Fr Paul reads from John’s Gospel (15: 1-8) in which Jesus says ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me, with me in them, bears fruit in plenty; for cut off from me you can do nothing’.The vine was a long and loved symbol of Israel. It has been [...]
Fr Paul reads from John’s Gospel (14: 27-31) in which the Jesus gives the gift of peace to his disciples saying, ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid’.Fr Paul says, today, we continue to read from the farewell discourse of Jesus. As we hear, he is preparing his disciples for when [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 21-26) in which Jesus says to his disciples, ‘The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you’.Fr Paul says this Gospel reading we hear today [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (15: 9-17) in which Jesus says, ‘As the Father has loved me so I have loved you. Remain in my love’. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about St Matthias, whose memorial we celebrate today.Fr Paul says Matthias was not one of [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 1-6) in which Jesus says, ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled; trust in God still and trust in me’.Fr Paul says this Gospel reading today comes from the beginning of Jesus’ talk after the Last Supper. In reality, he says, it is a speech [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (13: 16-20) in which Jesus says, no servant is greater than his master; no messenger is greater than the one who sent them.Fr Paul says this is the only Gospel reading about the Last Supper that is used in our Easter Season. The first act [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (12: 44-50) in which Jesus declared publicly ‘Whoever believes in me believes not in me, but in the one who sent me’. Fr Paul says the whole of the Gospel of John can be broken in to two halves. One you would call the Book of [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (10: 22-30) in which the Jews question Jesus in the temple courts about whether he is the Messiah. Fr Paul says our Gospel reading today is unique during this Easter season because it is part of the controversy with the temple authorities. All the other [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (10: 1-10) in which Jesus tells the Pharisees, ‘Anyone who does not enter the sheep fold through the gate, but gets in some other way, is a thief and a brigand. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the flock’.Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (6: 60-69) in which Jesus asks the disciples if they want to leave and Simon Peter answers, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”Fr [...]