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 [...]
This week Anne O’Brien, Deputy CEO – Mission, People and Culture for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish presents our Gospel Reflections. Today, as we celebrate the memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels, Anne reads from the Gospel of Matthew (18: 1-5, 10) in which Jesus says unless you change and become like little children [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 43-45) in which Jesus, while everyone was marveling at all he did, knows the future that awaits him and says to his disciples, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men’. Fr Paul says, this is the second [...]
Today as we celebrate the lives of St Michael, Gabriel, Raphael – the Archangels, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (1: 47-51) in which Jesus tells Nathanael that he will see ‘heaven laid open, and above the Son of Man the angels of God ascending and descending’. In relation to St [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 7-9) in which Herod, who had beheaded John the Baptist, is perplexed about who Jesus is. Fr Paul notes that Luke’s Gospel does not tell us about the murder of John the Baptist by Herod but he uses the occasion for Herod to ask [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 1-6) in which Jesus sends out the twelve to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal, telling them ‘Take nothing for the journey’. Fr Paul says in this Gospel we hear that the disciples are not to take anything extra with them when [...]