Easter Day 20 April 2025 Readings: Acts 10.34-43; 1 Cor. 15.19-26; John 20.1-8 Theme: Christ is risen! Alleluia. Happy Easter! May the Lord bless you all on this great feast of the resurrection. As St Paul says in our second reading today, if Christ has not risen our hope is in vain. In other words,...
13 April 2025 Palm Sunday Readings: Lk. 19.28-40; Is. 50.40-9a; Phil. 3.5-11; Lk. 23.1-49 Theme: Palm Sunday Today we commemorate the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem. This is the start of what is called ‘Holy Week’ in the church’s calendar, and it is the time of the liturgical year when we focus on the passion of...
April 6, 5th Sunday of Lent Readings: Is. 43.16-21; Phil. 3.4b-14; Jn. 12.1-8 Theme: The Anointing of Jesus The theme of anointing runs right through the Old Testament. It was a ritual ceremony which signified something or someone being made holy. In Hebrew, this concept of ‘holiness’ is designated by the word ‘Qedushah’ and to...
Lent 4, 30 March Readings: Joshua 5.9-12; 2 Cor. 5.16-21; Lk. 15.1-3, 11b-32 Theme: The Journey to Freedom The Book of Joshua is concerned with the taking possession of Canaan under Joshua, who is the successor of Moses, designated to lead the people out of the slavery of Egypt into the promised land of Canaan....
Lent 3, 23 March 2025 Readings: Is. 55.1-9; 1 Cor. 10.1-13; Lk. 13.1-9 Repent! If there is one theme that goes throughout the season of Lent, it is the theme of repentance. ‘Repent and believe the good news’. This theme of repentance is at the heart of our readings today on this Third Sunday of...
Lent 2: 16 March 2025 Readings: Gn. 15.1-12,17-18; Phil. 3.17-4.1; Lk. 13.31-35 Theme: Jerusalem, Jerusalem This second Sunday of Lent invites us to be on our way with Jesus. Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem and there he will undergo the sufferings which will unite all the lost children of Israel under his wings....
First Sunday of Lent 9 March Readings: Dt. 26.1-11; Rms. 10. 8b-13; Lk. 4. 1-13 Theme: The Devil’s in the Details At the start of Lent this year, we encounter the period of preparation for the public ministry of Jesus that begins with forty days in the wilderness and temptations by the Devil. This period...
February 23, Second Sunday Before Lent Readings: Gn. 2.4b-9, 15-25; Rev. 4; Lk. 8.22-25 Theme: The Sleep of the Just There is an interesting overlap between the Old Testament reading and the Gospel for today. In both cases, sleep features prominently. In the reading from the Book of Genesis, in order that man should have...
16 February, 3rd Sunday before Lent Readings: Jer. 17. 5-10; 1 Cor. 15. 12-20; Lk. 6. 17-26 Theme: Blessed are the Poor Being a so-called ‘Jeremiah’ is often associated with looking on the bleak side of things. And, there is definitely some of that in our first reading today from the prophet Jeremiah. Those who...
9 Feb, 4th Sunday Before Lent Readings: Is. 6. 1-8 (9-13); 1 Cor. 15. 1-11; Lk. 5.1-11 Theme: ‘Gone Fishing!’ Both our Old and New Testament readings today speak about the transformations brought to a life by the call of God. The first reading is full of rich symbolism. We have a large throne with...
