St John 10: 22-30 The Feast of Dedication, also known as Hanukkah, celebrated the people of Israel’s freedom from the Seleucid Kings of Syria and the cleansing and rededication of the temple in Jerusalem circa 165 Bc by Judas Maccabeus after the profanations committed there by the tyrant Antiochus Epiphanes. This festival of lights in … [Read more…]
Intercession of the Saints. The Communion of Saints. In 1 Timothy 2:5, St Paul says “For there is one God and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ”. We as Catholics ask the Saints to intercede for us and we find out why in the Catholic Catechism of the Church … [Read more…]
St John 6: 11-18 Jesus, the Good Shepherd, in today’s Gospel passage anticipates his own death and passion as he tells us that “the good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep”. Jesus will literally lay down on a cross. This is the price of unconditional love, the proof of how … [Read more…]
Litany of Our Lady (Litany of Loreto) It was Pope Sixtus V who approved this litany in 1557. It is also known as the litany of Loreto (Italy) as it originated there and was publicly recited there from 1558. It is in Loreto that the house of the Holy Family was believed to have been … [Read more…]
Read Bishop Keenan’s Pastoral Letter for Good Shepherd Sunday 2020 below.
Find a short reflection on today’s Gospel passage below.
Join Fr Joe and fellow parishioners I’m praying the rosary daily at 7pm.
The following promises about praying the rosary were made to St Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche (private revelation).
Find a short reflection on the Gospel for Saturday in the Third Week of Eastertide, below.
Follow the live feed from Divine Mercy Apostolate Chapel. See their itinerary below.