Advent

Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 23:1-6; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 On the fourth Sunday of Advent, we read St. Matthew’s Gospel in which the

Advent 2013: O Oriens Today’s O antiphon, translates in english to: “O Morning Star, splendour of light eternal and sun of

O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Isreal, qui aperis, et nemo claudit; claudis, et nemo aperit: veni, et educ vinctum

O Radix Iesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum

In these last days before Christmas the sense of expectation in the Church’s liturgy intensifies as a treasure trove of

At times life can seem so bewildering and mysterious that it feels as if we are lacking a vital piece

Readings: Num. 24: 2-7,15-17A; Mt. 21: 23-27 Christ before the High Priest.

On this, the third Sunday of Advent or Gaudete Sunday, we sense a definite mood change. The austerity of what

Readings: Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11; Psalm 80:2-3,

Readings: Isaiah 48:17-19; Psalm 1:1-4,6; Matthew 11:16-19 You just can’t please some people. One can sense Our Lord’s frustration in today’s

Readings: Is 41, 13-20; Ps 145; Mt 11:11-15. I have almost finished my first term. I write 'almost', because I have

Readings: Isaiah 40:25-31; Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10; Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened,and I will