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Happy the pilgrims whom you strengthen, to make the ascent to you” (Psalm 84, 5-6)
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Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 6, 20212 min read
Tuesday 06/07/2021
Ordinary time week 14, Mt 9, 32-38 Vatican II introduced different models of Church, one being a Pilgrim People on a journey together to...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Monday 05/07/2021
Ordinary time week 14, Mt 9, 18-26 We have repeated a few times: My God in whom I trust! But, is that true? Do you really trust in God?...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Saint Thomas Apostle 03/07/2021
Ordinary time week 13, Jn 20,24-29 As well as having a great name, Thomas the Apostle is one of the apostles with character. He was...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 2, 20211 min read
Friday 02/07/2021
Ordinary time week 13, Mt 9, 9-13 One of the great qualities ofJesus was his ability to turn the negativity of others and the barriers...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 30, 20212 min read
Wednesday 30/6/2021
Ordinary time week 13, Gn 21, 5,8-20; Mt 8, 28-34 The Old Testament always give the impression that God is God of the underdog. Often...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 29, 20212 min read
St Peter & Paul, Apostles 29/6/2021
Ordinary time week 13, Mt 16, 13-19 Peter (Malcolm Guite) Impulsive master of misunderstanding you comfort me with all your big mistakes;...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Monday 28/6/2021
Ordinary time Week 13th Mt 8, 18-22 St Irenaeus (130 - 202) born in Smyrna, Asia Minor (now Izmir, Turkey), emigrated to Lyons, in...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 25, 20211 min read
Friday 25/06/2021
Ordinary time week 12, Gn 17:1-9,15-22, Mt 8:1-4 “If you want to you can cure me?” “Of course, I want to!” said Jesus. This has been the...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Wednesday 23/6/2021
Ordinary time, week 12, Gn 15,1-12, 17-18; Mt 7,15-20 We have heard today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us a practical way by which we can...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 22, 20212 min read
Tuesday 22/6/2021
Ordinary time week 12, Mt 10, 34-39 St John Fisher (1469 - 1535) was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, in 1469. He studied theology in...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 19, 20212 min read
Saturday 19/6/2021
Ordinary time week 11, Mt 6,24-34 Celebrating the memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary emphasizes certain values to which contemporary...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 18, 20212 min read
Friday 18/6/2021
Ordinary time week 11, Mt 6,19-23 Anyone concerned about the future of the planet is aware of the importance of light for growth. The is...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Thursday 17/6/2021
Ordinary time week 11, Mt 6,7-15 How to pray is a long-standing question. The Our Father is a mainstay prayer which teaches us to...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 16, 20212 min read
Wednesday 16/6/2021
Ordinary time week 11, Mt 6:1-6,16-18 An Indian Master said the one most selfish one letter word is the letter “I”. Everything revolves...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 14, 20212 min read
Monday 14/06/2021
Ordinary time week 11 2Co 6,1-10; Mt 5 38-42 In writing to the Corinthians, Paul calls for sincerity, genuineness, openness and focus on...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 11, 20212 min read
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Ordinary time week 10, Jn 19,31-37 Devotion to the Sacred Heart, encouraged by mediaeval mystics and promoted by St Gertrude, St Margaret...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Thursday 10/6/2021
Ordinary time week 10, Mt 5, 20-26 We are mirrors or reflectors of God’ glory says St Paul. Anthony de Mello tells the following story:...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Wednesday 09/6/2021
Ordinary time week 10, Mt 5,17-19 St Columba (521? - 597) (Gaelic Colm Cille) was born in Gartan, County Donegal, of royal lineage. He...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 8, 20212 min read
Tuesday 08/06/2021
Ordinary time week 10, Mt 5,13 -16 A New York teacher decided to honour her high school seniors by telling each them how they had made a...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jun 4, 20212 min read
Friday 04/06/2021
Ordinary time week 9. Mk 12, 35-37 The people listening to Jesus were filled with delight. This simple phrase reveals so much. Delight...
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