We would see a sign
Wednesday 1 of LentReadings: Jonah 3:1-10; Psalm 50; Luke 11:29-32In today’s gospel, the crowds ‘seek a sign’. They want Jesus
Hearing the Word of God
Tuesday 1 of LentReadings:Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 34; Matthew 6:7-15A word, once let out of the cage, cannot be whistled back
Transformed
Monday 1 of LentReadings: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18; Psalm 18; Matthew 25:31-46As I greeted her jovially on the street, I wondered
With Christ in the Desert
First Sunday of LentReadings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 90; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13‘Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan
Lenten Question
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Robert Ombres relates the temptations of Christ to the traditional penitential exercises of Lent. There is
“I have come not to call the righteous, but sinners”
Saturday after Ash WednesdayReadings: Isaiah 58:9-14, Psalm 85:1-6, Luke 5:27-32 In today’s Gospel we have an account of the call
Can fasting be in vain?
Friday after Ash WednesdayReadings: Isaiah 58:1-9; Psalm 50; Matthew 9:14-15'Why have we fasted, if you do not see, why mortify
A Sign of Mercy and Unity
Feast of the Chair of St PeterReadings: 1 Peter 5:1-4; Psalm 23; Matthew 16:13-19. The Lord said to Simon Peter: I
“… And to dust you will return”
Ash Wednesday Readings: Joel 2:12-18; 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. ‘Come back to me with all your heart, fasting, weeping, mourning’
Seeking Expert Advice
Ash Wednesday. Fr Simon Gaine considers the three-fold treatment for sin proposed by Christ our Healer. More and more we seem
Compline at Blackfriars
The office of Compline is sung at Blackfriars, Oxford each Wednesday in the eight teaching weeks of term. It is
Quodlibet 4 – Baptism of Infants
Lent is begining tomorrow. It has always been a special time for those preparing to receive baptism. Br. David Rocks