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,…
27 May 2025 – Tuesday of Week 6 of Easter Optional Memorial: St Augustine of Canterbury, see https://augustineofcanterbury.org/ 1st Reading: Acts 16:22-34 By their courage, Paul and Barnabas win new converts, in the Philippi jail The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be…
Presider’s Page for 1 June (Ascension of the Lord) Remembering and celebrating Jesus’ Ascension today, we worship the God of timeless glory. Penitential Rite As we enter into that liturgy of praise, let us recall how God’s grace lifts us up: (pause) You raise the dead to life in the Spirit: Lord, have mercy. You…
26 May 2025 – Monday of Week 6 of Easter Memorial: St Philip Neri, 1515-1595, founded the Congregation of the Oratory to foster good preaching and holiness in priestly life. 1st Reading: Acts 16:11-15 When Paul reaches Philippi, Lydia becomes his first European convert We set sail from Troas and took a straight course to…
25 May 2025 – 6th Sunday of Easter, Year C 1st Reading: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 At this Council, the leaders made decisions with the consent of the congregation Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” And…
24 May 2025 – Saturday of Week 5 1st Reading: Acts 16:1-10 Timothy, a half-Jew, joins Paul in the missionary work Paul went on to Derbe and to Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer; but his father was a Greek. He was well…
23 May 2025 – Friday of Week 5 of Easter 1st Reading: Acts 15:22-31 The decision of the Jerusalem Council goes out as a circular letter Then the apostles and the elders, with the consent of the whole church, decided to choose men from among their members and to send them to Antioch with Paul…
22 May 2025 – Thursday of Week 5 of Easter Optional Memorial: St Rita of Cascia, 1386-1457, married woman who entered religious life (Augustinian) when widowed. 1st Reading: Acts 15:7-21 Peter and James defend Paul’s missionary practice After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that…
Presider’s Page for 25 May (Sixth Sunday of Easter) The Ascension of Jesus will be celebrated next Sunday. As the Easter Season moves towards its second climax at Pentecost, we take heed of the Lord’s final words to his disciples, and look forward to the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Church. Penitential Rite…
