The Second Sunday of Advent: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72; Rm 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12 (Year A)
Spiritual Life
Without repentance during Advent the Christmas we prepare for is mere tinsel
Friday, 6 December 2013
The word this week
Daily readings: December 8-14
Friday, 6 December 2013
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The saint known as the ‘golden speaker’
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Saint of the week
St John of Damascus (December 4) was declared a Doctor of the Church by Leo XIII in 1883
Daily readings: December 1-7
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The prayer for the First Sunday of Advent summons the faithful to a spirit of expectation
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
The word this week
The First Sunday of the Year, Is 2:1-5; Ps 122; Rm 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 (Year A)
The saint who is venerated by both Catholics and the Orthodox
Thursday, 21 November 2013
Saint of the week
St Catherine of Alexandria (November 25) is also known as St Catherine of the Wheel
Daily readings: November 24-30
Thursday, 21 November 2013
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Christ’s death and Resurrection have taken us out of the power of darkness and has enabled us to inherit the light
Thursday, 21 November 2013
The word this week
Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King, 2 Sm 5:1-3; Ps 122; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43 (Year C)
The saint who promoted charity, culture and religious reform
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Saint of the week
St Margaret of Scotland (November 16) was canonised in 1250 and her remains were moved to Dunfermline Abbey
Daily readings: November 17-23
Thursday, 14 November 2013
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
The ordinariate liturgy is even more splendid in action than it seemed on the page; the Church has absorbed elements of the Anglican patrimony I hadn’t anticipated
By William Oddie