One of the things we soon realise when we start to study the Gospels rather than simply read them, is that the Gospel stories usually work on multiple levels. There’s the plain meaning of the story we read but hidden within the story there’s usually a spiritual meaning. Sometimes Jesus himself tells us what thatContinue reading “Sermon for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Last after Trinity) 27th October 2024”
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Propers for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 21) 20th October 2024
Entrance AntiphonI call upon you, God, for you will answer me; bend your ear and hear my prayer.Guard me as the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shade of your wings. The CollectGrant, we beseech you, merciful Lord,to your faithful people pardon and peace,that they may be cleansed from all their sins,and serveContinue reading “Propers for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 21) 20th October 2024”
Sermon for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 20) 13th October 2024
One of the problems we can often run into when we read the Bible, and I hope we all do read the Bible, regularly, is knowing how to read it. By that I mean, how do we interpret and understand what we read. How do we know, for example, what to take literally and whatContinue reading “Sermon for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 20) 13th October 2024”
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