creates, redeems and sanctifies: three persons, one God. • Father’s Day is celebrated today, the third Sunday of June. Penitential Rite As we begin this celebration, we call to mind times we have failed to show love in our families and we ask God for mercy: (pause)…
Mon 9 June 2025 – Feastday of St Columba (Colum Cille) Feast: St Columba, Abbot, Missionary. Columba, also known as Colum Cille, was born in Gartan, County Donegal in 521 and was of royal lineage. He studied under Finnian of Moville and Finnian of Clonard. He founded monasteries in Derry, Durrow, Iona and possibly Kells….
08 June 2025 – 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,…
07 June 2025 – Saturday of Week 7 of Easter Optional Memorial: St Colman (Feast in in Dromore), aka Mocholmac of Dromore, Co Down where he settled thanks to St Mac Nissi c. 514. 1st Reading: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 Paul is imprisoned in Rome, for two years, awaiting trial When we came into Rome, Paul…
06 June 2025 – Friday of Week 7 of Easter Optional Memorials: St Norbert, 1080-1134, AB of Magdeburg, founder of the Norbertine canons. St Jarlath, (Feast in Tuam) disciple of St Enda, became abbot bishop of the monastery he founded in Tuam in the 6th century. 1st Reading: Acts 25:13-21 Paul, in prison at Caesarea, explains…
05 June 2025 – Thursday of Week 7 of Easter Memorial: St Boniface, 673-754, born in Devonshire, missioned in Germany, founded monasteries in Bavaria, including Fulda in 735. 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 of…
04 June 2025 – Wednesday of Week 7 of Easter Memorial: Ss Charles Lwanga and Companions, 22 Ugandan youths martyred in 1886. 1st Reading: Acts 20:28-38 Paul’s final advice to the church leaders: shepherd the church of God [Paul said to the leaders of the church] ” Keep watch over yourselves and over all the…
Presider’s Page for 8 June (Pentecost Sunday) Today is Pentecost Sunday, the 50th day of Easter. We celebrate the completion of the Easter mystery in the coming of the Holy Spirit — and ask for the gift of that same Spirit as we gather today. Penitential Rite To prepare ourselves to invoke the Spirit in…
03 June 2025 – Tuesday of Week 7 of Easter Memorial St Kevin: Leinster native, Kilnamanagh reared, went to Glendalough to be a hermit, settled in Disert Caoimhghin where a monastic settlement grew. Died in 618. 1st Reading: Acts 20:17-27 Paul’s testament to church leaders, on his way to Jerusalem From Miletus Paul sent a…
02 June 2025 – Monday of Week 7 of Easter Optional Memorial: Ss Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs, Roman clergy, martyred in 303. 1st Reading: Acts 19:1-8 In Ephesus, followers of John the Baptist become full members of the church While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where…
01 June 2025– The Ascension of the Lord, (A, B, C.) 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…
31 May 2025 – Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1st Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-18 A hymn of joy to God my Saviour Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies….
30 May 2025 – Friday of Week 6 of Easter 1st Reading: Acts 18:9-18 Paul’s trial by Gallio the proconsul breaks down for lack of evidence One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no one…
29 May 2025 – Thursday of Week 6 of Easter Optional memorial: St Paul V1, pope. 1st Reading: Acts 18:1-8 The early days of Paul’s mission in Corinth, and the friends he found there After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who…
28 May 2025 – Wednesday of Week 6 of Easter 1st Reading: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1 Paul’s clever sermon in the Areopagus, to lead the Greeks to the true God Those who were guiding Paul brought him as far as Athens; and after being asked to have Silas and Timothy join him as soon as possible,…
