Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (14: 1-12) which tells how Herod had heard about the reputation of Jesus and likened him to John the Baptist, who Herod had recently beheaded.In today’s Gospel, Fr Paul notes, we hear of the murder of John the Baptist and we hear that Matthew, the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (11: 19-27) in which Jesus comes to Mary and Martha after the death of their brother Lazarus.As we hear in this Gospel, Martha was the sister of Mary of Bethany and Lazarus. Fr Paul notes, her feast comes a week after that of St Mary [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 47-53) in which Jesus shares the parable of the net to explain what the Kingdom of Heaven is like.In this Gospel, Fr Paul says, we hear again parables in relation to the Kingdom and, today, he concentrates on the last part of the Gospel, [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 44-46) in which Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to hidden treasure and to a pearl of great value.Fr Paul says these two little parables we hear today tell us that the followers of Jesus must be convinced that the Kingdom of Heaven is [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 36-43) in which Jesus explains the parable of the weeds in the field to his disciples. Afterwards, he shares a little about the lives of Saints Joachim and Anne, the parents of our Blessed Virgin Mary, whose memorial we celebrate today.Fr Paul says, an [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (20: 20-28) in which the mother of Zebedee’s sons comes to Jesus with her sons to ask a favour of him. Fr Paul says James was the brother of John and, like his brother, James was a fisherman by trade. James was also one of the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 24-30) in which Jesus tells another parable about weeds in the harvest.Fr Paul says Matthew, in this Gospel, follows up the parable of the sower with another parable about different kinds of seed and sowing focused on the fact that the Church includes bad [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (20: 1-2, 11-18) which tells of Mary Magdalene’s experience after the Resurrection of Jesus. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about St Mary Magdalene whose feast we celebrate today.Fr Paul says St Mary Magdalene, or Mary of Magdala, was healed of seven [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 10-17) in which Jesus explains to his disciples why he talks to the crowds in parables.Fr Paul says, like the writer of the Gospel of Mark, the writer of Matthew inserts between parables here the question of why Jesus teaches in parables. Firstly, the use [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 1-9) in which Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables about the secrets of the Kingdom.Fr Paul says, like any good teacher, Jesus uses pictures or, in this case, parables. In the Gospel we hear today, we are shown what Jesus is trying to [...]