Category Archives: Sunday Sermons

Earlier on this week I was watching a programme on the TV called Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas. I don’t know if anyone else here saw it, but what the programme was about was the way in which what we now regard as Christmas traditions and the way we now celebrate Christmas were,Continue reading “Sermon: Nativity of the Lord 24th and 25th December, 2020”

We’ve just heard what must be one of the most well-known of all Bible stories, the story of the archangel Gabriel’s visit to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It’s a story we know by different names, The Annunciation, Mary’s Fiat, which means ‘let it be’ or perhaps as Mary’s ‘Yes’ to God. But by whatever nameContinue reading “Advent 4 – Sunday 20th December, 2020”

As we go through the Scripture readings the Church sets for Advent, we read from and about three main characters. We read from the prophecies of Isaiah who’s regarded as the prophet of the Advent. We read about the Blessed Virgin Mary who, of course, was chosen by God to be the mother of Christ.Continue reading “Advent 3 – Sunday 13th December, 2020”