Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 31-36) in which John the Baptist says to his followers ‘the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God; God gives him the Spirit without reserve. The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to him. Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life’.Fr [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 16-21) in which Jesus says to Nicodemus, ‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life’. Fr Paul says the revelation of the Father in Jesus, [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 7-15) in which Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be open to the Spirit so that he can gain a greater understanding of heavenly things.Fr Paul says Nicodemus is a figure who gradually comes out of darkness – the realm of evil, untruth and ignorance. [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 1-8) in which a man named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council seeks Jesus out under the cover of darkness to learn more about his teachings.Fr Paul says as soon as the first week of rejoicing at the Resurrection of [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (16: 9-15) in which Jesus came among the Eleven as they were eating, rebuking them for their lack of faith and telling them ‘Go out to whole the world, proclaim the good news to all creation’.Fr Paul says there is general agreement among scholars that [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (21: 1-14) in which Jesus shows himself again to the disciples on the shore of the Sea of Tiberius after they had spent the night, unsuccessfully, fishing.Fr Paul says this is one of his favourite passages in the scriptures with image of Jesus and the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (24: 35-48) in which the Risen Jesus comes among the disciples, who were in a state of alarm and fright, and asks ‘Why are you so troubled, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet. Yes, it is [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (24: 13-35) in which two disciples encounter the Risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus but fail to recognise him. Fr Paul says, this beautiful and delicate story is a story of the journey to faith in the Risen Christ.The two disciples start off deep [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (20: 11-18) in which Mary Magdalene encounters Jesus near the empty tomb but does not, at first, recognise him.Fr Paul says, again, this is a scene of hesitation and partial recognition. One wonders if this hesitation is stressed in order to emphasise how far beyond all [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (28: 8-15) in which the women first encounter the risen Jesus.Fr Paul says the Gospel reading starts after the first message of the angel to the women, telling them to give the news of the Resurrection to the disciples. Their hasty journey is interrupted by [...]