Propers for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 13) 3rd September 2023

Entrance AntiphonI call to you all day long, have mercy on me, O Lord.You are good and forgiving, full of love for all who call to you. The CollectAlmighty God,who called your Church to bear witness,that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:help us to proclaim the good news of your love,that allContinue reading “Propers for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 13) 3rd September 2023”

Sermon for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 12) 27th August 2023

In the early 1960’s, the blue-eyed boy of Roman Catholic theology was a man called Hans Küng. In 1968, he wrote a book called The Church which he sincerely hoped would serve as a theological basis for a reconciliation between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches; in fact, he actually dedicated the book to theContinue reading “Sermon for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 12) 27th August 2023”

Sermon for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 11) 20th August 2023

This morning’s Gospel reading is one that I know a good number of people have some difficulty with. For one thing, Jesus appears at first to be reluctant to help the woman who’s come to him with her troubles; initially he seems to completely ignore her, in fact. And then there’s the language that JesusContinue reading “Sermon for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Trinity 11) 20th August 2023”