Divine Mercy Sunday, 19.04.20 A meditation on The “Good Thief”, Saint Dismas Did Dismas know Jesus before the Passion? One tradition says that, during the flight to Egypt, Dismas as a young robber convinced his fellow-robbers not to rob the Holy Family. It is said that Mary recognised...
Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 117(118):2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Jesus gives the Apostles the two-fold power to forgive sins and the power to retain them. His hope, and indeed the reason for which he poured out blood and water from his side on the Cross, is that the power to retain...
(Also in this weekend’s bulletin) HINTS ON HANDLING CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY It’s alright to feel anxiety and stress given the pandemic’s threatening and unpredictable nature. It’s a perfect recipe for stress. So it’s normal to be sad, stressed, confused and scared. It would be more worrying if we were not....
Romans, 6:3-11; Matthew 28:1-10 No-one witnessed the resurrection of Jesus. But, then again, no-one witnessed the creation of the world. And the resurrection of Jesus is the beginning of the new creation, the new world. In Mel Gibson’s, “The Passion of the Christ”, it is moving to see Mary...
The Resurrection: From Darkness to Transformation The coronavirus crisis forces us to choose between life and love of money, says pope https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/04/epidemic-danger-and-catholic-sacraments Pray, Trust, Act, and Hope: An Easter Letter
From an easter homily by Melito of Sardis (died 180 AD). We should understand, beloved, that the paschal mystery is at once old and new, transitory and eternal, corruptible and incorruptible, mortal and immortal. In terms of the Law it is old, in terms of the Word it is new....
Hymns for Easter Mass (Vigil and 10am) Offertory Alleluia, Alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord,Alleluia, alleluia, give praise to His name. Jesus is Lord of all the earth.He is the King of creation. Refrain. Spread the good news o’er all the earth.Jesus has died and has risen. Refrain. We have...
Below is a very thoughtful Poem by an Irish Capuchin brother. I have put it in the bulletin for Easter Sunday which will be uploaded later today. Lockdown Yes there is fear. Yes there is isolation. Yes there is panic buying. Yes there is sickness. Yes there is even...
