Feast of St Mary Magdalene (Magdala) Over the centuries Mary of Magdala has been confused with the woman in St Luke 7:37 who was a sinner and anoints Jesus with ointment much to the dismay of the Pharisees. She is also not the woman caught in the act of adultery (St John 8: 3-12) and … [Read more…]
St Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619) Lawrence was born on 22nd July 1559 and entered the Capuchin Franciscan Order in Venice at the age of sixteen and ordained priest at 23 years of age. He was elected major superior of the Capuchin Franciscan province of Tuscany at the age of 31 and minister general of the … [Read more…]
Matthew 12: 46-50 The Catholic Church maintains that Our Blessed Lady remained a virgin throughout her whole life and these brothers are relatives and not, other children of Mary. It would have been in the culture of Jesus’s time unthinkable for Jesus to entrust His mother Mary to St John at the crucifixion if in … [Read more…]
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Fr Joe has written this short reflection on today’s First Reading.
Saturday/Sunday Rosary We pray the Holy Rosary as a parish family at 7pm on Saturdays and Sundays. We ask Our Blessed Mother, in her titles as “Health of the Sick” and “Comforter of the Afflicted” to intercede for our families for their good health and mental well-being.
Friday July Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus At 7pm on Fridays of July we come together as a parish and pray the Consecration and Litany Prayers to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. You will find the prayers on the Parish Website under prayers and also paper copies can be uplifted from … [Read more…]
Bishop Fulton Sheen “With his generosity vastly greater than that of man, God only wants an opportunity to empty His treasures into our souls. As the sun never stops shining, though we cannot always see its rays, so God is always shedding His graces and His healing powers on each one of us. The more, … [Read more…]