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Dear Friends, The 4th Sunday of Easter is known as ‘Good Shepherd’ Sunday because the gospel is always from chapter 10 of St John’s Gospel and is a day of prayer for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The section that is read today emphasises the cost of shepherding. The Good Shepherd is the one who ‘lays down his life’ and he does this not grudgingly or … [Read more...] about Newsletter 26.04.15.

Dear Friends, The spring weather is in full bloom and nicely complements the new life of the Resurrection. In these weeks after Easter the Sunday readings have a particular freshness and immediacy. Today’s Gospel leads directly from the Emmaus story into another appearance of Jesus. The Lord shares food with his disciples and points to the scriptures that he is fulfilling. … [Read more...] about Newsletter 19.04.15.

Dear Friends, We have lived and shared together the most important week in the Church’s calendar. One of my priestly colleagues said to me recently that a new parish priest only fully takes ownership of his parish when he has celebrated the Holy Week liturgies with his parish family. There is much truth in this. The Mass on Maundy Thursday with its deeply symbolic Washing of … [Read more...] about Newsletter 12.04.15.

The Lord is alive! He is risen indeed! Welcome to this Easter Mass which celebrates the central mystery of our faith: the Resurrection of the Lord. The readings today are full of the confident and joyful faith of the early Christian community. The first Easter Sunday as narrated by St John is full of movement. First comes Mary Magdalen, still weeping and confused. She … [Read more...] about Newsletter 05.04.15.

Today we begin the Week that we call Holy. It is the high point of the Church’s year when we re-live the central events of our faith. During these days we come together as one parish community to share in the beautiful liturgies and to celebrate together the Paschal Mystery - the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The services of the Triduum are in effect one … [Read more...] about Newsletter 29.03.15.