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 [...]
On the fourth day of the Christmas Octave, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (2: 13-18) in which tells of the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt to escape the wrath of Herod. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about the Feast of the Holy Innocents, which we [...]
On the third day of the Christmas Octave, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (20: 2-8) in which Mary of Magdala runs to tell Simon Peter and the disciple Jesus loved that the body of Jesus is no longer in the tomb. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a [...]
On the second day of the Christmas Octave, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 17-22) in which Jesus says to his apostles, ‘Beware of men; they will hand you over to Sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues; you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake [...]