The readings on this Gaudete (Rejoice!) Sunday are full of encouragement, resonating with joyful hope as we draw closer to the birthday of Jesus: God’s Son coming to live among us.…
Advent is a sacred time of longing and preparation for the Lord; a time for waking up to listen to the Spirit calling deep within us…
As we begin the season of Advent, the readings continue to focus not just on the coming of Christ at the end of time, but also on…
The scripture texts of this solemnity, on the last Sunday of the Church year, sum up what we have been reading, listening to, and pondering all year. We have watched as Jesus…
The readings in this final week of Ordinary Time Year A remind us again of the need to be always prepared for…
Running throughout the readings this Sunday are themes of longing, seeking, and purposeful attentiveness…
In our readings for this Sunday, we hear how easy it is for human pride and laxity to diminish…
The readings for this week invite us to consider how to live as followers of Jesus in our communities…
Today’s readings concentrate on God as ruler over all the world. The First Reading teaches us about the relationship between…
As the end of the liturgical year gradually approaches, the readings begin to focus on the kingdom of heaven and the era beyond…
The image of the people of God as a vineyard is familiar in the Scriptures. We can rejoice in seeing the…
This week’s readings call us to turn to the Lord, modelling our actions and words on Christ Jesus…
The generous love of the Lord is very close to us. The readings for this weekend remind us that when we seek the Lord, we can be confident of…
The readings for this Sunday remind us again of God’s boundless love and compassion…
The theme of listening runs through today’s readings. We are to listen to the word of God, to our hearts, to one another, and to our community. We are challenged truly to love one another, speaking out where necessary…
Today’s readings remind us that the path of love leads us away from ourselves. This is always painful, but ultimately it is a path that leads us to the fullness of life…
Today’s readings focus on the way God looks on the lowly, the ones who need help. The Gospel encourages us to…
God’s love, mercy and salvation are for everyone. Although the Israelites were known as God’s chosen people…
Our Sunday readings this week reiterate the need to listen to God’s voice in all the circumstances of our lives, especially in…
The liturgy this Sunday gives us a foretaste of future glory. In the Gospel, as in all the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke), the account of the Transfiguration occurs as Jesus is about to make his final journey to Jerusalem and to the Cross.…