Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (15: 9-11) in which Jesus says to his disciples “If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my own joy may be [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (15: 1-8) in which Jesus says, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it bear even more’. Fr [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (14: 27-31) in which Jesus says, ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give. This is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid’. This reading starts with Jesus’ greeting of [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 21-26) in which Jesus says, “The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them”. This reading begins to teach what love means: to love Jesus means to keep his commandments. This [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 7-14) in which Jesus says to his disciples “If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” Fr Paul says this is the second time this week that we have [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 1-6) in which Jesus comforts his disciples saying “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (13: 16-20) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘No servant is greater than his master, no is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know this happiness will be yours if you behave accordingly’. Fr Paul says this is [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (15: 9-17) in which Jesus says ‘This is my commandment: Love one another as I have loved you. A person can have no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.’ Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Matthias whose [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (10: 22-30) in which Jesus says, ‘The works I do in my Father’s name are my witness, but you do not believe because you are no sheep of mine’. Fr Paul says this reading is unique among those chosen for Easter because it is [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (10: 1-10) in which Jesus says, ‘Anyone who does not enter the sheep fold through the gate, but gets in some other way, is a thief and a brigand. The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the flock’. Fr Paul [...]