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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
May 24, 20223 min read
6th Sunday of Easter
6th Sunday of Easter Year C, 22/05/2022 Jn 14, 23-29 Revelation speaks of the temple of the city being Jesus Christ. This reminds us of...
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Assumptionists in the UK
May 24, 20222 min read
5th Sunday of Easter
5th Sunday of Easter Year C 15/5/2022 Jn 13, 31-35 We often talk about the glory of God or about giving glory to God but do we pause to...
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Assumptionists in the UK
May 9, 20222 min read
4th Sunday of Easter
4th Sunday of Easter 8/5/2022 Jn10, 27-30 Only a small reference about Jesus being the Good Shepherd but that is all we need. In Jesus’...
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Assumptionists in the UK
May 9, 20222 min read
3th Sunday of Easter
3th Sunday of Easter 1/5/2022 Jn 21, 1-19 Yesterday I was privileged to bless a sundial in the Quaker Peace Garden which contains...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Be aware of what we see.
Easter Sunday 17/04/2022 Year C, Jn 20, 1-9 Happy Easter! Today’s the church proclaims throughout the world “Jesus Christ is risen,...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Palm's Sunday 2022
Sunday 10/4/2022 Year C, Lk 22, 14-23, 56 We are today on the Palm’s Sunday, the beginning of the Holy Week. As Jesus said “ the hour has...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Apr 4, 20222 min read
5th Sunday of Lent
Fifth Sunday of Lent Year C, 03/04/2022 Jn 8, 1-11 Before becoming caught up with all the possible shenanigans going on in the Gospel,...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Apr 4, 20222 min read
4th Sunday of Lent
Fourth Sunday of Lent 27/4/2022, Lk 15, 1-3, 11-32 We spend much of our lives looking for meaning and understanding that will help us...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Mar 25, 20222 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent
Third Sunday of Lent, 20/03/2022, Year C, Lk 13, 1-9 On Ash Wednesday, when you received the ashes, the priest make a cross on your...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Mar 14, 20222 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent
2rd Sunday of Lent 2022, Year C, Lk 9, 28-36 One of the greatest privileges of being a priest is hearing the stories of loved ones who...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Mar 14, 20222 min read
First Sunday of Lent
First Sunday of Lent 2022 Year C, Lk 4, 1-13 Jesus had just been baptised and heard God, his Father, call him his beloved Son and...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Feb 27, 20222 min read
8th Sunday
8th Sunday in Ordinary time, Year C, 27/2/2022 Lk 6, 39-45 The answer to what happens if one blind man leads another blind man seems...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Feb 27, 20222 min read
7th Sunday
7th Sunday in Ordinary time, Year C, Lk 6, 27-38 Thích Nhất Hạnh (d. 22/02/22), a renowned Vietnamese Buddhist known as the "father of...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Feb 17, 20223 min read
6th Sunday 13/2/2022
Sunday 6th in Ordinary time, year C, Lk 6,17; 20-26 Dear brothers and sisters, the first reading and today’s Gospel are quite clear for...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Feb 8, 20223 min read
5th Sunday 6/2/2022
5th Sunday in Ordinary time, Lk 5, 1-11 We all know that becoming Christian is to become Jesus' disciples and missionaries of the word of...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Feb 8, 20222 min read
4th Sunday 30/1/2022
4th Sunday in Ordinary time, Lk 4, 21-30 Aesop tells the story of a young Fox meeting a Lion for the first time. He was terribly...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Jan 25, 20223 min read
Third Sunday
Third Sunday in Ordinary time, Year C, 23/01/2022 Lk 1,1-4; 4,14-21 “Your words are spirit, Lord and they are life”. We are on the third...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Second Sunday
Second Sunday in Ordinary time Year C 16/01/2022 Jn 2,1-11 Pope Francis’ message for Peace Sunday: "Great social challenges and peace...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Dec 29, 20214 min read
The Feast of the Holy Family
Sunday 26/12/2021 year C, Lk 2,41-52 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, The stage today is somewhat crowded. Not only is it...
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Assumptionists in the UK
Dec 22, 20212 min read
4th Sunday of Advent
Advent Year C 19/12/2021 Lk 1,39-45 Facing the Omicron variant, we are threatened with being isolated from our loved ones again. This...
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