6th Sunday after Pentecost Today’s Gospel presents us with the multiplication of loaves as recounted by St Mark. The crowds were so enthralled by the preaching of Our Blessed Lord that they had followed Him for three days in the desert. They had not…

2-4 July 2026 Our triduum commences with the traditional feast of the Visitation. Let us ask for the grace to be visited by God’s grace in a special way this month. Mary’s visit to Elizabeth was preceded by two other visits, those of the…

5th Sunday after Pentecost Today’s liturgy is entirely centred on the importance of fraternal charity and the necessity of forgiving each other’s offences. We all know the primordial place of charity in our faith. At the Last Supper, Our Blessed Lord made it clear…

4th Sunday after Pentecost Anyone visiting St Peter’s Basilica in Rome cannot fail to be overwhelmed by the majesty of one of the most awesome edifices ever constructed. And in honour of whom? A poor, ignorant, feisty fisherman from Galilee. We shall soon honour…

Third Sunday after Pentecost Today’s oration presents us with a summary of the faith and the spiritual life. The Latin prose of these ancient prayers is dense, concise, and no words are wasted. Because of this, in order to do justice to the oration…

Corpus Christi In today’s Gospel, we see Our Blessed Lord sending His servants to invite to His banquet those for whom it was destined. One after the other, they reject the offer. One pretext is that he has bought a new farmhouse and has…

4-6 June 2026 This month’s triduum begins on the traditional feast of Corpus Christi, the first Thursday after the end of paschaltide. It is also the month of the Sacred Heart, and there is a very close link between these two feasts. Indeed, when…

Trinity Sunday Last night at First Vespers, we sang this antiphon: We give Thee thanks, O God; we give Thee thanks, true and one Trinity, one and most high Deity, holy and one Unity.  So much to say that gratitude and thanksgiving are one…

Pentecost Sunday We have heard the story many times, and our familiarity with it risks preventing a deeper penetration into the mystery of this most sacred day of Pentecost. The Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit, promised by Our Lord, is…