Luke 19:28-40/ Isaiah 50:4-7/ Ps 22(21)/ Philippians 2:6-11/ Luke 22:14-23:56 People can be fickle, easily influenced by what they see...

Isaiah 43:16-21/ Ps 126(125)/ Philippians 3:8-14/ John 8:1-11 We live in a society that can be quick to judge, eager to cast the first...

Joshua 5:9a, 10-12/ Ps 34(33)/ 2 Corinthians 5:17-21/ Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 The family unit should be the foundation of society. We learn...

Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15/ Ps 103(102)/ 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10/ Luke 13:1-9 One of the most challenging questions asked of us about our...

Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18/ Ps 27(26)/ Philippians 3:17-4:1/ Luke 9:28b-36 We are bombarded with the shouting voices of individuals and...

Deuteronomy 26:4-10/ Ps 91(90)/ Romans 10:8-13/ Luke 4:1-13 Most people know about giving something up for Lent, but do we understand the...

Sirach 27:4-7/ Ps 92(91)/ 1 Corinthians 15:54-58/ Luke 6:39-45 A saying ascribed to either Abraham Lincoln or Mark Twain says, ‘Better to...

1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/ Ps 103(102)/ 1 Corinthians 15:45-49/ Luke 6:27-38 Anthony Walker was an 18-year-old student...

Jeremiah 17:5-8/ Ps 1/1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20/ Luke 6:17, 20-26 Are you happy? Do you feel blessed? In our world of consumerism, we...

Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8/ Ps 138(137)/ 1 Corinthians 15:1-11/ Luke 5:1-11 As a seafaring nation we understand the perils of the sea. Goods are...

Malachi 3:1-4/ Ps 24(23)/ Hebrews 2:14-18/ Luke 2:22-40 We can spend a lot of time waiting for things. Even in our fast-moving world we...

Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/ Ps 19(18)/ 1 Corinthians 12:12-30/ Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 At Mass Jesus is present to us in several ways,...

Isaiah 62:1-5/ Ps 96(95)/ 1 Corinthians 12:4-11/ John 2:1-11 Too often Christianity is associated with forbidding things and dour...

Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11/ Ps 104(103)/ Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7/ Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Baptism should not be a rite of passage, a cultural event, or...

Isaiah 60:1-6/ Ps 72(71)/ Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6/ Matthew 2:1-12 There are many today who search in all sorts of places for meaning in...

1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28/ Ps 84(83)/ 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24/ Luke 2:41-52 (There are other choices of readings and psalms today) A few years...

Micah 5:2-5a/ Ps 80(79)/ Hebrews 10:5-10/ Luke 1:39-45 Today we light the fourth purple candle on the Advent wreath. Called the Angel’s...

Zephaniah 3:14-18/ Psalm Is 12:2-3. 4b-d. 5-6/ Philippians 4:4-7/ Luke 3:10-18 The third Advent candle to be lit is rose coloured, called...

Baruch 5:1-9/ Ps 126(125)/ Philippians 1:3-6, 8-11/ Luke 3:1-6 Today we light the second purple candle on the Advent wreath. This candle...

Jeremiah 33:14-16/ Ps 25(24)/ 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2/ Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Today we light the first candle on the Advent wreath. This...