Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Fr Paul reads the Gospel from Luke (20: 27-40) in which the Sadducees question Jesus about the resurrection of the dead. Today, says Fr Paul, we have this celebration of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in union with Eastern [...]
The temple is a house of prayer Fr Paul reads the Gospel from Luke (19: 45-48) in which Jesus drives the merchants out of the temple. Fr Paul says Luke’s account of Jesus in the temple is much tamer than that which we hear in Mark’s. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus just begins [...]
Jesus weeps for Jerusalem Fr Paul reads the Gospel from Luke (19: 41-44) in which Jesus weeps as he comes in sight of Jerusalem. Fr Paul says this is not the first time nor the last that we will hear of Jesus crying. The first time we hear of Jesus crying is [...]
Parable of the ten pounds Fr Paul reads the Gospel from Luke (19:11-28) in which Jesus tells the parable of the noble man who entrusts his servants with investing his money wisely while he is away. Today Fr Paul says, we hear the parable of the talents, or the parable of the [...]
St Elizabeth of Hungary Fr Paul reads the Gospel from Luke (19:1-10) about Zacchaeus climbing the sycamore tree to get a better view of Jesus as he passed by and then shares a little about St Elizabeth of Hungary, whose memorial we celebrate today. Elizabeth was born in 1207 and died in [...]
That I may see Fr Paul reads the Gospel today from Luke (18:18-43) in which Jesus cures the blind man on his way to Jericho. This healing of the blind man that we hear of in the Gospel today, Fr Paul says, is found in all three synoptic Gospels (those of Mark, [...]
Parable of the persistent widow Fr Paul begins by reading today’s Gospel from Luke (18:1-8) in which Jesus tells his disciples about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. Often we think that prayer is just asking once for something and then that’s it but in this parable, Fr Paul [...]
When the Son of Man comes Fr Paul begins by reading today’s Gospel from Luke (17:26-37) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘Whoever tries to preserve their life will lose it, and whoever loses it will keep it safe’. Fr Paul tells us that what is being described in this Gospel is [...]
St Josaphat Fr Paul begins by reading today’s Gospel from Luke (17:20-25) in which the Pharisees ask Jesus when the kingdom of God is to come. Afterwards, he shares a little about St Josaphat, whose life we remember and celebrate today. St Josaphat was born in 1580 and died in 1623. He [...]
St Martin of Tours Fr Paul begins by reading today’s Gospel from Luke (17:11-19) in which Jesus heals the ten lepers. He says that today we also celebrate the life of St Martin of Tours. Martin was born in the Roman province of Pannonia, which is regarded as modern-day Hungary, in about 316. Martin [...]