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”
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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”
Wednesday 31 March 2021
What’s our worth? Read One of the Twelve, the man called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What are you prepared to give me if I hand him over to you?’ They paid him thirty silver pieces, and from that moment he looked for an opportunity to betray him. From MATTHEW 26:14-25Continue reading “Wednesday 31 March 2021”
Day 37: Enter the mystery
Thanks to Fr Martin Williams for another guest post today who explores what we mean by the sacrifice of the Mass During the pandemic we have all needed to make sacrifices, that is, to put it crudely, to do some things we find tiresome or disagreeable and to abstain from things we habitually enjoy doingContinue reading “Day 37: Enter the mystery”
Day 36: Give it up
Thanks to Fr Martin Williams for his fourth article on the mystery of the Mass During the pandemic we have all needed to make sacrifices, that is, to put it crudely, to do some things we find tiresome or disagreeable and to abstain from things we habitually enjoy doing or feel we need to do.Continue reading “Day 36: Give it up”
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Uncertain times Read While at supper with his disciples, Jesus was troubled in spirit and declared, ‘I tell you most solemnly, one of you will betray me.’ The disciples looked at one another, wondering which he meant. The disciple Jesus loved was reclining next to Jesus; Simon Peter signed to him and said, ‘Ask whoContinue reading “Tuesday 30 March 2021”
Day 35: Love bade me welcome
Amongst our 40 meditations on the Mass, we scatter prayers and poetry and hymns to help us reflect further on the deep meaning of the Eucharist. This poem by George Herbert (1593-1632 ), a Welsh born poet and priest of the Church of England, is like a journey into love, with various stages travelled inContinue reading “Day 35: Love bade me welcome”
Monday 29 March 2021
The perfume of love Read Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there; Martha waited on them and Lazarus was among those at table. Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, pure nard, and withContinue reading “Monday 29 March 2021”
Sunday 28 March 2021
Love, not hate Read And many spread their garments on the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those who followed cried out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father DavidContinue reading “Sunday 28 March 2021”
Day 34: Changing Rooms (4)
Introduction Amazing things happen in the most ordinary of places. When Jesus sent Peter and John to find a room to prepare the Passover Supper little did they know the amazing things that would happen in that room over the next fifty days! We complete our sideways glance and quirky look through Scripture (Luke chaptersContinue reading “Day 34: Changing Rooms (4)”
