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The Symbols of Easter Night

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Easter Sunday. Fr Malcolm McMahon preaches for the Easter Vigil. One of the enduring memories of my childhood was seeing the Wakefield

Good Friday. Fr Edmund Hill preaches on the words of Jesus from the cross. 'My God, my God, why have you

Holy Thursday. Fr John Patrick Kenrick preaches on our Lord's washing of the feet of his disciples. A recent TV documentary asked

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Fr John Farrell preaches at the beginning of the Holy Week on Jesus'

Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr. Aelred Connelly preaches on our new freedom in Christ. 'See, I am doing a new deed,

Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Colin Carr preaches on the parable of the prodigal son. Jesus got into trouble.

Second Sunday of Lent. Fr Simon Gaine preaches on Paul's words to the Phillippians. 'Our commonwealth is in heaven', writes St

First Sunday of Lent. Fr Mark O'Brien preaches on the three temptations of Christ and the temptations that face us. At first

Ash Wednesday. Fr Clement Paul exhorts us to remember this Lent who we are before God. The Season of Lent begins

Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Martin Ganeri preaches on the disharmony between who we are and what we say. 'A good

Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr David McLean preaches on our Lord's teaching that we should love those who do

Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Gordian Marshall preaches on the preaching of Jesus. Suffering, loneliness, illness are things that nobody