St Francis Xavier Today we celebrate the memorial of St Francis Xavier as Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (7: 21, 24-27) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘everyone who hears my words and acts on them will be like a sensible man who builds his house on rock’. St [...]
Jesus healed all these people Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (15: 29-37) today, which tells of Jesus healing many people in the hills near the Sea of Galilee then feeding the large crowd with just seven loaves and a few small fish. Fr Paul says Matthew, like Mark, has [...]
Happy the eyes that see what you see Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 21-24) today, in which Jesus tells his disciples, ‘Happy the eyes that see what you see’. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel is a beautiful expression of the mutual love and affection between father and son [...]
Feast of St Andrew the Apostle Fr Paul reminds us that today we not only celebrate the Feast of St Andrew the Apostle but also the beginning of our Church’s new liturgical year. He then reads from Matthew’s Gospel (4: 18-22) about Jesus inviting two sets of brothers Simon and Andrew, and [...]
The coming Christ Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (21: 34-36) in which Jesus tells his disciples not to be weighed down by the cares of life but rather to stay alert and pray. In the Gospel today, Fr Paul says, we hear about three things and all relate to how important [...]
The parable of the Fig Tree Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (21: 29-33) in which Jesus tells his disciples the parable of the fig tree and, indeed, every tree. Today, Fr Paul says, we have a very short parable through which Jesus, the master, again looks around and uses ordinary everyday [...]
Raise your heads because your redemption is drawing near Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (21: 20-28) in which Jesus talks to his disciples about the fate of Jerusalem. In today’s Gospel, Fr Paul says, the writer of Luke focuses on the horror of the destruction of Jerusalem. The beginning of this [...]
Your endurance will win you your lives Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (21: 12-19) in which Jesus tells the disciples how they can be witnesses to his name when persecuted. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel is almost a summary of the Acts of the Apostles. Why? Because to give [...]
Memorial of St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (21: 5-11) in which Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple. Fr Paul says, today, we celebrate the memorial of St Andrew Dung-Lac and his Companions. It is a Vietnamese remembrance day today because the evangelisation of [...]
The widow’s offering Fr Paul reminds us that this is the last week of Ordinary Time and the last week of the Church’s year and he reads from the Gospel of Luke (21: 1-4) in which the widow makes an offering at the temple. Fr Paul says we find this episode with [...]