Sunday Reflections
Weekly reflections from Fr Michael based on the liturgy of the Word of that SundayFOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (A)
Open the eyes of my soul, Lord
First Reading: 1 Samuel 16, 1b, 6 – 7, 10 – 13Responsorial Psalm: 23Second Reading: Ephesians 5.8 – 14Gospel: John 9. 1 – 41It’s hard to know why Jesus went through the ritual of the spittle, the mud, and the water, in orderto heal the man. He healed other blind...
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (A)
Readings: Exdous 17: 3 – 7. Romans 5: 1-2, 5 – 8. Gospel John: 4: 5 – 42Today’s First Reading from the Book of Exodus tells us that God presented the people of Israelwith living water from the rock. It consisted of one of the three events found in the Old...
First Sunday of Lent (A)
Shun not the Struggle
First Reading: Genesis 2. 7 – 9, 16 – 18, 25; 3. 1 – 7Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 51Second Reading: Romans 5. 12 – 19Gospel: Matthew 4. 1 – 11The number forty is the symbolic number, not necessarily an exact chronological period of time.This number ‘forty’ appears many...