Second Sunday of Lent – 01st March 2026
Dear brothers and sisters, Last Sunday we saw Jesus in the desert, hungry and tempted. Today, on the Second Sunday of Lent, we see him on a mountain, full of […]


Christ instituted the sacraments of the new law. There are seven: Baptism, Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist, Penance, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Matrimony. The seven sacraments […]
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Dear brothers and sisters, Last Sunday we saw Jesus in the desert, hungry and tempted. Today, on the Second Sunday of Lent, we see him on a mountain, full of […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus has just been baptised. Heaven opened, the Father spoke, the Spirit came down. And right after this beautiful moment, the Gospel tells us something surprising: […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus stands again before the people and speaks. He does not raise his voice. He does not threaten. But his words are strong and reach deep […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus looks at his disciples and at the crowd, and he does not say complicated things. He does not speak about big strategies or great plans. […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus goes up the mountain, sees the crowd, and stops. Not because of hurry, not out of duty, but because his heart is moved. He sits […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today’s Gospel begins in an unexpected way: with a departure. “When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.” God begins the work […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today, on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we stand on the banks of the Jordan with open hearts and quiet souls. This is […]
Dear brothers and sisters, We are still living in the light of Christmas. Even though the year 2025 has ended and we have already stepped into 2026, the Church invites […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today the Church invites us to stop for a moment with grateful hearts before the Holy Family of Nazareth: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. This is not […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today is Christmas. A day we wait for with emotion, with hope, with light in our hearts. A day when time seems to slow down and […]
Dear brothers and sisters, On this holy night, the world seems to breathe differently. The streets are quieter, the lights are warmer, and even the most tired hearts open a […]
Dear brothers and sisters, We are very close to Christmas, in the last Sunday of Advent, and the Word of God invites us to approach the great mystery of the […]
Dear brothers and sisters, This Sunday, in the middle of Advent, the Church speaks to us a word that sometimes feels difficult to accept: rejoice. But this is not an […]
Dear brothers and sisters, On this second Sunday of Advent, the Scriptures place before us an image that breathes peace right in the middle of a restless world: a small […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Advent begins like a deep breath from God over our hearts. Not with noise, not with fireworks, but with a quiet invitation that sounds like a […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today, on the feast of Christ the King of the Universe, we stand before an amazing truth: our King does not rule from a golden throne, […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today’s Gospel speaks about the end of things – wars, earthquakes, and the fall of the Temple. These words can sound frightening. But Jesus is not […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today we celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran – the Pope’s cathedral, and the mother of all churches in […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today’s celebration lifts our eyes in two directions: toward heaven and toward the earth. Toward heaven, because there we find all the saints – people just […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today’s Gospel presents us with two people who come to pray: a Pharisee and a tax collector. Both enter the temple, but only one goes home […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today’s Gospel speaks to us about the power of prayer that never gives up. Jesus tells us about a simple woman, a widow, who keeps asking […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Today’s Gospel tells us about ten lepers who meet Jesus on the road. Ten people marked by suffering, rejected by others, living without hope. They all […]
Today’s readings place before us an ancient question: Why keep believing when it seems God is silent? The prophet Habakkuk cries: “O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, […]
Today’s Gospel presents us with two very different men: a rich man who lived in luxury, and a poor man named Lazarus, who sat at his gate hoping for crumbs. […]
Dear brothers and sisters, The readings today invite us to reflect on how we relate to material goods and the responsibility we carry as God’s children in this world. The […]
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, a day that reminds us that the sign of suffering and death has become for us the sign […]
Today, the Church offers us three readings that, at first glance, may seem different, but are united by a common thread: the wisdom to follow God wholeheartedly, with discernment and […]
Today’s Word of God speaks to us about humility and about the true greatness that God seeks in us. The Book of Sirach tells us: “My son, perform your tasks […]
The Word of God today leads us through a spiritual journey that is both demanding and full of hope. We receive three key messages: the universal call to salvation (Isaiah); […]
Today is a day of great joy for our community: it is the feast day of our parish, the day when we remember the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. […]
Today’s readings invite us to live with faithful expectation. Not the kind of waiting that sits idly, but an active, hopeful, trusting kind of waiting – one that is rooted […]
Today’s liturgy offers us a powerful reflection on the meaning of life, the value of our labour, and the identity we are called to embrace in Christ. The readings challenge […]
Today, God calls us to rediscover the power of prayer – not a rushed or mechanical prayer, but one that is bold, living, and full of trust. A prayer that […]
Hospitality is often praised as a beautiful human virtue—welcoming someone into your home, offering food, shelter, warmth. But today’s readings take us deeper. They show us that true hospitality is […]
Today, we hear Jesus telling us a story that touches the heart. It’s about a man who was beaten and left on the side of the road, and about other […]
Today we come to a vibrant and dynamic passage – full of movement, mission, and divine purpose. In the Gospel today, Jesus sends out seventy-two disciples – not just the […]
Today we celebrate the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, two towering pillars of the Church. Though very different in background and temperament, they shared a common mission: to proclaim […]
Today, the Church throughout the world pauses in reverence and joy to celebrate the profound mystery of the Eucharist – the real presence of Jesus Christ in His Body and […]
At the very heart of our Christian faith is the belief that God is One and at the same time Three. It sounds impossible. Others think that Christians are foolish […]
Today, as we mark the great arrival of the Holy Spirit, the season of Easter reaches its climax and conclusion. Today we celebrate and experience the powerful outpouring of the […]
Today, we are called to reflect on the prayer of our Savior Jesus Christ, which offers us a true lesson about what it means to be a community of faith […]
As we continue our journey through the sacred season of Easter, the gospel this Sunday describes another appearance by the Risen Lord to his friends. We are approaching the climax […]
From the very beginning of his public ministry, Jesus challenged everyone’s expectations of what sort of Messiah he would be. He would not conform to the image of a political […]
For those of us who live in cities and housing estates of one kind or another, we more than likely don’t see a lot of shepherds or indeed sheep! So […]
Sometimes we might be tempted to believe that those who knew Jesus personally in the gospels; the disciples, apostles or even the later saints had everything figured and sorted out. […]
What happens to us when we really believe? Are our lives changed? We see in the Acts of the Apostles today that the lives of some of the followers of […]
We began our Lenten journey with Jesus in the desert. We did our best to pray for each and with each other as we travelled with him during those forty […]
On the first Easter, very early in the morning, the women come to the tomb with spices to anoint Jesus’ body. They find the stone rolled away so they enter […]
It is 3 o’clock on a Friday afternoon. What are you doing here? Why did you come here this afternoon? Whom are you looking for? This was the question our […]
When Jesus says, “Do this in memory of me!” clearly, he means us to understand what “This” was and is. What exactly had he in mind through the symbols of […]
The events that begin on Palm Sunday and take place for the rest of Holy Week are basically the story of a human drama; it is the drama of Jesus […]
We are all very aware of the phrase, ‘people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.’ What does this actually mean? Well, if you’re standing in a glass house and you […]
We may have heard the phrase familiarity breeds contempt. This simply means that we can take for granted and become casual and even indifferent to what we are used to. […]
Jesus was a great story teller! He spoke to the people in ways that they were familiar with and understood. He spoke about farming, shepherds, wine, fishing and sowing seeds. […]
In the gospel this Sunday, Jesus takes a small group of his followers and friends away from the noise of the market place and walks with them up the mountain. […]
It’s that time of the year again – Lent! We begin our Lenten Journey as we always do with Jesus in the desert. For many of us who live in […]
Whenever we see a political debate during an election campaign, we normally witness politicians from different sides condemning and criticising each other. They each believe that they are right and […]
Liking something is easy enough; it doesn’t ask too much of us. People like their own favourite biscuits or sweets. They prefer or like their favourite television programme. Loving something […]
All politicians have their own catchphrases, slogans and manifestos. These tell us who they and what they stand for. Perhaps, just perhaps, Jesus is somewhat similar. When he stood up […]
Peter is often held up to us as a model of faith, strength and leadership, but this was not always the case. He began his life before he met Jesus […]
Today, in union with the universal Church we celebrate The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. Today’s Feast takes place forty day after Christmas. And, it is in a […]
We have finished our Advent preparations; we have celebrated Christmas, the Epiphany and the Baptism of Jesus. Now we meet Jesus as he openly and publicly begins his public ministry. […]
It may look and sound a little strange having just celebrated Advent and Christmas to find ourselves at a wedding with Mary and Jesus; but here we are! Mary is […]
Today, in union with the whole Church, we celebrate the great event that is the Baptism of the Lord. Today is also a great opportunity for us to remember our […]
I love magic and magicians. I never cease to be amazed by the speed at which the magician seems to do something that looks impossible. There is a very serious […]
Today, we gather around the Holy Family; Mary, Joseph and Jesus. It is through this poor family that God’s love for each of us and the whole world is revealed […]
This Sunday is the fourth and last Sunday of Advent. Our journey of preparation to celebrate the birth of Jesus is almost complete; but not just yet; we still have […]
It would be fair to say that we all have our own favourite image or picture of God or Jesus. In the Old Testament God is described as wind, fire, […]
The Jewish People of the Old Testament had been promised that the Messiah, the Chosen One of God would come to deliver and save them from oppression and slavery. They […]
Well, it’s that time of the year again; Advent. We will have already seen the many sights and sounds of Christmas around us these last few weeks. The shops are […]
Last Sunday, if we can remember, Jesus spoke to us about the ‘end times.’ Today, as a universal church, we celebrate the great Feast of Christ the King. This is […]
We may have read about or even seen people who walk up and down the streets carrying the sign, ‘the end of the world is near!’ This even happened at […]
The Gospel this Sunday is one of contrasts; a widow and the Scribes, the poor and the wealthy, the powerless and the powerful, humility and showing off to impress. It […]
Love God and love your neighbour. This short and clear commandment expresses the whole of the law of God. Today we don’t like to think of God’s word as a […]
We have to be very careful not to simply assume that the ‘God’ of the Old Testament was angry, cruel and judgmental. The first reading this Sunday from the Prophet […]
The first reading this Sunday is taken from the Prophet Isaiah. It is normally read on Good Friday during the Passion Liturgy. It is often called the ‘Suffering Servant.’ In […]
Wisdom is surely the theme that we are invited to reflect on today. Wisdom! Be attentive! Christ is the wisdom and power of God! But are we wise? How do […]
In his three short years of public activity and ministry, Jesus went out of his way to seek out and find those who were ignored, rejected and often despised by […]
Because of the advances in technology and social media, we know that we all live in a very fast moving and changing multi-religious and multi-cultural world. No matter where we […]
Perhaps at times we would like to think that the first and very early followers of Jesus got on with each other all the time without any problems or disagreements; […]
When we were baptised, regardless of when or at what age, we were brought into the Family of God and received the wonderful gift of faith. The faith we freely […]
There has been in the past the idea that God in the Old Testament was cold, harsh, angry and judgemental; this is not the case. The first reading from the […]
The first reading this Sunday is taken from the Old Testament; the Book of Deuteronomy. Moses, the great leader of the Israelites speaks to them and encourages them to keep […]
The gospels for the last three Sundays have all been taken from the gospel of St. John. The message from each of them has been about Jesus claiming to be […]
What wonderful readings we have today! In the Book of Proverbs we are invited to use our imagination and think of the gift of Wisdom as a person preparing a […]
Sometimes we find ourselves at the end of our strength and feel that we cannot go on. Sometimes, instead of asking the Lord for strength to go on, we ask […]
Today we continue the theme from last Sunday about God’s miracle of feeding people when there is no food available. Last week we heard of Elishah the Prophet’s feeding of […]
We all love a good meal. We look forward to any meal, especially if it is one that celebrates a special occasion or event. People gather, there is food and […]
As we know from the gospels, there were always demands being made on Jesus and on his time. Many who were sick waited and queued so that he could lay […]
There are many ‘Prophets’ that we hear about when read parts of the Old Testament. We are familiar with prophets such Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel. Miriam, the sister of Moses is […]
This Sunday’s gospel sees Jesus returning home, perhaps to see his family and take a break from teaching and healing people. But once he arrives, he goes to the local […]
Today, as a church we are remembering and celebrating two of God’s most unlikely heroes: Peter and Paul. Each in their own way carried on the mission and ministry of […]
As we begin the Sunday readings of Ordinary time, after the solemnities of the Most Holy Trinity and Corpus Christi, we begin to reflect on who God is for each […]
When Jesus spoke to people, he spoke to them in a way and language that they understood. He spoke to them about the natural world that they lived in. He […]
In the gospels there are many different images and titles used to describe Jesus. He spoke about himself as being the Good Shepherd, the Bread of life and the Light […]
Any family event that is celebrated with a meal and a drink is a cause for great joy and happiness. Friends and relatives, some of whom we may not have […]
Today is not the day to try and explain how three goes into one! The Feast of the Trinity is not a matter of facts, figures and numbers. We cannot […]
The world is charged with the splendour of God! As we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the season of Easter reaches its final climax. This Sunday we celebrate and experience […]
We have celebrated the Ascension of our Lord and now our hearts and minds turn to Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit. It is not enough that Jesus goes […]
We are still making our way through the Season of Easter and the risen Jesus continues to appear to his friends and followers. And, as always, when he does appear […]
In last Sunday’s gospel, Jesus described himself as the Good Shepherd who we are called and invited to follow. This Sunday, Jesus offers us another powerful image of himself and […]
When I was a child there was a simple game that we used to play in the school yard at lunch time. It was called ‘Follow the leader’. One person […]
Jesus continues to appear to his friends and followers. We can only imagine that they are still trying to get over the shock and disappointment of seeing him die on […]
I wonder, would it be right to suggest that after Judas who betrayed Jesus, Thomas is perhaps the least liked apostle and follower of Jesus? After all he had been […]
Dear brothers and sisters, Our Lenten journey and pilgrimage are over. Our fasting is complete; now we can feast and celebrate. We have travelled with Jesus from the harshness of […]
The dramatic events of Holy Weeks begin… A lot is going to happen this coming week. Jesus is going to do and say things that will annoy and anger the […]
Hopefully, at this stage of the year and at this part of our Lenten journey, we have a deeper awareness that the long cold darkness of winter is behind us. […]
We come to the midpoint of Lent and have this Sunday a celebration with a theme of joy and of trust in the Lord. During the whole of Lent, our […]
Often, we hear or perhaps even say that money is the root of all evil. However, this is not actually what scripture tells us. What it tells us is that […]
The drama in the gospel for this Sunday takes place on a mountain, as indeed does the very dramatic events in the first reading from the Book of Genesis. The […]
Strange as it may seem to us so soon after Advent and Christmas, but this is the first Sunday of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, we began our Lenten Pilgrimage with […]
The first reading this Sunday from the Book of Leviticus and the Gospel from Mark, both speak to us about leprosy. For the Jewish people, before and during the time […]
We know from reading and hearing the gospels that Jesus was much in demand and generally very busy! Once he began his public ministry, he went from place-to-place preaching and […]
From reading the gospels, we know that Jesus was a great speaker and wonderful storyteller. So good at this was he, that Peter even once said, ‘Lord, to whom shall […]
Jesus is beginning his public ministry and so he starts to call people to follow him. Jesus always made a point of meeting and calling people wherever he found them. […]
As Jesus walks by minding his own business, John points at him and says to those who are with him, ‘Look there is the Lamb of God.’ They drop everything […]
The People in darkness have seen a great light… The word Epiphany means to reveal or to make known. This Sunday, these strangers whom we call kings, who were led […]
This Sunday, we remember and celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Mary, Joseph and Jesus. It might be true to say that the focus of attention leading up […]
Just listening to the readings, we know that we are very close to the celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus. The first reading is so very beautiful and […]
In today’s first reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah we come upon the passage that Jesus quoted when he read scripture in the Synagogue of Nazareth. The passage […]
There is something beautiful about all the lights that we now see around us in the streets and shop windows. As they shine and sparkle, they are trying to catch […]
This Sunday we begin a new season in the liturgical calendar of the Church. Today, we begin the great Season of Advent. There are two messages that we will hear […]
Next Sunday we begin the Season of Advent; our time of preparation for Christmas. Therefore, this Sunday marks the end of our current liturgical year. Before we begin the Season […]
Two aspects of these readings for today draw our attention immediately.First, am I really searching for wisdom in my life? Second, am I alert tothe presence of God and wait […]
The Prophet Malachi asks us today in the first reading: ‘Why do webreak faith with one another?’ We break faith with God and with oneanother and with ourselves. This is […]
There is always the danger that when we hear a song too often that webecome complacent and take it for granted. The same can happen withthe readings and gospels we […]
Someone once said that ‘the only things certain in this world are deathand taxes’. And it appears from our gospel that at the time of Jesus, taxeshad to be paid […]
All are invited, all are welcomeWe all love a good meal with our friends and family. Whenever we sharea meal with those we love, there is a sense of joy, […]
Dear brothers and sisters, The Gospel of this Sunday places before us one of the simplest and, at the same time, one of the most overwhelming statements in all of […]
