Homilies
The Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle 2011[Mass Readings]
First reading Acts 22:3-16 © Paul said to the people, ‘I am a Jew and was born at Tarsus in Cilicia. I was brought up here in this city. I studied under Gamaliel and was taught the exact observance of the Law of our ancestors. In fact, I was as full of duty towards God […]
Mass Readings Sunday 23 January 2011 [3rd Sunday of the year]
First reading Isaiah 8:23-9:3 © In days past the Lord humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in days to come he will confer glory on the Way of the Sea on the far side of Jordan, province of the nations. The people that walked in darkness has seen a great […]
Mass Readings: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time [yr. A]
First reading Isaiah 49:3,5-6 © The Lord said to me, ‘You are my servant, Israel, in whom I shall be glorified’; I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, my God was my strength. And now the Lord has spoken, he who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob […]
[Mass Readings]Sunday 9 January 2011:The Baptism of the Lord
First reading Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7 © Thus says the Lord: Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have endowed him with my spirit that he may bring true justice to the nations. He does not cry out or shout aloud, or make his voice heard in the […]