Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (20: 11-18) in which Mary, weeping outside the tomb of Jesus, does not recognise him when she encounters him. Fr Paul says, again, this is a scene of hesitation and partial recognition. One wonders if this hesitation is stressed in order to emphasise [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (28: 8-15) which tells what happened after the women discovered the empty tomb. Fr Paul says this Gospel reading starts after the first message of the angel to the women, telling them to give the news of the Resurrection to the disciples. Their [...]
On this Easter Saturday, Fr Paul shares a narrative about the history, significance of the Easter Vigil ceremony which we celebrate this evening. He invites us all to come along and be part of the special experience he describes. Fr Paul says the feast of the Resurrection of Christ is the greatest and [...]
On this Good Friday, Fr Paul shares a narrative about the history, significance and ceremony of Good Friday and he invites us all to come along to experience in person what he describes. Fr Paul says Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is the day on which the anniversary of [...]
Today, rather than a reflection, Fr Paul shares a narrative about the history and significance of the Holy Thursday ceremony to be celebrated tonight and he invites us all to come along to experience the ceremony he describes. Fr Paul says the Holy Thursday ceremony is the first of ceremony of the Easter [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (26: 14-25) which commemorates the first part of the Last Supper, the preparation, and the betrayal. Fr Paul says the strange pre-planned sequence of Jesus sending his disciples to encounter a seemingly random stranger in the city occurs both for Jesus’ solemn donkey ride [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (13: 21-33, 36-38) which shares details of Jesus’s last meal with his disciples. Fr Paul says rather than telling us the story of the Last Supper, the Gospel give us only two incidents at the Supper, that there is traitor, and the institution of [...]
Holy Week began with Palm Sunday celebrations and today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (12: 1-11) which tells the story of the anointing of Jesus’ feet with costly ointment at Bethany six days before he makes his way to Jerusalem for Passover. Fr Paul says in Mark and Matthew [...]
Holy Week, which is observed throughout the Catholic Church is celebrated the week preceding Easter and begins with Palm Sunday. Listen as Fr Paul shares some information about Holy Week and its significance; the purpose of Palm Sunday celebrations; and how the Palm Sunday mass differs from our usual mass. i The celebration [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the John (11: 45-56) in which the Caiaphas, the Jewish high priest for that year said that Jesus would die for the nation, and not for nation alone, but to gather in unity the scattered children of God. Fr Paul says the Gospel today takes us to [...]