22 Nov 2017. Wednesday, Week 33
22 Nov 2017. Wednesday, Week 33
21 Nov 2017. The Presentation of the BVM
1st Reading: Zechariah 2:14-17 Rejoice, for God will come and dwell in your midst Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! For lo, I will come and dwell in your midst, says the Lord. Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in your…
20 Nov 2017. Monday, Week 33
20 Nov 2017. Monday, Week 33
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”
19 Nov 2017. 33rd Sunday in OT
19 Nov 2017. 33rd Sunday in OT
18 Nov 2017. Saturday, Week 32
18 Nov 2017. Saturday, Week 32
17 Nov 2017. Friday, Week 32
17 Nov 2017. Friday, Week 32
16 Nov 2017. Thursday, Week 32
16 Nov 2017. Thursday, Week 32
15 Nov 2017. Wednesday, Week 32
15 Nov 2017. Wednesday, Week 32
14 Nov 2017. Tuesday, Week 32
14 Nov 2017. Tuesday, Week 32
13 Nov 2017. Monday, Week 32
1st Reading: Wisdom 1:1-7 Think of the Lord constantly, and sincerely seek his guidance Love righteousness, you rulers of the earth, think of the Lord in goodness and seek him with sincerity of heart; because he is found by those who do not put him to the test, and manifests himself to those who do…
Presider’s Page for 12 November (Ordinary Time 32)
Songs at Mass (Suggestions) ‘Sing a New Song Unto the Lord’; ‘My Soul is Longing for your Peace’; Only in God’; ‘Be Not Afraid’. Opening Comment 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…
12 November 2017. 32nd Sunday in Ord Time
Saint Josaphat Christian Optimism: Everyone suffers sometime from bereavement, and some losses are especially hard to bear. But if we hope in the resurrection we need not grieve like others who have no hope. The quiet optimism shining through the book of Wisdom gets a personal focus in Paul: everything lost will be restored when…
11 Nov 2017. Saturday, Week 31
Saint Martin of Tours 1st Reading: Romans 16:3-9, 22-27 Greeting Paul’s co-workers, and praise of God’s unfolding plan Greet Prisca and Aquila, who work with me in Christ Jesus, and who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Greet also the…
10 Nov 2017. Friday, Week 31
10 Nov 2017. Friday, Week 31
09 Nov 2017. Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
09 Nov 2017. Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
08 Nov 2017. Wednesday, Week 31
08 Nov 2017. Wednesday, Week 31
07 Nov 2017. Tuesday, Week 31
07 Nov 2017. Tuesday, Week 31
06 Nov 2017. All Saints of Ireland (Feast)
06 Nov 2017. All Saints of Ireland
Presider’s Page for 5 November (Ordinary Time 31)
God’s message is still a living power among us, so we gather this Sunday to listen and be challenged by it.