Saint Monica
Ordinary time 27/8/2021 Mt 25,1-13 Saint Monica (331 - 387) was born in Thagaste in Africa of a Christian family. She was married young,...
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“Happy are those who live in your house, continually singing your praise!
Happy the pilgrims whom you strengthen, to make the ascent to you” (Psalm 84, 5-6)
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Assumptionists in the UK
Aug 23, 20212 min read
Sunday 21th 22/08/2021
Ordinary time year B Jn 6, 60 - 69 Eating flesh and drinking blood for the Jews was and is anathema. However, we have come to understand,...
Assumptionists in the UK
Aug 17, 20212 min read
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ordinary time, Year B, 15/8/2021 Luke 1, 39-56 Our understanding of Mary, the mother of Jesus and Mother of God, will be affected by the...
Assumptionists in the UK
Aug 17, 20212 min read
Sunday 19th 08/08/2021
Ordinary time Year B, Jn 6, 41-51 Jane Tyson Clement wrote the poem, Vigil, about coming face to face with Jesus. What would I do, O...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 28, 20212 min read
Wednesday 28/7/2021
Ordinary time B, week 17, Mt 13, 44-46 Moses face shining with the presence of God shows how much God was present in his life and the...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 26, 20213 min read
St Anne and Joachim
Ordinary time B, Week 17 Mt 13, 16-17 St Anne and St Joachim: a 2nd century tradition gives these names to the parents of the Virgin...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 26, 20213 min read
Sunday 25/7/2021
Ordinary time B, K 4,42-44; Eph 4, 1-6; Jn 6, 1-15 We are today on the 17th Sunday in Ordinary time. In the second reading, the letter of...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 22, 20212 min read
St Mary Magdalene
Ordinary time B, week 16, 22/7/2021, Jn 20,1-2, 11-18 Having grown up in an Assumptionist parish dedicated to Mary Magdalen, she has...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 15, 20212 min read
Thursday 15/7/2021
Ordinary time B, week 15, Mt 11, 28-30 St Bonaventure was born in Bagnoregio, Etruria, around 1218. Becoming a Franciscan in 1243, he...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Wednesday 14/07/2021
Ordinary time B, week 15, Mt 11, 25-27 “Take off your shoes, the ground on which you stand is holy!” God said to Moses. God says similar...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Tuesday 13/07/2021
Ordinary time B, week 15, Mt 11 20-24 Although it appears that Jesus is castigating Charazin and Bethsaida, scripture scholars understand...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 12, 20213 min read
Putting our plan in God's plan
Ordinary time, Sunday 11/7/2021, week 15th Mk 6, 7-13 We are today on 15th Sunday in Ordinary time. In today's Gospel, Jesus sends his...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Thursday 08/07/2021
Ordinary time, week 14, Mt10, 7-15 Hospitality was a key instruction to the disciples before being sent out. In fact, hospitality is key...
Assumptionists in the UK
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Wednesday 07/07/2021
Ordinary time week 14, Mt 10, 1-7 The Joseph story like others in Genesis is a reflection on the story of Jesus. The one rejected becomes...
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 4, 20212 min read
Sunday 04/072021
Ordinary time year B, Sunday 14th, Mk 6 1-6 Jesus lived in Nazareth most of his life, nearly 30 years. He would have learned the skill of...
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...
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