Many Will Come
Third Sunday after Epiphany Today’s Gospel passage ends with Our Lord saying to the Roman centurion: Go and let it be done to thee as thou hast believed. It is the faith of this pagan soldier that is rewarded, faith which stunned Our Blessed Lord: Not in all of Israel had He found such. Not […]
Stop Drinking Water
Second Sunday after Epiphany We’re all familiar with the story of the wedding feast of Cana and the miracle Our Blessed Lord performed on this occasion. Indeed, it is without doubt the best known miracles of Our Lord, and it was also the first. The event is replete with very rich symbolism that does not […]
Reaching the Inaccessible Light
First Sunday after Epiphany, Holy Family His parents did not know… (Lk 2:43)… They understood not the words He spoke to them (Lk 2:50). These two sentences from today’s holy Gospel should give us great courage and hope. It should not surprise us that the conduct of Our Lord surprises us. He is God, and […]
We Come to Adore
Epiphany Such is the motivation the three kings give for their long journey from the East. We have come to adore. With this single phrase, these three brave men unwittingly set the tone for the entire history of the Catholic Church and, in particular, for that part of the Church called the monastic orders. Indeed, […]
Losing and Finding
Holy Name of Jesus Eight days after His birth, our Saviour was circumcised and received the Name Jesus. Fittingly, we set aside this Sunday to honour that Holy Name from which all grace flows. It is the Name of the Person who, in all of human history, has been loved and venerated like no other. […]
The Great Silence
Sunday within the Octave of Christmas While all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of her course, Thy almighty Word O Lord, came down from heaven from Thy royal throne (Wisdom 18:14-15). These words, which we sang at the beginning of today’s Mass, referred in the book of Wisdom […]
Giving Birth to Jesus
Nativity of Our Lord As we celebrate the joyful event of Our Lord’s Nativity, which is without a shadow of a doubt the most significant event in human history, we are confronted with a contrast that at once tells us a very profound lesson about God and gives us a very important key for understanding […]
Open the Doors and Shut the Windows
Fourth Sunday of Advent Yesterday at the Ember Saturday Mass, Holy Mother Church gave us to read a passage from St Paul’s second epistle to the Thessalonians in which we find the following: Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day [of judgment] will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and […]
Paradise On Earth
Gaudete Sunday With the feast of Our Lord’s Nativity just ten days away, our Mother the Holy Catholic Church invites us, or rather commands us, to rejoice. It’s an opportunity to reflect a bit upon what joy is and what it isn’t. Although we are all familiar with the word and with experiences we would […]