FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (C) Reading 1: Jeremiah 1: 4-5, 17-19 (Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you)Prophets have a difficult task, because people don’t like to hear the truth, when it is not good. Here God reassures Jeremiah that he will never abandon him. After…
Month: January 2022
23rd JANUARY, 2022
THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (C) GOD’S WORD FOR US TODAY Reading 1: Nehemiah 8: 2-1, 8-10The Law offers direction for life. In today’s first reading God’s people celebrate its guidance for individuals and the community as a whole. This is also expressed beautifully in the Psalm that follows. Resp…
JANUARY 16, 2022
SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEARYEAR C, JANUARY 16, 2022 GOD’S WORD FOR US TODAY Reading 1: Isaiah 62: 1-5 (You are to be a crown of splendour in the hands of the Lord)Isaiah uses the imagery of married love to describe God’s love for us and its power to transform…
SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2022: FEAST of the BAPTISM of the LORD
Reading 1: Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11; ‘Console my people, console them, says your God’ This reading is addressed to the People of God when they were captives in exile, thousands of miles away from their homeland. The reading offers them hope and joy. God promises that they will return home,…
The Epiphany of The Lord, year C – 2 January 2022
RESPONSE TO THE PSALM God will come to save all nations; Now, prepare; let justice flourish. Come, Lord Jesus. Come in glory. Come, Lord Jesus SUNDAY CAFÉ There will be no Sunday Café today. The numbers attending the café have been very low with as little as seven people and taking this into…