Daily Homily 7
26 September, 2020. Saturday of Week 25
26 September, 2020. Saturday of Week 25 Ss Cosmas and Damian, martyrs (Opt. Mem.) 1st Reading: Qohelet 11:9,12:8 A wise man’s lament about the encroachments of old age Rejoice, young man, while you are young,and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth.Follow the inclination of your heart and the desire of […]
25 September, 2020. Friday of Week 25
25 September, 2020. Friday of Week 25 St Finbarr, bishop (Opt. Mem.) 1st Reading: Qohelet 3:1-11 There’s a time for everything as we go through life For everything there is a season,and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die; atime to plant, and a time to […]
Presider’s Page for 6 September (Ordinary Time 23)
Suggested Songs for Mass: ‘Love is His Word’; ‘Ag Críost an Síol’; ‘This is My Will’; ‘How Great Thou Art’. Opening CommentWe gather as God’s family, concerned for each other, supporting one another in sadness and joy. The challenge of living as part of the Christian family is laid out for us in today’s readings. […]
01 September, 2020. Tuesday of Week 22
01 September, 2020. Tuesday of Week 22 1st Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:10-16 If taught by the Spirit of God we can judge rightly and know our inmost self These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For what person knows a man’s thoughts […]
31 August, 2020. Monday of Week 22
31 August, 2020. Monday of Week 22 St Aidan of Lindisfarne, bishop and missionary (Opt. Mem.) 1st Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Paul came to them in a weakened state, but still preached with the power of the Spirit When I came to you, brethren, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God […]
Presider’s Page for 30 August (Ordinary Time 22)
Opening Comment We gather to praise God and to ask for help and grace. We know the difficulties that can come when we try to live the right way. Often the road of life is like the way of the cross. Penitential Rite Let us call to mind our moments of failure, conscious that God’s […]
30 August, 2020. 22nd Sunday, Year A
30 August, 2020. 22nd Sunday, Year A Paul’s call to “present yourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God,” is meant to realise our full potential. Jeremiah and Jesus cling to God’s will before all else. This is a hopeful message to all whose life is a struggle, and for whom the cross […]
