Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 1-6, 16-18) in which Jesus says ‘when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret and your Father, who sees [...]
Tony Worner, our Leader of Formation, presents our Gospel reflections this week and today reads from Matthew’s Gospel (5: 43-48) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, in this way you will be children of your Father in heaven’.In today’s Gospel, Tony says, Jesus [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 38-42) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘Give to the one who asks, and if anyone wants to borrow do not turn away’. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about St Anthony of Padua, whose life we celebrate today.Fr Paul says [...]
Today as we celebrate Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from John’s Gospel (19: 25-34) in which Jesus entrusts his mother, Mary, to the disciple he loved as she stood at the foot of the Cross.Anne notes that in 2018, Pope Francis, whose devotion to [...]
Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from John’s Gospel (21: 20-25) in which Peter questions Jesus about the disciple John and in response Jesus says, “If I want him to stay behind till I come, what does it matter you? You are to follow me”. Anne notes an ancient tradition associated the Beloved [...]
Today as we celebrate the memorial of St Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs of Uganda, Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from John’s Gospel (21: 15-19) in which Jesus asks Simon-Peter to feed his sheep. Anne says at the close of his Gospel, John presents Jesus giving Simon Peter a share in his [...]
Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, today reads from John’s Gospel (17: 20-26) in which Jesus prays for the future unity of those who believe.Anne says this is such a heartfelt prayer from Jesus to the Father. Jesus looks ahead to the time when many disciples will believe in him through the witness [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (16: 29-33) in which the disciples say to Jesus, ‘Now we can see that you know everything and do not have to wait for questions to be put into words, because of this we believe that you came from God’. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel, continuing [...]
On the Saturday before the Ascension, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (16: 23-28) in which Jesus tells the disciples, ‘Anything you ask for from the Father, He will grant in my name’. Fr Paul says, today in the Gospel (like yesterday), we hear Jesus referring to the fact that he is [...]
On the Friday before the Ascension, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (16: 20-23) in which Jesus tells the disciples, ‘You are sad now, but I shall see you again and your hearts will be full of joy and that joy no one shall take from you’. Today as we approach the [...]