Gospel Reflection- Saturday (17 September) – 24th week of Ordinary Time – The seed, the soil & the Sower
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 4-15) in which Jesus tells the parable of the Sower and explains to his [...]
Gospel Reflection-Friday (16 September) – 24th week of Ordinary Time – St Cornelius & St Cyprian
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 1-3) about the women who accompanied Jesus and the twelve as they travelled about [...]
Gospel Reflection – Thursday (15 September) – 24th week of Ordinary Time – Our Lady of Sorrows
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (19: 25-27) which shares the poignant scene of Mary at the foot of Jesus’ Cross. [...]
Gospel Reflection- Wednesday (14 September) – 24th week of Ordinary Time – Exaltation of the Cross
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 13-17) in which Jesus tells Nicodemus ‘For God so loved the world that he [...]
Gospel Reflection- Tuesday (13 September) – 24th week of Ordinary Time – St John Chrysostom
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 11-17) in which Jesus, after seeing the widow weeping, brings her only son back [...]
Gospel Reflection- Monday (12 September) – 24th week of Ordinary Time – The Centurion’s faith
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 1-10) in which a Centurion asks Jesus to come and heal his servant. Fr Paul [...]
Gospel Reflection- Saturday (10 September) – 23rd week of Ordinary Time – A tree and its fruit
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 43-49) in which Jesus says, ‘every tree can be told by its own fruit’ [...]
Gospel Reflection- Friday (9 September) – 23rd week of Ordinary Time – The blind leading the blind
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 39-42) in which Jesus tells the parable about the difficulties of one blind person [...]
Gospel Reflection- Thursday (8 September) – 23rd week of Ordinary Time – Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (1: 18-23) in which the future of Mary’s son is revealed to Joseph. Afterwards, he [...]
Gospel Reflection-Wednesday (7 September) – 23rd week of Ordinary Time – The Sermon on the Plain
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 20-26) in which Jesus tells his disciples what they need to do to experience [...]
Gospel Reflection- Tuesday (6 September) – 23rd week of Ordinary Time – The importance of prayer
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 12-19) in which Jesus, before choosing the twelve to be his apostles, spent the [...]
Gospel Reflection- Monday (5 September) – 23rd week of Ordinary Time – Jesus heals on the Sabbath
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 6-11) in which the Pharisees question Jesus about healing on the Sabbath and he [...]
Gospel Reflection- Saturday (3 September) – 22nd week of Ordinary Time – Pope St Gregory the Great
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 1-5) in which Jesus tells the Pharisees that the Son Man is master of [...]
Gospel Reflection- Friday (2 September) – 22nd week of Ordinary Time – New wine requires new wineskins
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (5:33-39) in which Jesus defends the actions of his followers saying, “You cannot make the bridegroom’s [...]
Gospel Reflection- Thursday (1 September) – 22nd week of Ordinary Time – From now on you will catch men
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (5: 1-11) in which Jesus calls his first disciples, who were fishermen, and tells them [...]
Gospel Reflection- Wednesday (31 August) – 22nd week of Ordinary Time – The Christ at work
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (4: 38-44) in which Jesus heals many and people come looking for him. Fr Paul [...]
Gospel Reflection- Tuesday (30 August) – 22nd week of Ordinary Time – The authority of Jesus’ word
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (4:31-37) in which Jesus astonishes everyone by the authority with which he teaches and heals [...]
Gospel Reflection- Monday (29 August) – 22nd week of Ordinary Time – The Beheading of John the Baptist
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (6: 17-29) which tells how John the Baptist came to be beheaded by Herod. Fr [...]
Gospel Reflection- Saturday (27 August) – 21st week of Ordinary Time – St Monica
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (25: 14-30) in which Jesus tells his disciples the parable of the bags of gold, [...]
Gospel Reflection- Friday (26 August) – 21st week of Ordinary Time – Be ready
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (25: 1-15) in which Jesus tells the parable of the wise and foolish bridesmaids who [...]
Gospel Reflection- Thursday (25 August) – 21st week of Ordinary Time – Stay Awake
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (24: 42-51) in which Jesus tells his disciples to ‘stay awake’ and to ‘stand ready, [...]
Gospel Reflection- Wednesday (24 August) – 21st week of Ordinary Time – St Bartholomew
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (1: 45-51) in which Philip tells Nathaniel about finding Jesus of Nazareth. After reading the [...]
Gospel Reflection- Tuesday (23 August) – 21st week of Ordinary Time – Cleaning the cup
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 23-26) in which Jesus takes the Scribes and Pharisees to task over neglecting weightier matters of [...]
Gospel Reflection- Monday (22 August) – 21st week of Ordinary Time – The Queenship of Mary
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 13-22) in which Jesus says, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You [...]
Gospel Reflection- Saturday (20 August) – 20th week of Ordinary Time St Bernard of Clairvaux
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 1-12) in which Jesus calls out the hypocrisy of those who do not practice [...]