SAINTS ‡ PETER AND ‡ PAUL SOLEMNITY, HOLYDAY OF OBLIGATION St Peter (+ c.64) was the brother of St Andrew and a Galilean fisherman. He was called by the Lord and, despite his obvious human weaknesses, eventually chosen as the…

SATURDAY WITHIN THE TWELFTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME Sign of the Cross  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Examen Before listening to the Word of God take a moment to…

FRIDAY WITHIN THE TWELFTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME Sign of the Cross  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Examen Before listening to the Word of God take a moment to…

THURSDAY WITHIN THE TWELFTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME Sign of the Cross  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Examen Before listening to the Word of God take a moment to…

THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN ‡ THE BAPTIST SOLEMNITY Born six months before Our Lord, St John the Baptist was the son of St Zechariah and St Elizabeth. He was the last and greatest of the prophets and, as a…

MONDAY WITHIN THE TWELFTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME SAINTS JOHN FISHER, BISHOP AND THOMAS MORE, MARTYRS FEAST St John Fisher (1469-1535) was born at Beverley (Yorkshire) and studied at the University of Cambridge, which he eventually served as Chancellor. In…

TWELFTH SUNDAY WITHIN ORDINARY TIME Do not be afraid. We have no need to be afraid since God is always at our side supporting and strengthening us in times of weakness and temptation. The evil effects of sin are swallowed…

SATURDAY WITHIN THE ELEVENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME Sign of the Cross  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Examen Before listening to the Word of God take a moment to…

THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS Solemnity, Holyday of Obligation To celebrate the Heart of Christ means to go to the inner centre of the Person of the Saviour, the centre which the Bible identifies as his Heart, the seat…