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...
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Happy the pilgrims whom you strengthen, to make the ascent to you” (Psalm 84, 5-6)
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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 12, 2021
- 3 min
Putting our plan in God's plan
Ordinary time, Sunday 11/7/2021, week 15th Mk 6, 7-13 We are today on 15th Sunday in Ordinary time. In today's Gospel, Jesus sends his...
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...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
Tuesday 06/07/2021
Ordinary time week 14, Mt 9, 32-38 Vatican II introduced different models of Church, one being a Pilgrim People on a journey together to...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
Monday 05/07/2021
Ordinary time week 14, Mt 9, 18-26 We have repeated a few times: My God in whom I trust! But, is that true? Do you really trust in God?...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 4, 2021
- 2 min
Sunday 04/072021
Ordinary time year B, Sunday 14th, Mk 6 1-6 Jesus lived in Nazareth most of his life, nearly 30 years. He would have learned the skill of...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 3, 2021
- 1 min
Saint Thomas Apostle 03/07/2021
Ordinary time week 13, Jn 20,24-29 As well as having a great name, Thomas the Apostle is one of the apostles with character. He was...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
Friday 02/07/2021
Ordinary time week 13, Mt 9, 9-13 One of the great qualities ofJesus was his ability to turn the negativity of others and the barriers...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
Wednesday 30/6/2021
Ordinary time week 13, Gn 21, 5,8-20; Mt 8, 28-34 The Old Testament always give the impression that God is God of the underdog. Often...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
St Peter & Paul, Apostles 29/6/2021
Ordinary time week 13, Mt 16, 13-19 Peter (Malcolm Guite) Impulsive master of misunderstanding you comfort me with all your big mistakes;...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Monday 28/6/2021
Ordinary time Week 13th Mt 8, 18-22 St Irenaeus (130 - 202) born in Smyrna, Asia Minor (now Izmir, Turkey), emigrated to Lyons, in...
Assumptionists in the UK
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
The healing touch
13th Sunday in Ordinary time, 27/06/2021 Mk 5, 21-43 In our daily life we try to do everything to have a good health, to keep ourselves...
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