Church News
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Seventh Sunday of Easter, Pentecost Sunday, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi Sunday 21, 28 May and 4, 11 June 2023
Seventh Sunday of Easter (John 17:1-11) What does Jesus mean when he says he is glorified? How best can we hold firm to the teaching Jesus has given us? Pray that the Church will be always aware of the prayer of Christ on our behalf. Pray for strong faith which trusts that where Jesus has […]
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Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A) 30 April, 7 and 14 May
Fourth Sunday of Easter (John 10:1-10) Today, we are presented with the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. The Risen Lord is ‘the way, the truth and the life’. Jesus comes ‘so that we may have life and have it to the full’. The Easter season is a prolonged celebration of the gift of […]
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Easter Sunday, Second Sunday of Easter and Third Sunday of Easter 9, 16 and 23 April 2023
The Resurrection of the Lord (John 20:1-9) Today we read John’s account of the discovery of the empty tomb. Christian faith proclaims: ‘Christ has died! Christ has risen! Christ will come again!’ Without the resurrection, the real rising of Jesus to new life in a transformed and glorified body, there would be no good news […]
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Fourth Sunday of Lent 19 March, Fifth Sunday of Lent 26 March and Palm Sunday 2 April 2023
Fourth Sunday of Lent (John 9:1-41) This week we have the story of the man born blind. A story of a journey in faith, which invites us to consider our own journey. The words of Jesus gives us the theme: Jesus is the Light of the World. Like the man born blind, we too have […]
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First, Second and Third Sunday of Lent 26 February, 5 and 12 Match 2023
First Sunday of Lent (Matthew 4:1-11) Jesus, filled with the Spirit received at his baptism, is now led by the same Spirit to the place of encounter with the devil. He who was willing to undergo the baptism usually reserved for sinners now submits to the challenge of evil. He who showed solidarity with sinners […]
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Fourth and Fifth Sundays in Ordinary Times 29 January and 5 February
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Matthew 5:1-12) Matthew’s gospel is a gospel of teaching. It celebrates Jesus as a great teacher, who surpasses even Moses. The evangelist sets down five major speeches of Jesus in the course of the gospel. And the first is the Sermon on the Mount. The beatitudes of Jesus present a […]