1st Reading: 1 Kings (19:19-21) Elijah chooses Elisha as his attendant and successor Elijah set out and found Elisha son of Shaphat, who was ploughing. There were twelve yoke of oxen ahead of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle over him. He left the oxen, ran…
1st Reading: 1 Kings (19:8-16) Elijah’s encounter with God, at the cave on Mount Horeb Elijah got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there….
1st Reading: 1 Kings (18:41-46) Elijah predicts the rain that ends the drought Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of rushing rain.” So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; there he bowed himself down upon the earth…
1st Reading: 1 Kings (18:20-39) Elijah’s faith in the living God is confirmed by fire from heaven Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel. Elijah then came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God,…
1st Reading: 1 Kings (17:7-16) The widow of Zarephath provides Elijah with water and bread After some time the wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded…
1st Reading: Acts (11:21-26; 13:1-3) The zealous beginnings of the church in Antioch The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw…
Now that Easter and all the feasts that follow it have been celebrated, the journey through the Sundays of the year starts again. From now until next Advent, we will listen to St Mark’s Gospel most Sundays, and discover Jesus through the eyes of Mark, whose account was the first to be written.
Moral evil is too widely provable to dismiss it as merely a religious notion. It can thrive because so many choose to ignore its existence. Like the Psalmist, we recognise it in ourselves and seek forgiveness. 1st Reading: Book of Genesis 3:9-15, 20) Enmity between the serpent and the woman; its offspring and hers The…
1st Reading: Romans (12:1-2; 9-13) Offer to God your spiritual worship I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that…
1st Reading: Hosea (11:1-4, 8-9) God’s love for His people is portrayed in warm, emotional terms Hear the word of the Lord, O people. ‘When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. The more I called them, the more they went from me. Yet it was I…
1st Reading: 2 Timothy (2:8-15) Remenber and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David – that is my gospel, for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore I endure…
1st Reading: 2 Timothy (1:1-3, 6-12) Rekindle the flame of your vocation, and endure for the Gospel Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and…
1st Reading 2 Peter (3:12-15, 17-18) We are waiting for the coming of the day of God We are waiting for the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire. But we wait for new heavens and a new…
First Reading 2 Peter (1:2-7) God has given us all we need to live well, as sharers of the divine nature May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of…
Today we honour the Body and Blood of Christ, the food that sustains us on our pilgrimage through life.
1st Reading: Exodus (24:3-8) Moses and the people accept their covenant with God on Mount Sinai Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, “All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.” And Moses…
(Ss Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs) 1st Reading. Epistle of Jude (verses 17, 20-25) Look to the mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ My beloved, you must remember the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. But build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the…
(St Justin, Martyr. Memorial) 1st Reading: 1 Peter (4:7-13) Rejoice, for you are sharing Christ’s sufferings The end of all things is near. Therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers. Above all, let your love for one another be constant, for love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to…
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. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;…
1st Reading: 1 Peter (1:18-25) We are ransomed with the precious blood of Christ You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. He was destined…
