Dear Parishioners. In our first reading of today, the suffering servant of Yahweh is assured of God’s help. The psalm is a prayer in praise of God for saving his people, while St. James in the second reading reminded us … Continue reading
Dear Parishioners. This Sunday is the 23rd Sunday in ordinary time and our first reading and gospel speak of Gods capacity to cure our blindness, deafness and dumbness. Mark, in this gospel tells of Jesus’ miracle to cure a deaf … Continue reading
Laws and Customs are part of our daily lived experience. They are ways of regulating our relationship with God and others. Laws and customs also give us our identity as a people and as a Kingdom. They control and give … Continue reading
On this 21st Sunday in ordinary time, following the desertion of Jesus in today’s gospel from John chapter 6 verses 60 -69 by many of his disciples, the twelve stood by him offering him their undying loyalty. Since the event of … Continue reading
I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE!!! Dear Parishioners On this eighteenth Sunday in ordinary time, Jesus the Son of God teaches that he is the bread of life, the bread that offers eternal life. After feeding 500 people in last … Continue reading
Dear Parishioners On this seventeenth Sunday in ordinary time year B, the gospel of John chapter 6 from verses 1-15, tells us about the feeding of more than 5,000 people in the multiplication of five barley loaves and two fish. … Continue reading
16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 20th July/21st July 2024 Dear Parishioners The salvation of the human person is so crucially important to our Lord Jesus Christ. This agenda is always at the centre of his message and ministry. He does not … Continue reading
15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 14th July 2024 Dear Parishioners Dear Parishioners Dear brothers and Sisters, on this 15th Sunday in this ordinary time, the gospel of Mark chapter 6 from verses 7 to 13, reminds us that we are all called … Continue reading
Dear parishioners, Today’s Gospel offers evidence of Jesus’ power and authority as he calms the storm. In his day, power over nature was believed to be a sign of divinity—only God calms storms. Jesus’ rebuke of the storm also echoes … Continue reading
On this eleventh Sunday in this ordinary time in the Church’s liturgical year, our Lord Jesus Christ tells us very beautiful parables about how it is with the kingdom of God. As a good teacher, he uses the image of … Continue reading
DAILY MASS READINGS
Unplug the phone charger. According to O2 only 5% of the energy used by the UK’s mobile phone chargers is actually used to charge phones. The other 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions just go into the atmosphere.
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