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Sunday
28th December 2003
THE
HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
The Feast of the Holy Family: We are reminded today that a holy family will be a happy one because everything is based on God's will of love...a love that shows itself in patience, forgiveness and sincere gratitude. The spirit of such a family will be the Spirit of God who brings peace. |
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Sunday
21st December 2003
FOURTH
SUNDAY OF ADVENT
God's anointed was born by the power of God's spirit. He is the Son of God, and fulfils God's promise of an everlasting kingdom for his people. |
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Sunday
14th December 2003
THIRD
SUNDAY OF ADVENT
John the Baptist was sent by God to prepare for Christ's coming. His task was to make people attentive to the Spirit who would be fully present in God's anointed. |
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Sunday
2nd December 2003
SECOND
SUNDAY OF ADVENT
When God comes, he comes with power but also with compassion restoring all things. We can prepare the way of his coming with lives of holiness. |
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Sunday
30th November 2003
FIRST
SUNDAY OF ADVENT
God comes to those who wait for him. Our waiting needs to be prayerful if we are to be truly ready to receive him when he
comes. |
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Sunday
23rd November 2003
SOLEMNITY
OF CHRIST THE KING
The kingship of Christ, is not to be seen in terms of any kind of political control or domination. It is not of this world. His rule comes from obedience to the Father and total service of people, unto death. It is the power of God over death and evil, promised to all who commit themselves in faith to him. |
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Sunday
16th November 2003
THIRTY
THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Some of the images in today's readings, may appear incomprehensible to many but they give us hope. God had promised to bring about the transformation of this fallen world, the resurrection of the dead. The timing belongs to God. Our part is to live in hope, through the difficulties of our life and history. |
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Sunday
9th November 2003
THIRTY
SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Dedication of Lateran Basilica
We commemorate today not the dedication of a building but the reality for which it stands - God's presence in the lives of his people gathered as a community. The most perfect meeting-point between God and man took place in Jesus Christ. We come to Church to deepen our share in that meeting. |
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Sunday
2nd November 2003
THIRTY FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
All Souls Day
The Commemoration of all the faithful departed.
God is full of mercy: he waits patiently for our conversion. No matter how much we may have failed him, he still calls us and encourages us towards goodness. |
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Sunday
26th October 2003
THIRTIETH
WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
The giving of sight in today's gospel, might also be described as the confirmation of faith. Most of us have the faith to turn to Christ when we are in need, but our faith often has to survive the negative voices around us, that would make out that he is indifferent to our needs. We see him today as the Saviour, who cares for our immediate as well as our ultimate needs. |
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Sunday
19th October 2003
TWENTY
NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
By its nature, the Church is missionary. Christ sent her to let her light shine to the whole human race. We cannot leave this task to the professionals. The prophets and the apostles were ordinary lay people when chosen to speak and act in God�s name. As the result of our baptism, each of us has a duty to work for the missions in our own special way and in our own particular place.
Mass For The Spread Of The Gospel - THEME: Make His Face Shine |
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Sunday
12th October 2003
TWENTY
EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
He who seeks wisdom and eternal life, is reminded, that no earthly value can be compared to them. We may agree that all gold is but a little sand before the realities of God, but are we able to follow through this image with the reality of our living? Are we really ready, to sell what ever we have and give it to the poor, so as to follow Christ? |
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Sunday
5th October 2003
TWENTY
SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
The original relationship of man and woman in marriage was to be that of perfect union, a union brought about by God himself. In today's gospel, Jesus restates this ideal understanding of marriage and calls for it to be taken seriously. |
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Sunday
28th September 2003
TWENTY
SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
The ways of God cannot be confined within the limits of narrow human ideas. We must be ready to see his Spirit working in unexpected places, we must never be closed to the goodness in others. At the same time we must be ready to turn drastically away from the evil in ourselves. |
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Sunday
21st September 2003
TWENTY FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
The following of Christ is not for the ambitious and selfish. Christians will inevitably find their goodness, gentleness and love put to the test. They will survive the test only if their life is based on trust in God as his Father. |
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Sunday
14th September 2003
THE
TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS
This feast is a reminder that God sent his son into the world to take on the human condition in all its weakness, a weakness symbolised by death. Through his triumph over death Christ offers us the way to the Father, the way to eternal life. |
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Sunday
7th September 2003
TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Illness and deformity can make us afraid for ourselves, fearful about the meaning of life. With the coming of Christ on earth there came the presence and power of God to begin the work of healing the world. This new creation is still being built up today in the lives of those who believe. |
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Sunday
29th June 2003
SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES
Peter the apostle and Paul the teacher of the Gentiles have brought us to know the law of the Lord. |
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Sunday
22nd June 2003
THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
The sacrifice of Christ re-united us with Christ, once for all. Every time we celebrate the Lord's Supper and receive his body and blood then through him our union with God is renewed. |
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Sunday
15th June 2003
THE
MOST HOLY TRINITY
What a pity that for many the Trinity is just an intellectual puzzle! For the believer it is a sign of how close God has come to us by revealing (but not reducing) the mystery of his Being. He draws us into the mystery making us his children by the gift of the Spirit. |
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Sunday
8th June 2003
PENTECOST SUNDAY
The first coming of the Holy Spirit on the Church was wind and fire and the telling of God's wonderful deeds in many tongues. The Spirit also comes as many gifts for the common good, bringing peace along with God�s forgiving power. |
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Sunday
1st June 2003
THE
ASCENSION OF THE LORD
(World Communications Day)
Jesus ascended to heaven so that his influence and power might be felt not just in one place but in all the world. Today he is present everywhere through his Church, bringing all people to God. |
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Sunday
25th May 2003
SIXTH
SUNDAY OF EASTER
'What is truth?' asked Pilate. Many people today would rather ask, 'What is love?' We find the answer not in ourselves but only in God. He loves us in giving us his Son. His Son loves us in giving up his life for his friends. This is God's love and we are called to imitate it. |
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Sunday
18th May 2003
FIFTH
SUNDAY OF EASTER
Part of the great revelation of the New Testament is the notion that God is coming among us to make all things new; that means removing all the causes of guilt and grief in human life. We show our acceptance of this renewal of our lives by our love for one
another. |
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Sunday
11th May 2003
FOURTH
SUNDAY OF EASTER
Sometimes we can lose our sense of direction, we become the prey of empty fears and false pleasures. Today we are reminded that in Jesus we have someone who will always guide us right and protect us. If we listen to him and follow him we will have the fullest possible life. |
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Sunday
4th May 2003
THIRD
SUNDAY OF EASTER
It is difficult for us to accept suffering as part of God's plan. Today we are reminded that it was part of his plan for the Messiah. It was a suffering that he transformed by raising him from the dead. Jesus is this Risen Lord, in him our weakness and our sins are
overcome. |
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Sunday
27th April 2003
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
We are all a bit like Thomas, unless we see we find it difficult to believe. However, faith is a way of seeing, seeing beyond the apparent problems of life to the hope given by the Resurrection of Jesus; the hope of sharing heaven with Him. |
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Sunday
20th April 2003
EASTER
SUNDAY
Today we face the greatest mystery of our faith, the mystery of how God works among us, bringing new life where before was only death. With a sense of wonder and with joy, we come today to thank God for the risen life of Jesus. |
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Sunday
13th April 2003
PASSION
(PALM) SUNDAY
Jesus was tortured and humiliated by the pride and self-will of people. He accepted this fate so as to overcome human destructiveness. His humble attentiveness to God allows God's power to be active and
recreative. |
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Sunday
6th April 2003
FIFTH
SUNDAY OF LENT
Jesus' Hour was approaching, the Hour which He would have to face alone, the Hour of his final act of obedience to the Father. Because of that Hour Jesus is no longer alone, He draws all to himself. If we can die with him we too will not be alone for ever. |
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Sunday
30th March 2003
FOURTH
SUNDAY OF LENT
Jesus came among us to light our way to true humanity, our way to God. Our reaction to him is a sign of the kind of people we are. It is also a sign of what our future will be. Our judgement will depend on our faith in him. |
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Sunday
23rd March 2003
THIRD
SUNDAY OF LENT
Jesus came on earth as the complete embodiment of God's presence among men. We are all called to become one with him in the image of God by keeping his commandments. |
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Sunday
16th March 2003
SECOND
SUNDAY OF LENT
To be asked to offer up your only Son was a terrible sacrifice. In the end Abraham was not asked to make it, but God Himself has offered it for us. It is from this sacramental gift that all our blessings come. |
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Sunday
9th March 2003
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
As we begin Lent again, we learn that we need to be purified of our sins. Jesus went out into the desert to be put to the test for us, to overcome Satan. If we go into the desert with him, whatever is evil in our lives can be
overcome. |
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Sunday
2nd March 2003
EIGHT
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
The gift of speech is a tremendous power, but it can be used for good or evil. As a rule, our speech reflects the kind of person we are: if we allow Christ's victory to dominate our lives, then our speech will be kindly, tolerant and non-judgemental.
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Sunday
23rd February 2003
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Christians are required to answer hatred with goodness, curses with blessings and ill treatment with prayer. As descendants of Adam, this is difficult,
but through the power of Christ and his Holy Spirit, we can succeed. |
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Sunday
16th February 2003
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
A leper was an outcast, an untouchable. The love of Christ brought such people back into the community. We who follow Christ are called never to ostracise another, never to isolate those who don't fit into our ways. Our task is to help them along. |
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Sunday
9th February 2003
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
When we are sick or our lives are disturbed in some way we tend to see the darkness and to turn in on ourselves. The healing that we need is more than a physical one; it involves being freed from self-concern to care for others. |
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Sunday
2nd February 2003
THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
In the person of Jesus, God enters his Temple, unrecognised by most but welcomed by Simeon and Anna, both people of prayer. As Mary stood on Calvary, she is now present when the Lamb of sacrifice is presented in the Temple. Darkness seeks to reject the True Light, so already the shadow of the Cross is to be seen. |
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Sunday
26th January 2003
THIRD
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Both Jonah and Jesus brought urgent messages of the need for repentance and change in peoples lives. Such change was needed to make them open to the action of God. If there is to be unity among the followers of Christ, we all need to change.
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Sunday
19th January 2003
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
The call of God comes in different ways. To Samuel it came by night, mysterious, uncertain. To Andrew it came as an invitation from Jesus �Come and see�. Whatever our vocation (and we all have one) our response must always be �Speak Lord. Your servant is listening�. |
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Sunday
12th January 2003
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
At his baptism Jesus was revealed as the Son of God and began his work of bringing the vision of God, his justice and his liberation to people. At our baptism each of us is given a share in this mission, so we become children of God. |
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