Weekly News 10/09/2023
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A ‘No man is an island…’ How true this is for those who follow Christ: each of us has responsibilities towards each other, based on our debt of mutual love. When we see wickedness and wrongdoing, then because of our privileged position of following the Lord Jesus, we have […]
Weekly News 03/09/2023
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A A quick glance at last weeks Gospel reveals the interesting development of the story: last week, we heard Peter proclaiming that Jesus was the Messiah, and being given authority as a result. This week, Peter gets it wrong: he is rebuked by the Lord because he does not […]
News and Views September 2023
News & Views September 2023 The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, whose memorial the Church celebrates on 15th September. September falls during the liturgical season known as Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical color green. This symbol of hope is the colour of the sprouting seed and arouses […]
Weekly News 27/08/2023
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A There is a very simple theme to this Sunday’s readings: it is the principle of authority in the community of the Church: we are introduced to the idea that God gives authority to someone in the first reading, where Shebna is dismissed by God and replaced. This is […]
Weekly News 20/08/2023
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Today is one of those occasions when, even though the second reading is not chosen to correspond to the theme of the Gospel and first reading, it does in fact fit very well. Indeed, much of the letter to the Romans is explained in this Sunday’s Liturgy of […]
Weekly News 13/08/2023
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A How does God reveal himself to us? Most of the time, in precisely the way we do not expect! This is what happened to Elijah: we expect God – all-powerful, almighty – to appear in dramatic effects of nature; but no, God is in a gentle breeze. […]
Weekly News 06/08/2023
The Transfiguration of the Lord – Year A – This Feast takes the place of the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Usually, only a “Solemnity” replaces a Sunday, however there are 4 “Feasts of the Lord” which do replace the Sunday if they coincide: The Presentation (2 Feb); The Transfiguration (6 Aug), The Exaltation of […]
News and Views August 2023
News & Views August 2023 The Assumption of Our Lady – 15th August On Tuesday 15th August we celebrate the Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the oldest feast day of Our Lady, its origin is lost in those days when Jerusalem was restored as a sacred city, at the time […]
World Youth Day
Our Parish representatives have arrived in Lisbon and are exploring the local area on their first day. Follow us on Facebook for posts during the day.
Weekly News 30/07/2023
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A – What a gift it is, to be able to recognise the true value of things, and choose those which will last forever and bring us true happiness! Solomon, renowned for wisdom, is able to make the right choices when offered the chance to have anything he […]