Dear Parishioners, I hope you have all had a blessed beginning to this Lent season. On Saturday our RCIA candidates attended the Mass of Election at Westminster Cathedral, so do continue to keep them in your prayers. Do also pray … Continue reading
Sunday 1st March 2025. 8th Sunday In Ordinary Time Today is the 8th Sunday of the year (C) and also the last Sunday before Lent. In the book of Ecclesiasticus, the wise sage presented the four ways of proving the worth … Continue reading
The magnanimous of David towards his enemies was related in today’s first reading. David a successful young warrior and fantastic leader. David was also a great sinner, a killer, an adulterous, but also a great penitent, who was ever ready … Continue reading
SUNDAY 16th February 2025. 6th Sunday In Ordinary Time Jesus Christ in the Beatitudes, identified with our daily realities. These are words of encouragements that help us to become better people. They help us to strive to follow more closely … Continue reading
Dearest Parishioners, I hope you are having a blessed week. It has been nice to enjoy the few days of sunshine that have been dispersed with the clouds and cold of this month. As you might be aware all our … Continue reading
This Sunday we are celebrating the Feast of The Presentation of the Lord. Mary and Joseph brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to him to dedicate him to the Lord. The passage from Luke 2 that describes this moment and describes … Continue reading
Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4; 14-21 This is good news at its peak, everywhere in the whole wide world – “Do not Weep! The Joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). Many people are … Continue reading
Be Ordinary: The Meaning of “Ordinary Time” of the Church Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 The partying and festivities are over, it’s time to start working again, no wonder it is called the “Ordinary Time”: it will take … Continue reading
With the celebration of the Baptism of Jesus today, we conclude the liturgical season of Christmas, Jesus was born, He has come. So, what are we being invited to prepare for in this moment? The Baptism of Jesus in the … Continue reading
Today we celebrate The Epiphany of the Lord, a Feast that reminds us that Jesus came to bring Light into the darkness for everyone. There are many situations that bring darkness to our life. When we see in the news … 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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