Gospel Readings

Gospel Reflection – New Year’s Day – Mary Mother of God

2024-12-18T09:35:23+10:00

Today as we celebrate the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (2: 16-21) in which the shepherds find Mary and Joseph, and the baby, Jesus, who was lying in the manger. Fr Paul says way back in 431, there was a bitter controversy among [...]

Gospel Reflection – 21 December – Mary visits Elizabeth

2024-12-16T14:33:19+10:00

Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 39-45) in which Mary goes to visit her pregnant older cousin Elizabeth who lives in the hill country of Judea. Fr Paul says this Gospel concentrates on Mary’s bodily attention to the bodily needs of her elderly relative. With her own baby on [...]

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