Join us for Mass this Christmas Christmas is a special time of year, when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, a baby who arrived over 2,000 years ago and who changed the world with His love! Fr Paul Gooley, Parish Priest of St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, has recorded this Mass for Christmas - Spread [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1:67-79) in which, Zechariah, John the Baptist’s father, is filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited his people and come to their rescue…’Today on this Christmas Eve, Fr Paul expresses the wish, on [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1:57-66, 80) about the birth of John the Baptist.Fr Paul says it is interesting to note that the birth stories of John and Jesus are told so that we can see the parallels of both figures and, also, see the special position that both Jesus [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 46-56) in which Mary sings the praise of God, saying ‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my Saviour…’In today’s Gospel, Mary rejoices over the favours that have been show to her by God. ‘The Magnificat’, which [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 39-45) in which Mary visits her pregnant cousin, Elizabeth whose baby leaps in her womb when Mary greets her.Fr Paul says, Mary, in this Gospel, turns her attention to the needs of her elderly relative, Elizabeth, who is also expecting a child. Even though [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish joins us this week for our Gospel reflections. Today with the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the sequence of reading from Luke’s Gospel is interrupted and Tony reads from the Gospel of John (2:13-22) in which Jesus clear the temple [...]
Today, Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission, reads from Luke’s Gospel (17: 1-6) in which the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” Anne says the news we hear often seems full of shocking and cruel stories. We wonder how anyone can be so terrible sometimes, so inhuman. We hear about crimes that [...]
Today, Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission, reads from Luke’s Gospel (16: 9-15) in which Jesus says the person who can be trusted in little things can be trusted in great. Anne says, our theme this morning you can be the slave both of God and of money. You may know this story, a [...]
Today, Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission, reads from Luke’s Gospel (16: 1-8) in which Jesus tells the parable of the shrewd steward. Anne says, the steward in today’s Gospel realised that, through his own fault, he was about to be sacked. His options weren’t great – digging or begging. He called everyone who [...]
Today, Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission, reads from Luke’s Gospel (15: 1-10) in which the tax collectors and the sinners were all seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had to say. Anne says, this Gospel has a truly wonderful message. Think about the man in today’s Gospel; he didn’t stop [...]