Fr Paul reads from John’s Gospel (15: 9-11) in which Jesus tells his disciples, ‘I have told you this so that my joy may be in you, and your joy be complete. In the case of God’s commandments, a commandment is understood to be a gift. It indicates the way in which [...]
Fr Paul reads from John’s Gospel (15: 1-8) in which Jesus tells his disciples, ‘I am the True Vine’ and invites them to make their home in him, as ‘I make mine in you’. The vine was a long and loved symbol of Israel. It has been used right throughout the scriptures [...]
Fr Paul reads from John’s Gospel (14: 27-31) in which the Jesus gives the gift of peace to his disciples saying, ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid’. Fr Paul says, today, we continue to read from the farewell discourse of Jesus. As we hear, he is preparing his disciples [...]
Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John’s Gospel (14: 7-14) in which the Jesus asks his disciples ‘Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?’. Fr Paul says we might recognise this Gospel as we used [...]
Feast of St Joseph the Worker Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 7-14) in which the Jesus says to his disciples ‘If know me, you know my father, too’. Today we celebrate St Joseph the Worker and, Fr Paul tells us, this feast was added to our liturgical calendar [...]
After reading from the Gospel of John (14: 1-6) in which the Jesus says to his disciples ‘do not let your hearts be troubled; trust in God still; and trust in me’. Fr Paul tells us this Gospel reading comes after the Last Supper and that it is a classic speech of [...]
After reading from the Gospel of John (13: 16-20) in which the Jesus tells his disciples that ‘no servant is greater than his master’, Fr Paul shares a little about St Catherine of Siena. Today, Fr Paul says, we celebrate the life of St Catherine of Siena, who was born in Siena and [...]
Paul reads from Mark’s Gospel (1: 14-20) in which the Jesus begins preaching the Good News saying the Kingdom of God is close at hand. After the gospel reading, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Peter Chanel. Fr Paul says St Peter Chanel, who was born in France [...]
Paul reads from John’s Gospel (10: 22-30) in which the Jews say to Jesus ‘How much longer are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly’. Fr Paul says this reading is unique as it is the only reading chosen in this Easter season that [...]
Feast of St Mark As we celebrate the Feast of St Mark, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (16: 15-20) in which Jesus tells his disciples, ‘Go out to the whole world, proclaim the good news to all creation, he who believes and is baptized will be saved’. They went out [...]