Sunday Reflections

Weekly reflections from Fr Michael based on the liturgy of the Word of that Sunday

14 th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)

Ezekiel 2.3 – 5Psalm: 1232 Corinthians 12. 7 – 10Mark 6. 1 – 6Who would be content with weakness? Most of us would want to be strong and in charge, at thetop of our game. In fact, we are more likely to minimize or disguise our limitations or difficulties.So why would...

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)

Job 28.1-4, 8-11Psalm: 1072 Corinthians 5.14 – 17Mark 4.35-41 The Sea of Galilee was a very large inland lake more than a sea, yet, like a sea, it could turn very nasty due to winds suddenly blowing down onto it from the surrounding hills. Something of the fear that a...

THE COMPASSIONATE HEART OF JESUS AND MARY

Hosea 11: 1 – 4, 8ac – 9Responsorial Canticle: Isaiah 12Ephesians 3. 8 – 12, 14 – 19John 19. 31 – 37 A reading from the holy Gospel according to John Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the Sabbath, especially...