Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (12: 38-42) in which the Pharisees and teachers of the Law ask Jesus to show them a sign.Fr Paul says in this Gospel, we hear the use of the mysterious preferred title ‘Son of Man’ and Jesus talks of the sign of the prophet Jonah. [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (12: 14-21) in which Jesus, knowing the Pharisees were starting to plot against him, warns the crowd that followed him not make him known to fulfil what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah.Fr Paul says in this Gospel, Matthew, after stressing the authority of Jesus, [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (12: 1-8) in which Jesus is questioned by the Pharisees about his disciples picking corn to eat on the Sabbath. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Bonaventure, whose memorial we celebrate today.Fr Paul says Bonaventure was born at Bagnoregio in [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 28-30) in which Jesus says, ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and overburdened and I will give you rest’. Fr Paul says in Judaism the ‘yoke’ that is spoke of in this Gospel often is referred to as the Law; it’s the burden [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 25-27) in which Jesus praises God saying ‘I bless you father, Lord of heaven and of earth for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children’.Fr Paul says, this Gospel is a very beautiful one because it [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 20-24) in which Jesus chastises certain towns for their non-belief.Today, Fr Paul says, we hear Jesus reproaching towns he has worked miracles in and the failure of the Jews to respond to the Messiah is one of the sadness’s of the first Christians. There [...]
Fr Paul says that in today’s Gospel (Matthew 10: 24-11: 1) Jesus instructed the Twelve and said “anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me…” Fr Paul says today we celebrate the life of St Benedict. Benedict was born in the year 480 in [...]
Fr Paul says that in today’s Gospel (Matthew 10: 24-33) Jesus instructed the Twelve and said “the disciple is not superior to his teacher nor the slave to his master…” Fr Paul says that today’s Gospel is part of the final section of the mission this course of Jesus that we have been [...]
Fr Paul says that in today’s Gospel (Matthew 10: 16-23) Jesus instructed the Twelve to go out like sheep amongst wolves, be as cunning as serpents and yet as harmless as doves. Fr Paul reminds us that in this week’s Gospel there are themes of the kingdom of heaven, the theme of sheep, [...]
Fr Paul says that in today’s Gospel (Matthew 10: 7-15) Jesus instructs the Twelve by saying “the kingdom is close at hand…you received without charge; you give without charge”. Again, Fr Paul says, we hear these continuing and recurring themes; Israel, the kingdom of God, missionary journey and going out. In this Gospel the disciples learn [...]