Reflection for Passion (Palm) Sunday (28th March 2021)
St Mark’s Gospel of the Passion is the great reading on Passion Sunday. The first reading of all on this day is for the procession, commemorating the event which has been called the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. There is an irony in this 'triumph'. Although in this scene, people are singing and cheering...
Author: - February 23, 2021
Reflection for The Fifth Sunday of Lent 2021 (21st March)
Every March over the past number of years I have planted pansy seedlings in window-boxes on the low wall of my front garden. Throughout spring I love to tend to them, and then watch and wait for them to blossom into fabulous colour over the course of the summer.
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Reflection for St Patrick’s Day (17th March 2021)
In today’s gospel, Jesus sends his disciples out into the world with instructions to preach the gospel. St Patrick’s short ‘Confessio’, his own account of his life, connects us with a most engaging and humane person who followed this instruction.
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Reflection for The Fourth Sunday of Lent (14th March 2021)
Today we celebrate 2 separate things - Domingo Laetare / “Rejoice Sunday”, and “Mother’s Day”. In the Mass we are invited to take a break from the penitential nature of Lent. We find some very encouraging words in each of the readings.
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