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January 12, 2017
Second Sunday of the Year Is 49:3, 5-6; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34 (year a) As the memory of Christmas begins to fade, the liturgical readings focus our thoughts on the meaning and purpose of Christ’s birth. More than this, they invite us to reflect on the meaning of our own lives. It is in
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January 05, 2017
Epiphany of the Lord Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3 & 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 (year a) ‘Arise, shine out Jerusalem, for your light has come. Above you the Lord now rises, and above you his glory appears. The nations come to your light, and kings to your dawning brightness.” The Gospel narratives surround the birth of our
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December 22, 2016
Christmas and New Year Year A readings The Season of Christmas, more than any other religious festival, has the power to capture heart and imagination. Nostalgia clearly plays a part, but here there is something deeper, something richer, something that answers a forgotten longing. This longing is beautifully captured in the biblical imagery that takes
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December 15, 2016
Fourth Sunday of Advent Is 7:10-14; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24 (year a) The Fourth Sunday of Advent brings us to Mary and the imminent birth of her Son Jesus. If we reach beyond the familiar story, it is an invitation to expect the unexpected; to expect a graciousness beyond our imagining. Are we prepared for
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December 08, 2016
Third Sunday of Advent Is 35:1-6; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 (year a) ‘Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I say rejoice! Indeed, the Lord is near.” The entrance antiphon for the Third Sunday of Advent pierces winter’s gloom with a glimpse of anticipated joy. The prophet Isaiah, speaking from one of the darkest moments in
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December 02, 2016
Second Sunday of Advent Is 11:1-10; Rom 15: 4-9; Mt 3:1-12 (year a) The outcomes of recent polls, both for the EU referendum and the American presidential election, have been interpreted as a sign of widespread disillusionment and a longing for change. Such disenchantment reaches beyond the state of current politics and reflects the inevitable
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November 24, 2016
First Sunday of Advent Is 2:1-5; Ps 122; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 (year a)  ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways so that we may walk in his paths.” The season of Advent, in its prayers
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November 17, 2016
Christ the King 2 Sam 5:1-3; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43 (year c) The Gospel for the feast of Christ the King marks the conclusion of this Jubilee Year of Mercy, with St Luke’s account of the Crucifixion. At the beginning of the year we were invited to contemplate Christ as the face of the Father’s
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November 10, 2016
The 33rd Sunday of the Year Mal 3:19-20; 1 Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19 (year c)  ‘The Lord comes, he comes to rule the earth. He will rule the world with justice and the peoples with fairness.” The psalm reminds us that time, both for the individual and for the world as we know it, is
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November 03, 2016
The 32nd Sunday of the Year 2 Macc 7:1-2 & 9-14; 2 Thes 2:16 – 3:5; Lk 20:27-38 (year c)  ‘Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, approached Jesus …” The Gospels bear witness to the many factions within Judaism at the time of Jesus. The Sadducees, named in today’s Gospel, were distinguished
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October 27, 2016
The 31st Sunday of the Year Wis 11:22 – 12:2; 2 Thes 1:11-22; Lk 19:1-10 (year c) The Book of Wisdom approaches the conclusion of the Jubilee Year with an unparalleled meditation on the Father’s mercy. “You are merciful to all, because you can do all things and overlook men’s sins so that they can
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October 20, 2016
The 30th Sunday of the Year Eccl 35:12-14 & 16-19; 2 Tim 4: 6-8 & 16-18; Lk 18:9-14 (year c) ‘The man who with his whole heart serves God will be accepted, his petitions will be accepted. The humble man’s prayer pierces the clouds.” The ancient wisdom of Ecclesiasticus described humility as the foundation of
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