Fr Paul Gooley begins by explaining the cycle of readings we hear on Sundays and on weekdays and then he reads today’s Gospel from Mark (1: 21-28) in which Jesus commands an unclean spirit to ‘Be quiet!’ and to come out of person it was possessing. Fr Paul says this story goes one [...]
Today as we start the first week of Ordinary Time in the Church’s year, we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 7-11) in which, John the Baptist tells his followers ‘The one who comes after me is more powerful than me… I baptize [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 6-11) in which, as Jesus was coming up out of the water after John baptized him, a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, the beloved; my favour rests on you.” Fr Paul says we might just reflect for a moment – [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (1: 43-51) in which word about Jesus spreads and Philip, who has decided to follow him, invites Nathanael to do the same. Fr Paul says this third reading ends Jesus’ gathering of the first group of disciples. Why is it placed here, just at [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (1: 35-42) in which some of John the Baptist’s disciples leave him to follow Jesus. Fr Paul says the story of the call of the very first disciples takes place in the Jordan valley, where John was baptising. The first two to be called [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (1: 29-34) in which John the Baptist seeing Jesus coming toward him says, ‘Look, there is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’. Fr Paul says in contrast to the other Gospels, where we see that the disciples discover [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (1: 19-28) in which John the Baptist declares he is not the Christ and says, ‘I baptize with water, but… the one who comes after me, I am not fit to undo his sandal strap’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the lives [...]
On this New Year’s Day Fr Paul Gooley wishes everyone a happy and blessed New Year before reading today’s Gospel from of Luke (2: 16-21) in which Mary ponders and treasures the amazing events surrounding the birth of Jesus. Today we also celebrate the life of Mary the Holy Mother of God and [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (2: 36-40) in which Anna, an old widow of great faith, gives thanks and praise to God when she meets Jesus in the temple. Fr Paul says today we hear of Anna the prophetess. She can sometimes be forgotten in the longer accounts of [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (2: 22-35) in which tells of Joseph and Mary taking Jesus to be presented at Temple, where they met Simeon, an old and devout man. Fr Paul says the story of the Presentation of the child Jesus in the Temple we hear in today’s [...]