Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (1: 18-23) in which the future of Mary’s son is revealed to Joseph. Afterwards, he shares a little about the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which we celebrate today.Fr Paul says the Scriptures do not give us an account of Mary’s [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 20-26) in which Jesus tells his disciples what they need to do to experience the kingdom of God.Fr Paul says Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount and Luke’s Sermon on the Plain, which we are reading from at the moment, are both collections of the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 12-19) in which Jesus, before choosing the twelve to be his apostles, spent the whole night in prayer.Fr Paul says in this Gospel at the very beginning we hear that prayer is very important to Luke. Maybe this is why Luke tells us that [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 6-11) in which the Pharisees question Jesus about healing on the Sabbath and he responds asking, “Is it against the law on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”. Fr Paul says this is a [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 1-5) in which Jesus tells the Pharisees that the Son Man is master of the Sabbath. After reading the Gospel Fr Paul shares a little about the life of Pope St Gregory the Great, whose memorial we celebrate today.Gregory was born in Rome in [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (5:33-39) in which Jesus defends the actions of his followers saying, “You cannot make the bridegroom’s attendants fast while the bridegroom is still with them but the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them and that will be the time for them [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (5: 1-11) in which Jesus calls his first disciples, who were fishermen, and tells them ‘Do not be afraid, from now on you it is men you will catch’. Fr Paul notes there were several different versions in the early Church, and in the scriptures, [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (4: 38-44) in which Jesus heals many and people come looking for him. Fr Paul says in today’s Gospel there is a greater sense of authority and a wider range than in the versions of the healings given by the other Gospel writers. Here, Jesus [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (4:31-37) in which Jesus astonishes everyone by the authority with which he teaches and heals the possessed man. Fr Paul notes that this first story of the healing ministry of Jesus is pretty well the same as it is told by Mark except here the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (6: 17-29) which tells how John the Baptist came to be beheaded by Herod. Fr Paul notes that this feast of Saint John the Baptist is one of two we celebrate for him. This one in August which celebrates his death, and the other one [...]