Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (20: 11-18) in which Mary Magdalene encounters Jesus near the empty tomb but does not, at first, recognise him.Fr Paul says, again, this is a scene of hesitation and partial recognition. One wonders if this hesitation is stressed in order to emphasise how far beyond all [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (28: 8-15) in which the women first encounter the risen Jesus.Fr Paul says the Gospel reading starts after the first message of the angel to the women, telling them to give the news of the Resurrection to the disciples. Their hasty journey is interrupted by [...]
Rather than do his usual Gospel Reflection, Fr Paul will, again, today share information in relation to our Easter celebrations and then invite you to come and experience our Easter celebrations and our Easter joy as we celebrate that Christ is risen.As he did on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, Fr Paul takes [...]
Today, Fr Paul does not give his usual Gospel Reflection, but instead shares a little about the history and ceremony of Holy Thursday and invites us all to join in the unique and beautiful services we celebrate at Easter. Explanation & History The Holy Thursday ceremony is the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (26: 14-25) in which Judas Iscariot is offered thirty pieces of silver by the chief priests to betray Jesus. Fr Paul says this Gospel commemorates the first part of the Last Supper – the preparation and the betrayal. Fr Paul notes, the strange pre-planned sequence of [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (12: 1-11) in which Jesus is at Bethany where Lazarus, Martha and Mary live, and Mary anoints His feet with a jar of expensive perfume. Fr Paul says this the story of the anointing of Jesus’ feet with costly ointment at Bethany. In Mark and Matthew [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (11: 45-56) in which the Chief Priests and Pharisees meet to decide what to do about Jesus. Fr Paul says the Gospel reading takes us to the aftermath of the raising of Lazarus. It is typical of John’s contrasts that the gift of life given to [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (10: 31-42) in which the Jewish opponents of Jesus pick up stones to stone him saying “We are not stoning you for any good work but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”Fr Paul says this scene of confrontation between Jesus [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (8: 51-59) in which Jesus says to the Jews ‘If I were to seek my own glory that would be no glory at all. My glory is conferred by the Father, by the one of whom you say He is our God’. Fr Paul this Gospel [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (8: 31-42) in which Jesus says to those who believed in him, “If you make my word your home, you will indeed be my disciples. You will learn the truth, and the truth will make you free.”Fr Paul says this Gospel passage continues the confrontation [...]