Jesus visits Martha and Mary In Fr Paul’s absence, Anne O’Brien reads today’s Gospel from Luke (10:38-42) about Martha and Mary welcoming Jesus into their home. Anne says that in today’s Gospel we see Martha keeping busy with her work and, Mary taking time to sit and listen and contemplate with Jesus. [...]
The Good Samaritan Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (10:25-37) in which a lawyer asks Jesus ‘Who is my neighbour?’ To many of the Jews, like this lawyer, who Jesus was speaking with, there is no such thing as a good Samaritan. It is simply a contradiction in terms. We even [...]
Rejoice that your names are written in heaven Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (10:17-24) in which the seventy-two return to Jesus rejoicing. Interestingly, it is only in Luke, Fr Paul says, that we hear of the return of the seventy-two disciples from their mission. It is only in Luke that [...]
Memorial of the holy Guardian Angels Today Fr Paul reads from Matthew’s Gospel (18:1-5, 10) in which Jesus uses the example of a little child to explain entry into the kingdom of heaven. Fr Pauls begins his reflection by returning to the last lines of the Gospel when Jesus says, ‘For I [...]
Memorial – St Therese of the Child Jesus Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (10:1-12) about the mission of the 72 disciples, who Jesus appointed and sent out ahead of him in pairs. Fr Paul says St Therese, whose memorial we celebrate today, is well known to us as her relics, along with [...]
Feast of Saints: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels The Gospel today is John 1:47-51 and is about the first disciples. On this feast day Fr. Paul reminds us of the teaching from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Catechism states (No 328): “the existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred [...]
Who is the greatest? The title of today’s Gospel (Luke 9:46-50) is ‘Who is the greatest and using the name of Jesus’. The mission of the disciples is at the very centre of today’s Gospel. Here we have the contrast of grown men arguing about their importance and, as they argue, Jesus [...]
The second prophecy of the passion The Gospel today is from Luke (9: 43-45) in which Jesus reminds his disciples that ‘the Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men’. Today’s reflection is titled ‘The second prophecy of the Passion’ because, in this Gospel, Jesus again [...]
Who is Jesus? Today’s Gospel from Luke (9: 7-9) is titled ‘Herod and Jesus’. Luke’s Gospel does not contain the murder of John the Baptist by Herod. We only hear it alluded to in today’s Gospel. The Gospel writer of Luke mentions Herod here to raise the question that Herod asks, the [...]
Feast of Padre Pio Today's Gospel is from Luke (9: 1-6) in which Jesus gives the twelve authority and sends them out to proclaim the kingdom of God. Fr Paul says today we remember and celebrate the life of Padre Pio, or as he is more officially known, Saint Pius of Pietrelcina. Padre Pio was [...]