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4th Sunday of Lent. As we move closer to Holy Week and Easter today’s Gospel gives us a pointer to these events. Jesus will be ‘lifted up’ on the cross, raised to life at the resurrection and ascend to his Father. All this is to reveal God’s love for the world: the cross is a powerful sign of this. As in previous years all three communities will come together to celebrate … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 14.03.21

3rd Sunday of Lent. In today’s Gospel reading we hear how Jesus throws the vendors and money-changers out of the Temple. In the light of Easter (for which Lent is a time of preparation) this prophetic act tells us about who Jesus is and the nature of the good news which he proclaimed. From now on the privileged place of meeting between God and man is no longer the Temple but … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 07.02.21

2nd Sunday of Lent. We began our Lenten journey in the desert. Today we are taken up a high mountain to encounter Moses and Elijah. These are key figures in the history of salvation and they symbolise the Law and the Prophets. We also see Jesus who is momentarily revealed in his glory as the Son of God. Today there is a retiring collection for CAFOD – a good way of … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 28.02.21

1st Sunday of Lent. Each year on the 1st Sunday of Lent we hear the account of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. This year it is Mark who gives his own terse narrative. He tells us that it is the Spirit who drives Jesus into the desert. Although he is with the wild beasts, angels look after him. Once John the Baptist has been arrested Jesus begins his proclamation of the Good … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 21.02.21

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In today’s Gospel reading we hear the story of a man whose leprosy cut him off from contact with his community. Jesus has compassion on him and by healing him restores him to his family and friends. But because Jesus touched the sick man he himself was cut off from the community and ‘had to stay outside in places where nobody lived’. Next … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 14.02.21