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For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and the man who humbles himself will be exalted. Gospel of Today (Luke 14.1,7-14) You can also read the saying (above) as a paradoxical law of spiritual growth. There is a strong tendency in our culture to be self-centred in our desire to grow spiritually. Jesus is […]

Lord, as we contemplate Mary, the lowly virgin of Nazareth now assumed in heaven, we celebrate all the lowly people of the world who are lifted up before our eyes. We think of those who face difficult situations with courage, who do not let themselves be overwhelmed by the evils they experience, who find time […]

The Transfiguration (Saturday 6th August)Sunday 7th August 2022 Part of a sermon by AnastasiusTo show that it was well within Christ’s power to do what he willed, the evangelist says: ‘After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother and led them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured […]

In the second reading, Col 3.1-11, we are advised by St Paul to look for the things that are in heaven and Christ Himself. He continues with proclaiming that we should let go of everything that belongs only to earthly things. We need to be on our guard against avarice of every kind. The continued […]

Let us start with the Gospel Acclamation to draw attention to prayer, “The spirit you received is the Spirit of sons (all God’s children), and it makes us cry out ‘Abba Father’.” “We should let ourselves be brought naked and defenceless before God, dependent upon His care, in dire need of the gift of His grace, […]

The readings today share the concept and action of serving. In the first reading, Genesis 18.1-10, Abraham and his wife Sarah are tending to the Lord and His companions. Then there is St Paul, in Colossians 1.24-28, with the words “I became the servant of the Church when God made me responsible for delivering God’s […]