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For the text and music of the O Antiphons, sung at Vespers from today until December 23rd, see the posts

In the lead-up to Christmas, the Dominican students brothers in Oxford will be giving reflections on the coming feast on

Readings: Isaiah 56:1-3a.6-8; Psalm 67 (66):2-3.5.7-8; John 5:33-36 Today’s Gospel enlightens us on two major points: all our efforts in preaching

Readings: Isaiah 54: 1-10; Psalm 30; Luke 7: 24-30 John the Baptist holds a distinct honor in the Gospels in that

Readings: Isaiah 45: 6c-8, 18, 21c-25; Ps 85; Luke 7: 18b-23 It is fitting that we celebrate St John of the

Readings: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19 And 23; Mt 21:28-32 The Church has a long tradition of absorbing

Readings: Numbers 24:2-7,15-17; Matthew 21:23-27.Balaam, whom we encounter in today’s first reading from the Book of Numbers, is a curious

Congratulations to Brother Ian Elias Ward of the Trinity and Father Stephen Michael Quinn of Jesus, two of our fellow

Readings: Isaiah 61: 1-2, 10-11; Luke 1: 46-55; 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24; John 1: 6-8, 19-28 Today is Gaudete

 Readings: Sirach 48:1-4,9-11; Psalm 80; Matthew 17:9.10-13 John the Baptist must have cut a strange figure in his day. No

Readings: Isaiah 48:17-19, Ps 1, Matthew 11:16-19 If you want to live as part of a happy community, usually it's a

Readings: Genesis 3: 9-15, 20; Psalm 98; Ephesians 1: 3-6, 11-12; Luke 1: 26-38To summarise the question of a commenter