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As the living members of Christ’s body we are called to a generosity of spirit that is beyond our imagining

The word this week

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44

Faith, however frail, enables the Father to create our hearts anew

The word this week

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Hebrews 7: 23-28; Mark 12: 28-34

Daily readings: November 4 – 10

The week ahead

Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms

The saint whose death was followed by five centuries of oblivion

The Church of St Leonard in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat is a UNESCO  World Heritage Site. The town is named after the Frankish saint

Saint of the week

St Leonard (November 6) began to gain renown in the 12th century after a prince attributed his release from a Muslim prison to the saint’s intercession

Jeremiah’s expression of hope in adversity is a wonderful summons to the Year of Faith

The word this week

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jer 31:7-9; Ps 126; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52

Daily readings: October 28 – November 3

The week ahead

Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms

Daily readings: October 21 – 27

The week ahead

Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms

We speak so easily of humble service yet continue to trip over our pride

The word this week

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 53:10-11; Ps 33; Heb 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45

The aristocrat who died in the Tower after his wife inspired him to become a Catholic

The Tower of London (Photo: PA)

Saint of the week

St Philip Howard (October 19) wrote spiritual works while he was imprisoned

Daily readings: October 14 – 20

The week ahead

Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms