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Sunday 26th December 2004

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 19th December 2004

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 
It was through Our Lady�s faith and perfect obedience to God�s will that Christ was born, the promised Emmanuel, God - with - us. God continues to be with us if we receive His Son in faith.

   
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Sunday 12th December 2004

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 
Through the scriptures God has given us the hope of justice for the poor and a longing for peace and harmony among people. Christ came to fulfil that promise, but to receive it we must turn our lives away from everything that is sinful.

   
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Sunday 5th December 2004

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 
Through the scriptures God has given us the hope of justice for the poor and a longing for peace and harmony among people. Christ came to fulfil that promise, but to receive it we must turn our lives away from everything that is sinful.

   
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Sunday 28th November 2004

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 
Christ was born into the world to be the light of all people on their journey through life. Today we renew our dedication to live as He has shown us, so that when He comes again we will be ready to receive him..

   
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Sunday 21st November 2004

SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, UNIVERSAL KING 
We belong to the rule of Christ who rules not by being served but by his service of people, a service so radical that it led to his death. The cross is Christ�s throne: on the cross he is lifted up and makes peace between God and humankind. Those who follow his rule of service will share in his kingdom of peace.

   
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Sunday 14th November 2004

THIRTY THIRD  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
As we come towards the end of the Church�s Year we are reminded of the end of all time. Before it comes there will be time of trial: for the believer who endures in faith the end will not bring condemnation but healing and life.

   
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Sunday 7th November 2004

THIRTY SECOND  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
Christian hope overcomes the fear of death. God is faithful: not only does he strengthen us against evil in this life, but will give eternal life to all who try to imitate his faithfulness.

   
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Sunday 31st October 2004

THIRTY FIRST  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
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 24th October 2004

THIRTIETH  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
Mission Sunday
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 special way and in our own particular place.

   
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Sunday 17th October 2004

TWENTY NINTH  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
The enemies of Jesus try to put him on the horns of a dilemma. Would he offend the Roman occupiers or the sensitive Jewish nationalism? Jesus rises above the situation by reminding them, that God is the supreme authority but yet we all have duties to the civic society in which we live.

   
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Sunday 10th October 2004

TWENTY EIGHTH  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
Eucharistic is the name that we give to our great act of worship; it is a name that means 'giving thanks.' Today's readings remind us that we owe God thanks not just for healing lepers two thousand years ago, but for blessing our lives with his love and restoring them with his forgiveness.

   
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Sunday 3rd October 2004

TWENTY SEVENTH  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
Day for Life
Our faith is so often put to the test not just by intellectual doubts but by the difficulties of life. The paradox is that it is only faith that will bring us to life through these trials. It is only faith that allows us to see beyond what we give to what we have already been given by God himself.

   
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Sunday 26th September 2004

TWENTY SIXTH  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
One of the great preoccupations today is the maintenance of a high standard of living. Today's readings give us a prophetic warning this life style leads to complacency and indifference to the needs of the poor. Any such indifference can only earn us the condemnation of God whose mercy for the poor is linked to his judgement of the oppressed.

   
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Sunday 19th September 2004

TWENTY FIFTH  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
Jesus lamented the fact that the 'children of light' are not as astute at doing good as the wicked are at looking after themselves. It may be that some of our ineffectiveness in doing good arises from a lack of total commitment to God. We cannot have it both ways; self- concerned and love of God don't mix.

   
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Sunday 12th September 2004

TWENTY FOURTH  SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
The joy in heaven over one repentant sinner explains why Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. God hates sin, but he loves the sinner. He is so full of pity that he is more anxious to give forgiveness than we are to ask for it.

   
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Sunday 27th June 2004

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
To be Christian we must be ready to make sacrifices for Christ. To make others welcome, to care for them in the name of Christ involves sacrifice, but Jesus promised that such sacrifice would be rewarded.

   
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Sunday 20th June 2004

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
The Messiah of God had to suffer in the struggle to bring God's salvation to us. Each Christian is called to enter life by the same narrow gate.

   
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Sunday 13th June 2004

THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST 
Corpus Christi
The sacrifice of Christ re-united us with God, 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 6th June 2004

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 
Today's feast tells us not just about God, but about the heart of our Christian living. Believing in Christ makes us one with him and brings us to the Father. He gives us His Spirit, to be the driving force of our lives.

   
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Sunday 30th May 2004

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 23rd May 200

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 16th May 2004

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
The night before He died Jesus promised the gift of the Spirit to his disciples. God the Father sends the Spirit to keep the word of Christ and for those who keep that word there is the great promise of Christ's peace - being at home with the Father and the Son.

   
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Sunday 9th May 2004

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 2nd May 2004

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Vocations Sunday
Like Paul and Barnabas, those whose vocation it is to preach the gospel, will meet opposition. Today we are encouraged by the thought that the Christ we serve knows his people intimately and promises them eternal life - no opposition can snatch them from the Father's love.

   
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Sunday 25th April 2004

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Peter, who denied the Lord three times, three times, affirms his love. He learns that his share in the Lord's care for his people will one day bring him to the martyrdom of death - the early Church was founded on those who joyfully bore witness with their lives.

   
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Sunday 18th April 2004

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
Divine Mercy Sunday 
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 11th April 2004

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 4th April 2004

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 28th March 2004

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Men and women are judged every day - often too quickly condemned by whispering calumny and over - righteous indignations. Today's gospel is a reminder that judgement belongs to God and not to human persons. We cannot expiate our own guilt by pointing the finger at others.

   
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Sunday 21st March 2004

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
The Parable of the Prodigal shows us the power of the Father's forgiving love. The elder brother thinks of himself, and is begrudging. How often do we begrudge God's goodness to others? How many of us 'seek to use our good works as a means of monopolising God's love for ourselves.

   
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Sunday 14th March 2004

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
Today's gospel is a reminder of the need for conversion, for a change of direction in our lives. We cannot presume forever on the mercy of God.

   
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Sunday 7th March 2004     

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Today we are presented with two stories of God's appearance amongst us. They remind us that his presence is something awesome and mysterious, but for all that, it offers light for everyone at moments of crisis and doubt in life.

   
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Sunday 29th February 2004  

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
As Lent begins we are reminded of Adam's fall from grace and of the reality of sin in human life, we are also reminded that Christ is the new Adam overcoming temptation in himself and so making possible a new life, a new humanity for those who belong to him.

   
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Sunday 22nd February 2004    

THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Day Of Prayer For Temperance 
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 15th February 2004     

THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
God's blessing is for those who trust in him. It is especially promised by Jesus to the poor, the hungry, those who mourn and all those who are able to turn to God in their need.

   
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Sunday 8th February 2004     

THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
The vocation to serve God does not follow a standard pattern; it is as unique as the person who is called. It came for Isaiah while he was at prayer; it came for Peter in the middle of his work. For both men it meant a sense of unworthiness before the presence of God, but both learnt that the service of God does not spring from innate human goodness as much as from the forgiving power of God's love.

   
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Sunday 1st February 2004     

THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
The messengers of God's truth have often had to suffer hostility and rejection. This is still part of the Church's fate today as it continues the work of the prophets. As we struggle for truth we are encouraged by the Lord's words to Jeremiah "I am with you to deliver you."

   
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Sunday 25th January 2004     

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
We come together on Sunday to listen to the scriptures and to have them explained. Here it is God who speaks to us through his Son. His Spirit continues to work on us to inspire us with his message of freedom and encouragement for all in need.

   
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Sunday 18th January 2004     

THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
A wedding is a time for joyful celebration; it is a time of hope and promise. According to John the wedding a Cana marked the beginning of Jesus� ministry. It showed the joy and plenty that his coming brings because in him, God�s promised love is present reality.

   
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Sunday 11th January 2004     

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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Sunday 4th January 2004     

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
We gather to celebrate the first Sunday of 2004, with thankfulness for the year just gone. We ask God for continuing care and protection as we face this New Year, not knowing what it will bring.

   
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