15 July. Monday of Week 15
Beginning today, the readings from the Book of Exodus lead up to the appearance of God on Mount Sinai (chap. 19), followed by the guidelines for keeping the covenant (chaps. 20-23), and its solemn ratification (chap. 24).
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Presider’s Page for 14 July (Ordinary Time 15)
The beautiful story of the Good Samaritan is told again at today’s Mass, with its challenge to us to look after others, as the Good Samaritan did. We gather to worship God who showed us what love means.
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14 July. 15th Sunday (C)
He bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them…
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13 July. Saturday of Week 14
Jesus invites us to trust ourselves to God, without fear…
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12 July. Friday of Week 14
Sent out like sheep into the midst of wolves, they needed to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. ..
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11 July. St Benedict, abbot, Patron of Europe
1st Reading: Proverbs 2:1-10 The value of wisdom, devotion and fear of the Lord, so exemplified in Saint Benedict My child, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; if you indeed cry out for insight, and raise your…
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10 July. Wednesday of Week 14
In God’s providence, if the world’s produce is fairly shared there should be plenty for all…
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09 July. Tuesday of Week 14
To what extent do I sense the presence of God around me, especially in the good other people are doing?
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08 July.Monday of Week 14
Jacob dreams of a ladder stretching between heaven and earth..
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Presider’s Page for 7 July (Ordinary Time 14)
We gather for Mass to praise God’s faithfulness, and to ask for grace in the work we’re called to do.
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07 July. 14th Sunday (C)
Our discipleship can be summed up in two phrases: “Come and see” and “Go and tell”…
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06 July. Saturday of Week 13
“The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them”…
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05 July. Friday of Week 13
Jesus calls an unlikely character, a tax collector, to be his friend and goes on to share a meal with…
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04 July.Thursday of Week 13
The heroic demand made of Abraham echoes in the opening line, “Take your son, Isaac, your only one, the one you love”…
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03 July. St Thomas, apostle
We must be grateful to Thomas for arguing as he did…
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02 July. Tuesday of Week 13
If yesterday all seemed well, but today we are in crisis, this gospel has a vital message for us…
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01 July. Monday of Week 13
We need to trust the Lord in dark times as well as in sunshine and light…
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Presider’s Page for 30 June (Ordinary Time 13)
Now that the great feasts of Easter and the Sundays following it are behind us, we return to Ordinary Time and reflect on the challenges to disciples found in the Gospel of Luke. At today’s gathering, we’re challenged us to look carefully at our commitment to our faith. We worship God who gives us the grace we need.
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30 June 2019. 13th Sunday (C)
Persevering in following him; keeping our hands firmly on the plough, and looking forward, not back.
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29 June 2019. Saints Peter and Paul, apostles. (Solemnity)
As we associate St Peter with inspirational leadership, Paul’s preaching spread the faith among the pagans…