Pope St Cornelius and St Cyprian Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 31-35) and, afterwards, shares a little about St Cornelius and St Cyprian whose memorials we celebrate today. Cornelius was made Bishop of Rome, the Pope, in the year 251 and it was with Cyprian’s help that he [...]
Today we celebrate the memorial of ‘Our Lady and Sorrows and Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (19: 25-27) which tells of Mary standing at the foot of the Cross, as Jesus is crucified. Fr Paul says this devotion to the memorial of ‘Our Lady of Sorrows’ flourished in the [...]
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Today, Fr Paul reads from the John of Gospel (3: 13-17) in which Jesus tells Nicodemus that God loved the world so much that he gave his only son so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. Fr Paul says it might seem [...]
Every tree can be told by its own fruit Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (6: 43-49) in which Jesus tells his disciples there is no sound tree that bears rotten fruit. As Fr Paul mentioned yesterday, this Gospel draws to a conclusion the Sermon on the Plain. Today, we hear a second warning [...]
The splinter and the plank Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (6: 39-42) in which Jesus tells his disciples the parable about the blind leading the blind. This Gospel is drawing to a conclusion the Sermon on the Plain as the writer of Luke gives us two warnings of Jesus. Both warnings [...]
Love your enemies Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (6: 27-38) in which Jesus tells his disciples to love your enemies. Fr Paul reminds us, that yesterday we had Luke’s version of the Beatitudes and it puts the emphasis on blessing those who are experiencing real dire need. In today’s Gospel, Luke [...]
The character of discipleship Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (6: 20-26) when Jesus shares with his disciples what it means to be blessed by God. This Gospel has similarities to the Sermon on the Mount. However, just prior to Luke’s Gospel today, Fr Paul says we hear that Jesus comes to a [...]
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Today Fr Paul reads from Matthew’s Gospel (1: 18-23) about Mary’s engagement to Joseph. Today we celebrate the birthday of Mary. Fr Paul says 8 September is the set date for this because it is nine months from 8 December, when we celebrate her Immaculate [...]
Is it against the law to do good or to do evil? Today Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (6: 6-11) when Jesus teaches and heals in the synagogue on the Sabbath. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel is another story on Jesus’ authority to break the Sabbath. In this Gospel, Jesus goes [...]
Keeping the Sabbath Today Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (6: 1-5) in which the Pharisees question Jesus about keeping the Sabbath. In our Gospel today there are two stories about Jesus and the Sabbath; one about working on the Sabbath and the other about healing on the Sabbath. Fr Paul says [...]