Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (2: 22-35) in which Mary and Joseph present Jesus at the Temple where they encounter Simeon who had been awaiting the arrival of the Messiah.Fr Paul says, this Gospel is dominated by the figure of Simeon who welcomes Jesus by taking him in his arms [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (2: 13-18) which tells of the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt to avoid Herod’s efforts to find and do away with the baby Jesus. Fr Paul reminds us that today’s Feast of the Holy Innocents, is for all the children who were killed by the [...]
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 [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 26-38) in which Mary tells the angel Gabriel, ‘I am the handmaid of the Lord let what you have said be done to me’.Fr Paul thinks we need to keep in mind that Mary was a young girl preparing to be married so, no [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (1: 18-24) which tells of how Jesus came to be born. Fr Paul says Matthew begins his Gospel with the birth of Jesus, with the Genealogy of Joseph that we heard yesterday. Joseph is hesitant about adopting Jesus. Joseph thinks he is unworthy to acknowledge [...]
Fr Paul says the Church changes the readings as we begin the countdown to Christmas and these readings are used from 17 to 24 December. So, today, he reads from the Gospel of Matthew (1: 1-17) on the Genealogy of Jesus (There are a lot of names in this Gospel that are difficult [...]