Category Archives: Feast, Holy Day

Advent: Awaiting God’s Justice Pope Benedict XVI Advent watchfulness means living in God’s presence and according to his criteria in order to prepare a worthy dwelling-place for the promised Saviour On Wednesday, 19 December 2007, at the General Audience in … Continue reading →

Ordinary Time Apart from those seasons having their own distinctive character, thirty-three or thirty-four weeks remain in the yearly cycle that do not celebrate a specific aspect of the mystery of Christ. Rather, especially on the Sundays, they are devoted … Continue reading →

The Ascension of the Lord (01.06.14) Historical Continuance v Contemporary Convenience  For Catholics, with long memories, calling a Sunday ‘Ascension Day’ jars! Historically, the Church has celebrated Ascension Day on a Thursday. Has the living of our faith become a … Continue reading →

Pentecost Sunday (08.06.14) In today’s Gospel John describes for us the scene following the death of Jesus. Since the crucifixion the disciples have been bunched together behind locked doors, “for fear of the Jews”. However, when the risen Jesus appears … Continue reading →

Pentecost Sunday We must live according to the Spirit of unity and truth, and this is why we must pray for the Spirit to enlighten and guide us to overcome the temptation to follow our own truths, and to welcome … Continue reading →

Jesus revealed to us the mystery of God: he, the Son, made us know the Father who is in Heaven, and gave us the Holy Spirit, the Love of the Father and of the Son. Christian theology synthesizes the truth … Continue reading →

Dear Jesus, our Lord and Saviour, Easter is the joyful feast when we are reborn in your death and resurrection. We recall our baptism when we are washed clean and pure in life giving water. We adopt the egg as … Continue reading →