Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

Luke 1,26-38

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favour! The Lord is with you.’  She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angelwill be great and will be called Son of the Most High… Read more »

Matthew 18,12-14

‘Tell me. Suppose a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays; will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go in search of the stray? In truth I tell you, if he finds it, it gives him more joy than do the ninety-nine that did not stray at all. Similarly, it is never the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost… Read more »

Luke 5,17-26

Now it happened that he was teaching one day, and Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who had come from every village in Galilee, from Judaea and from Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was there so that he should heal.  And now some men appeared, bringing on a bed a paralysed man whom they were trying to bring in and lay down in front of him.   … Read more »

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2nd Sunday of Advent

Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths staight

Matthew 3,1-12

In due course John the Baptist appeared; he proclaimed this message in the desert of Judaea,  ‘Repent,    for the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.’  This was the man spoken of by the prophet  Isaiah when he said: A voice of one that cries in the desert, ‘Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’  This man John wore a garment made of camel-hair with a leather loin-cloth round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.   … Read more »

Matthew 9,35 – 10,1.6-8

Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and all kinds of illness.  And when he saw the crowds he felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers to his harvest.’ He summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits with power to drive them out and to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of illness… Read more »

Matthew 9,27-31

As Jesus went on his way two blind men followed him shouting, ‘Take pity on us, son of David.’  And when Jesus Then he touched their eyes saying, ‘According to your faith, let it be done to you.’  And their sight returned. Then Jesus But when they had gone away, they talked about him all over the countryside. reached the house the blind men came up to him and he said to them, ‘Do you believe I can do this?’ They said, ‘Lord, we do.’  sternly warned them, ‘Take care that no one learns about this.’

The Saint of the Day: St Francis Xavier

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Matthew 7,21.24-27

‘It is not anyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. ‘Therefore, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and hurled themselves against that house, and it did not fall: it was founded on rock… Read more »

Matthew 15,29-37

Jesus went on from there and reached the shores of the Lake of Galilee, and he went up onto the mountain. He took his seat,  and large crowds came to him bringing the lame, the crippled, the blind, the dumb and many others; these they put down at his feet, and he cured them.  The crowds were astonished to see the dumb speaking, the cripples whole again, the lame walking and the blind with their sight, and they praised the God of Israel… Read more »

Matthew 4,18-22

As he was walking by the Lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast into the lake with their net, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Come after me and I will make you fishers of people.’  And at once they left their nets and followed him… Read more »

Matthew 8,5-11

When he went into Capernaum a centurion came up and pleaded with him.  ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my servant is lying at home paralysed and in great pain.’  Jesus said to him, ‘I will come myself and cure him.’  The centurion replied, ‘Sir, I am not worthy to have you under my roof; just give the word and my servant will be cured.   … Read more »