Father of mercy, who gave your Son for our salvation and who strengthens us always with the gifts of your Spirit, grant us Christian communities which are alive, fervent and joyous, which are fonts of fraternal life, and which nurture in the young the desire to consecrate themselves to you…
WORDS FOR LIFE This parable reminds us of the need to remember always our proper social position and to ensure that our blind ambition doesn’t send us on a mad race for ever higher goals. This craving for apparent progress occurs when we allow our desire for honour, power…
Words for life 5th June 2016 Ordinary Time X(C) In the reading from Luke, Jesus went to a town called Naim in Galilee to the south of Mt. Tabor. There he saw a large crowd of towns people following a stretcher carrying the body of the dead…
Words for life 29th May 2016 Corpus Christi 2016 The Mystery of God’s love. Today we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi – the gift of God’s love for us. His presence The Church uses the word «transubstaniation» to explain what happens in the Eucharist – the bread…
Words for life 22nd May 2016 The Most Holy Trinity 1.Today, we are celebrating the Most Holy Trinity which is the central mystery of our faith. Every time we do the sign of the cross, we practise our faith: «In the name of the Father, and of…
Words for life 15th May 2016, Pentecost Sunday PENTECOST 1.Easter starts with Resurrection Sunday, then followed by the Ascension of our Lord and finishes with Pentecost Sunday. At Pentecost we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles. 2. Today is the feastday of the Holy Spirit.…
