St Thomas Becket (1118-1170)
Christmastime Year C, 29/12/2021, Mt 16,24-27 Thomas Becket was born in London and became a close friend of King Henry II. He was a...
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Assumptionists in the UK
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Vietnamese Martyrs
Ordinary time, 24/11/2021 Lk 21, 12-19 The evangelisation of Vietnam began in the 16th century. Two Apostolic Vicariates were set up in...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
Saint Luke the Evangelist
Ordinary time Monday 18/10/2021 Lk, 10, 1-9 Saint Luke the Evangelist was a Greek doctor who converted to Christianity. He was a...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Saint Francis
Ordinary time, year B, Lk 10 25-37 St Francis (1181 - 1226) was the son of a prosperous cloth merchant in Assisi. His father objected to...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
Saint Vincent de Paul
Ordinary time Year B, Lk 9, 46-54 St Vincent de Paul (1581 - 1660), born in Aquitaine, became a priest and devoted his life to the...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
The exaltation of the Holy Cross
Ordinary time 14/09/2021 year B, Jn 3,13-17 In the Exaltation of the Cross we rejoice that something so terrible should have been...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ordinary time, year B, 08/09/2021 Mt 1, 18-23 Mary, the mother of Jesus, always gives us much for reflection. Her son, Jesus, called...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
Saint Augustin
Ordinary time year B 28/8/2021 Mt 25, 14-30 St Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430) was born in Thagaste, Africa, of a Berber family. Although...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Aug 27, 2021
- 1 min
Saint Monica
Ordinary time 27/8/2021 Mt 25,1-13 Saint Monica (331 - 387) was born in Thagaste in Africa of a Christian family. She was married young,...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
Wednesday 28/7/2021
Ordinary time B, week 17, Mt 13, 44-46 Moses face shining with the presence of God shows how much God was present in his life and the...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
St Anne and Joachim
Ordinary time B, Week 17 Mt 13, 16-17 St Anne and St Joachim: a 2nd century tradition gives these names to the parents of the Virgin...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
Sunday 25/7/2021
Ordinary time B, K 4,42-44; Eph 4, 1-6; Jn 6, 1-15 We are today on the 17th Sunday in Ordinary time. In the second reading, the letter of...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
St Mary Magdalene
Ordinary time B, week 16, 22/7/2021, Jn 20,1-2, 11-18 Having grown up in an Assumptionist parish dedicated to Mary Magdalen, she has...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Friday 16/7/2021
Ordinary time B, Week 15, Mt 12, 1-8 Holy Scripture celebrates the beauty of Mount Carmel, where the prophet Elijah defended Israel’s...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Thursday 15/7/2021
Ordinary time B, week 15, Mt 11, 28-30 St Bonaventure was born in Bagnoregio, Etruria, around 1218. Becoming a Franciscan in 1243, he...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Wednesday 14/07/2021
Ordinary time B, week 15, Mt 11, 25-27 “Take off your shoes, the ground on which you stand is holy!” God said to Moses. God says similar...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
Tuesday 13/07/2021
Ordinary time B, week 15, Mt 11 20-24 Although it appears that Jesus is castigating Charazin and Bethsaida, scripture scholars understand...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Monday 12/07/2021
Ordinary time, year B, week 15, Mt 10, 34-11,1 It is not always helpful to try to explain what Jesus said when he apparently contradicts...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Thursday 08/07/2021
Ordinary time, week 14, Mt10, 7-15 Hospitality was a key instruction to the disciples before being sent out. In fact, hospitality is key...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Wednesday 07/07/2021
Ordinary time week 14, Mt 10, 1-7 The Joseph story like others in Genesis is a reflection on the story of Jesus. The one rejected becomes...
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