Anne O’Brien, Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Mission, People and Culture for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (5:13-16) in which Jesus says, ‘let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven’. What a powerful expression, says Anne, light of the world [...]
Today as we celebrate the memorial of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, Anne O’Brien (Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Mission, People and Culture for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish), reads from the Gospel of John (19: 25-34) in which Mary, Jesus’s mother, stands near the cross as he is crucified. Anne notes that [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (21: 20-25) in which Jesus responds to a question asked by Peter saying ‘If I want him [the beloved disciple] to stay behind until I come, what does it matter to you? You are to follow me’. Fr Paul says, the question often asked [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (12: 1-12) in which Jesus shares the parable of wicked tenants, who beat and kill the Vineyard owner’s messengers. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Boniface whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says Boniface was born in Devon in [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (17: 11-19) in which Jesus prays ‘Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name.’ Fr Paul says this middle part of the high priestly prayer of Jesus centres on the separation of the followers of Jesus from the world. Jesus [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (11: 27-33) in which the chief priest, scribes, and the elders of the Temple question where Jesus gets his authority from. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about Ugandan martyrs, St Charles Lwanga and his companions whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says many Christians, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (16: 29-33) in which the disciples tell Jesus they believe he came from God and Jesus says ‘I have told you these things, so that you might find peace in me. In the world you will have trouble but be brave: I have conquered [...]
Today as we celebrate the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 39-56) in which Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who says ‘Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled’. Fr Paul says [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (16: 20-23) in which Jesus says to his 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’. Fr Paul says the Lord describes the pain [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (16: 16-20) in which Jesus says to his disciples, ‘In a short time you will no longer see me, and then a short time later while you will see me again… you will be weeping and wailing while the world will rejoice. You will [...]