Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 15-26) in which some people question by whose authority Jesus drives out evil spirits and accuse him of working for the ‘prince of devils’ Beelzebul. Today I would like to [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 5-13) in which Jesus says ‘Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you’. In today’s Gospel, [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 1-4) in which one of the disciples asks Jesus to teach them to pray. Luke was writing this Gospel for a community of Christians who were suffering persecution so they [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 38-42) in which Jesus tells Martha, 'you worry and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed, indeed only one’. Tess says this is a very well-known Gospel, [...]
This week our Gospel Reflections are presented by Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school. Today Tess reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 25-37) in which Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan as part of his response to a lawyer who [...]
Today, as we celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, Anne O’Brien, reads from the Gospel of Luke (1:26-38) in which the angel Gabriel visits Mary in Nazareth, and says to her ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Anne says the Memorial of Our Lady of [...]
Today, Anne O’Brien, reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 13-16) in which Jesus says, ‘“Anyone listens to you listens to me; anyone who rejects you rejects me; but those who reject me reject the one who sent me.’ In Luke’s gospel passage, Anne notes, Jesus is addressing specific cities and delivering a [...]
Today, Anne O’Brien, reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 1-12) in which Jesus says, ‘“When you enter a house, first say, “Peace to this house.” If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.’ In this Gospel passage, Anne notes, Jesus [...]
Today, Anne O’Brien, reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 25-30) in which Jesus says ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest [...]
Today, Anne O’Brien, reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 51-56) in which Jesus sets out for Jerusalem, sending messengers on ahead to a Samaritan village to get things ready for him. Anne notes, the Samaritan village in this passage does not welcome Jesus and his disciples. Historically, there was a lot of [...]