If someone were to ask us to sum up, in a few words, what it means to be a Christian, what would we say? We might think that’s quite a hard thing to do but I think we could do that very easily in just three sentences . First of all we must pay attentionContinue reading “Sermon for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 13) 25th August 2024”
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Propers for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 12), 18th August 2024
Entrance Antiphon God, our protector, keep us in mind. Always give strength to your people, for if we can be with you even one day, it is better than a thousand without you. The Collect Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than either we desire or deserve: pour downContinue reading “Propers for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 12), 18th August 2024”
Sermon for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 11), 11th August 2024
I’m sure that anyone who’s read the Gospels will have noticed that the fourth Gospel, St John’s Gospel, is quite different to the other three. The Gospels of Ss Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as the Synoptic Gospels because they tell much the same stories and, taken together, they form a synopsis, a generalContinue reading “Sermon for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 11), 11th August 2024”
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