2nd Ordinary Sunday (B), 17.01.21: Discipleship in body and in soul
The first and second Sundays of Ordinary Time tell us about two beginnings which are related to each other. Last Sunday was the baptism of Jesus, the beginning of his public ministry. This Sunday is about our beginning, our call to discipleship seen both in the call of Samuel, who...
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18-25 January 2021: Resources
The Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute has prepared a very useful set of prayers which can be said day by day during the Christian Unity Week. I recommend it most especially to parishioners. – Fr. Peter https://geii.org/week_of_prayer_for_christian_unity/prayer_worship/daily_scripture_and_prayer_guide.html Other resources: http://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani/en/settimana-di-preghiera-per-l-unita/en.html https://www.oikoumene.org/events/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021
Thursday Agape time-line
THURSDAY AGAPE: Please remember to “tune in” via live-stream, even for a few minutes, to our weekly appointment of Thursday Agape from 6.30pm-8pm. The idea is to INTERRUPT your normal schedule deliberately to take a moment or more to say to Jesus very directly and sincerely, “Jesus, I love you....
Resources for the Year of Saint Joseph
APOSTOLIC LETTER “PATRIS CORDE” OF POPE FRANCIS ON SAINT JOSEPH: http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco-lettera-ap_20201208_patris-corde.html SAINT JOSEPH: Pope Francis’ prayer to St. Joseph for the year dedicated to him can be found here: https://www.rclargsandmillport.com/2021/01/02/pope-francis-prayer-to-st-joseph-for-the-year-of-st-joseph/ YEAR OF SAINT JOSEPH, PLENARY INDULGENCES: In his Apostolic Letter, “Patris Corde”, “With the heart of a father”, Pope Francis declared a...
Statement of Bishops of Scotland, England & Wales on the Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons
Statement on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons On Friday 22 January 2021 the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons comes into force. This is an historic milestone on the path to nuclear disarmament and an opportunity to refocus on genuine peacebuilding rooted in dialogue, justice,...
The Baptism of the Lord, 10.01.21
At Christmas, the Son of God took on our very flesh so as to be one with us through that flesh. At his Baptism in the Jordan, he takes on the sins of our souls so as to be one with us in our souls. Ever since man left...
Ecumenical Prayer, 10.01.21
As we journey into the year to come, we find ourselves once more in a desert place and in that place there are many who are deeply uncertain as to what the year will bring. At this time, there are many who feel locked out of the pattern that has...