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…

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,…

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…

1-3 January 2026 Providentially this year opens with a triduum of prayer. In this way we set the tone for each day of the year of grace we have before us, another year in our lives given to us by God to be used…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Immaculate Conception By virtue of the Immaculate Conception, Our Blessed Mother is in her own category. She is not God, nor is she just one of us; she is not even just the best of us. She is apart. True, she was redeemed by…