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Solemnity of the Most Holy Rosary  The month of October brings back before our minds – even though it is never far away – the wonderful prayer of the Holy Rosary. The feast of the Holy Rosary is on 7 October but is solemnised…

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October 2025 (2-4 October) October is one of those months that children of Mary look forward to with great anticipation. It is the month of the Holy Rosary! The Rosary should be dear to us for numerous reasons, and not just because it is…

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16th Sunday after Pentecost  In today’s epistle, St Paul gives us a glimpse of his own interior life with the Blessed Trinity, a life which he longs to share with us. Christ dwells, he says, in our hearts through faith which is grounded in…

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15th Sunday after Pentecost  Today’s Gospel present us with an unusual spectacle. Jesus, surrounded by a great crowd of followers, approaches a town by the name of Naim. As he reaches the town, another great crowd is emerging– it is a funeral cortege, making…

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Exaltation of the Holy Cross  On this day, we commemorate the dedication of the Constantinian basilica at the site of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as well as the day the Cross was triumphantly recovered and brought back to Jerusalem by Emperor Heraclius. These…

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13th  Sunday after Pentecost  The cry of distress found in today’s introit, taken from Psalm 73, seems to echo that of the ten lepers of the Gospel who cry out to the Lord for mercy. The psalmist, in a period of social upheaval and…

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September 2025 (4-6 September) September is the month dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. This devotion began on Calvary, where Our Blessed Mother stood for three long hours in agony as she watched her Beloved Son and Lord bleed to death in anguish amidst…

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12th  Sunday after Pentecost  One of the best-known passages of Holy Writ is given to us today. When we read the parable of the Good Samaritan, we instinctively think of a kind person who is always ready to stop and help, even if there…

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11th  Sunday after Pentecost  He hath done all things well. These words of today’s Gospel give us some profound insights into the workings of Divine Providence, and they invite us to reflect on the way God ordains all for the good of our souls….