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Sunday
23rd Dec 2007
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
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Sunday
16th Dec 2007
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
The coming of Christ brought joy to the world as He healed every sickness
and overcame human deprivation. For those who suffer, the joy of Christ's
first coming must be tempered by patience as they await their restoration at
his Second Coming. |
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Sunday
9th Dec 2007
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
2nd Dec 2007
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Christ was born into the world to be the light of all people on their
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
25th Nov 2007
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
18th Nov 2007
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
11th Nov 2007
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
4th Nov 2007
THIRTY FIST 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
28th Oct 2007
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY
TIME
The Pharisees fault was not gratitude for doing good hut contempt for
those less successful, a lack of humility before the grace of God. Paul too
could �boast� and give thanks that he had kept the faith, but he recognised
that this had not been simply his own doing but because �the Lord stood by
me.� We too should thank God for any good we have been able to do. It is
with his help that we do it, and it gives us no grounds for complacency or a
sense of superiority. |
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Sunday
21st Oct 2007
TWENTY NINTH 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
14th Oct 2007
TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY
TIME
Day of Prayer for Emigrants
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
7th Oct 2007
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
30th Sep 2007
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
23rd Sep 2007
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
16th Sep 2007
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
24th Jun 2007
JOHN
THE BAPTIST
The Church celebrates only three birthdays in the liturgical year - that of Jesus on 25 December, that of Mary on 8 September, and that of John the Baptist on 24 June. Today we celebrate the birth of John - the one who announces the coming of the Saviour. The message of John the Baptist was a call to repentance. Preparing the 'way of the Lord' means repentance for us too. |
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Sunday
17th Jun 2007
ELEVENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
God is mercy unlimited - that is for those who are ready to turn from their sin to seek his love. Today's readings remind us that it is not God who limits his love. It is either our complacency or our fear which refuses to trust in so great a love. |
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Sunday
10th Jun 2007
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
3rd Jun 2007
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
27th May 2007
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
20th May 2007
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
13th May 2007
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
6th May 2007
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
29th Apr 2007
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
22nd Apr 2007
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
15th Apr 2007
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
8th Apr 2007
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
1st Apr 2007
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
25th Mar 2007
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
18th Mar 2007
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
11th Mar 2007
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
4th Mar 2007
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
25th Feb 2007
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
18th Feb 2007
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
11th Feb 2007
SIXTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
World Day of The Sick
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
4th Feb 2007
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
28th Jan 2007
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
21st Jan 2007
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
14th Jan 2007
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
7th Jan 2007
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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