Novena to St Joseph—Begins Tuesday 10th March In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Saint Joseph, I, your unworthy child, greet you. You are the faithful protector and intercessor of all who love and venerate you. You know that I have special confidence in you and…
The Transfiguration The Story of the Transfiguration stands like a sudden blaze of light in the long road toward the cross. On a high mountain—tradition names it Mount Tabor—Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James and John. The Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Luke tell us His face shone like the…
Forty Days and Forty Nights The Holy Season of Lent began four days ago on Ash Wednesday. The ashes were blessed, sprinkled with Holy Water and placed on our heads. The priest or minister said to us ’Repent, and believe in the Gospel ’ or Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall…
Crystal Clear for Lent In this Sunday’s Gospel (be it long or short), Jesus makes a point about clarity. ‘Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.’ The point is, I think, that the Commandments have a noble simplicity and clarity to them. We are to observe…
