God’s Love Read Jesus said to Nicodemus: ‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life. For God sent his Son into the world not to condemn the world, but so that through him the worldContinue reading “Wednesday 14 April 2021”
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Tuesday 13 April 2021
Help my unbelief Read Jesus said to Nicodemus, ‘If you do not believe me when I speak about things in this world, how are you going to believe me when I speak to you about heavenly things? No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven.’ From John 3:7-15Continue reading “Tuesday 13 April 2021”
Monday 12 April 2021
Free to ask questions Read Nicodemus said, ‘How can a grown man be born? Can he go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?’ Jesus replied: ‘I tell you most solemnly, unless a man is born through water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God: what is born of theContinue reading “Monday 12 April 2021”
Back in the room!
Whilst the momentum of Mass and prayer each day has continued at St Mary’s during the Easter Octave (and will do so in the days to come!) we took a little break with our daily online prayer posts – but now we’re back in the room! Each day, our post offers a brief reflection onContinue reading “Back in the room!”
Sunday 11 April 2021
Infectious Joy Read Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you’ he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; putContinue reading “Sunday 11 April 2021”
Saturday 3 April 2021
Tears at the tomb Read After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus – though a secret one because he was afraid of the Jews – asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave permission, so they came and took it away. Nicodemus came as well – the same one whoContinue reading “Saturday 3 April 2021”
Day 39: Memories
Thanks to Fr Martin Williams for his final guest post on the Holy Eucharist, this time exploring the theme of Memory Loss of memory and severe dementia are always tragic, deeply painful, not only to the person concerned, who may lose both their bearings and the very sense of their own identity, but also toContinue reading “Day 39: Memories”
Friday 2 April 2021
King of Love Read Like a sapling he grew up in front of us, like a root in arid ground. Without beauty, without majesty we saw him, no looks to attract our eyes; a thing despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering, a man to make people screen theirContinue reading “Friday 2 April 2021”
Thursday 1 April 2021
Love Divine Read He got up from table, removed his outer garment and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ‘Lord,Continue reading “Thursday 1 April 2021”
Day 38: Remembrance
Thanks to Fr Martin Williams for his fifth guest post exploring the theme of remembrance Fr Graham Francis used to say that the vocation of a priest and his principal work is to say Mass for the living and the dead. That is not all he does, of course, and we don’t accept the ideaContinue reading “Day 38: Remembrance”