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Christmas, Epiphany and Candlemas are the three blessed beacons of the Christmas season. Each one in turn flashes God’s brightness to a world in darkness. Each one in turn is greater in intensity and spreads its comforting ray further and … Continue reading →

We will spend most of the Sundays of the coming year in the company of Saint Matthew. His Gospel (like the others has its own characteristics. He is writing for a Jewish audience, and so is always at pains to … Continue reading →

There is no break between Christmas and Ordinary Time – one flows almost seamlessly into the other through the Baptism of Jesus. We ended our Christmas Season thinking about the “revelation” of the Son of God – people realising who … Continue reading →

It may seem strange, but this is a Christmas Feast. Not if we think of Christmas only in terms of the Baby in Bethlehem, but if we have followed the ideas of the Feasts of Holy Family and especially Epiphany, … Continue reading →

In the East, this Season of Christmas is called the “Time of Manifestation”, or Showing. Today is the ‘Feast of the Manifestation’, or the Showing of the Saviour to the whole world, to all nations. In the wise men who … Continue reading →

  Mass Times Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4th Our Lady’s – 12noon -12.30pm St David’s – 3.45pm -4.15pm A Happy and a Holy Christmas With best wishes for the New Year Canon John  

  Mass Times N.B. There will be no exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Fri 27th Dec or Confessions on Sat 28th A Happy and a Holy Christmas With best wishes for the New Year Canon John  

Are you the one who is to come, or have we got to wait for someone else? In many ways the readings this Sunday are simply a continuation of last week – Isaiah gives us more details about the work … Continue reading →

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand Throughout the first three weeks of Advent our focus is very clearly on the End of Time, and the Second Coming of the Lord – not on the run up … Continue reading →

Stay awake, so that you may be ready! Advent opens with a great promise: “In the days to come…” the hope of a people who need God. “…The master is coming” is also a promise, not a threat to breed … Continue reading →