06 July. Friday, Week 13
Friday Week 13
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05 July. Thursday, Week 13
Thursday Week 13
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04 July. Wednesday, Week 13
Wednesday Week 13
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03 July. St Thomas, Apostle (Feast)
1st Reading: Ephesians (2:19-21) The church is built on the foundation of the Apostles You are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the…
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02 July. Monday, Week 13
Monday Week 13
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Presider’s Page for 1 July (Ordinary Time 13)
As summer takes hold of us, we give thanks to God for all the gifts we enjoy. We rejoice in God’s saving power: death itself is in his hand and all the living depend on God alone.
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01 July. 13th Sunday
1st Reading: Wisdom (1:13-15, 2:23-24) Whatever God makes is wholesome. We are meant for immortality God did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living. For he created all things so that they might exist; the generative forces of the world are wholesome, and there is no destructive poison…
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30 June, 2018. Sat. of Week 12
1st Reading: Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19) A survivor of Jerusalem’s destruction laments in mournful tones The Lord has destroyed without mercy all the dwellings of Jacob; in his wrath he has broken down the strongholds of daughter Judah; he has brought down to the ground in dishonour the kingdom and its rulers. The elders of…
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29 June, 2018. Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles. (Solemnity)
1st Reading: Acts (2:1-11) Peter is imprisoned, but an angel sets him free to continue leading the church About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword. After he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to…
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28 June, 2018. Thurs. of Week 12
(St Irenaeus, bishop & martyr (Memorial) 1st Reading: 2 Kings (24:8-17) Nebuchadnezzar’s first deportation of the Jews to Babylon, c. 597 BCE Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the…
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27 June, 2018. Wed. of Week 12
1st Reading: 2 Kings (22:8-13; 23:1-3) When Deuteronomy is rediscovered in the temple, it leads to reform The high priest Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” When Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, he read it. Then Shaphan the secretary came…
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26 June, 2018. Tue. of Week 12
1st Reading: 2 Kings (19:9-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36) The Assyrians attack Jerusalem; but Isaiah promises that a remnant will be saved When the king heard concerning King Tirhakah of Ethiopia, “See, he has set out to fight against you,” he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus shall you speak to King Hezekiah of Judah:…
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25 June, 2018. Monday day of Week 12
1st Reading: 2 Kings (17:5-8, 13-15, 18) Exile of the ten northern tribes of Israel, for not listening to the prophets The king of Assyria invaded all the land and came to Samaria; for three years he besieged it. In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria captured Samaria; he carried the Israelites…
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Presider’s Page for 24 June (Birth of John the Baptist)
Just three birthdays are celebrated by the Church in the Liturgy each year – that of Jesus at the winter solstice, his mother’s on 8th September and that of his cousin John the Baptist near midsummer’s day. John’s birthday comes just after the longest day of the year, when the light begins to decline — just as Jesus’ birthday is just after the shortest day. The placing of these two feasts summarises John the Baptist’s mission: ‘I must decrease, he must increase.’
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24 June, 2018. Birthday of St. John the Baptist
1st Reading: Isaiah (49:1-6) The Lord called me before I was born; in my mother’s womb he named me Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention, you peoples from far away! The Lord called me before I was born, while I was in my mother’s womb he named me. He made my mouth like a…
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23 June, 2018. Sat. of Week 11
1st Reading: 2 Chronicles (24:17-25) King Joash murders the son of the priest who had saved his life After the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and did obeisance to the king; then the king listened to them. They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and served the…
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22 June, 2018. Fri. of Week 11
1st Reading: 2 Kings (11:1-4, 9-18, 20) Athaliah seized the crown by violence. When she is executed, the covenant is renewed When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she set about to destroy all the royal family. But Jehosheba, King Joram’s daughter, Ahaziah’s sister, took Joash son of Ahaziah, and stole him…
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21 June, 2018. Thurs. of Week 11
1st Reading: Sirach 48:1-14) The miracles of Elijah… He will introduce the messianic era Elijah arose, a prophet like fire, and his word burned like a torch. He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal he made them few in number. By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens, and…
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20 June, 2018. Wed. of Week 11
(The Irish Martyrs (Memorial) 1st Reading: 2 Kings (2:1, 6-14) After crossing the Jordan, Elijah is taken up to heaven, and his mantle falls to Elisha When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to him, “Stay here;…
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19 June, 2018. Tue. of Week 11
1st Reading: 1 Kings (21:17-29) Ahab is blamed for murdering Naboth; then he repents The word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria; he is now in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. You shall say…