Daily Word Of GodJohn 19:31-37 It was the Day of Preparation, and to avoid the bodies' remaining on the cross during the Sabbath -- since that Sabbath was a day of special solemnity -- the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken away. Consequently the soldiers came and broke the…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:28b-34a One of the scribes came up to Jesus put a question to him, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’ Jesus replied, ‘This is the first: Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the one, only Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart,…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:18-20, 22-25 Some Sadducees - who deny that there is a resurrection - came to Jesus and they put this question to him, ‘Master, Moses prescribed for us that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, the man must marry the widow to raise up children for…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:13-17 The chief priests and the scribes and the elders sent to Jesus some Pharisees and some Herodians to catch him out in what he said. These came and said to him, ‘Master, we know that you are an honest man, that you are not afraid of anyone, because human rank…
Daily Word Of GodMark 12:1-3, 5b-9 Jesus began to speak to the chief priests, the scribes and the elders in parables, ‘A man planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug out a trough for the winepress and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad. When the time came, he…
World Day of Prayer for the Sanctity of Priestly LifeSOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS : Friday 7th June 2024Hos. 11:1, 3-4, 8-9; (R.Ps.) Is 12:2-6 Eph. 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn. 19:31-37 (Psalter Proper) “I am God, not man” and “I will not give rein to My fierce anger” points to God as a…
St Norbert, Bishop, pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Thursday 6th June 20242 Tim 2:8-15; Ps. 24:4-5, 8-10, 14; Mk. 12:28-34 (Ps Wk I) We should always remember ‘The Word of God is not chained’ . We should allow the Word to do its work. It kept Paul going through all…
St Boniface, Bishop & Martyr, pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Wednesday 5th June 20242 Tim 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps. 122:1-2; Mk. 12:18-27 (Ps Wk I) The Sadducees were a priestly and aristocratic party. They accepted only the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Torah, as authoritative while rejecting other writings…
Give back to God what truly belongs to God!9th Week in Ordinary Time (Year B) : Tuesday 4th June 20242 Pt. 3:11-15, 17-18; Ps. 89:2-4, 10, 14, 16; Mk. 12:13-17 (Ps Wk I) “This reply took them completely by surprise.” (Mk.12:17) The reaction of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus’ response is a point for…
Prayers for the Solemnity of Sacred Heart of Jesus PRAYER FOR RENEWAL OF FAMILY DEDICATION TO THE SACRED HEART (to be recited by families which have the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in their homes) Lord Jesus Christ, today we renew the dedication of our family to your Sacred Heart. We remember your love for…