Home
Sunday 20th July 2025. Sixteenth Sunday of the Year
FR TOM WRITES
It is in our nature to want to “do”. We have a good natural desire to want things to be better, and to have a positive impact on the world in which we live. However, Christ’s encounter with Martha and Mary in the Gospel this Sunday invites us to question how we live. Christ does not tell Martha, who has worked hard to prepare his visit, that she is wrong to do this work, but he does point her towards the simplicity of Mary’s welcome. We, like Martha, are anxious and troubled by so many things, but only one is necessary; to have a relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord, and allow him to day-by-day transform our lives into images of love.
Sunday 13th July 2025. Fifteenth Sunday of the Year
FR TOM WRITES
This Sunday’s Gospel of the Good Samaritan should always pose a serious question to our own attitudes and behaviours in front of those we see suffering around us. The call to serve the poor and the sick is one that has been taken up by a number of significant saints, such as St Vincent de Paul, St Mother Teresa and St Francis of Assisi who stated, "When one serves the poor, he serves Christ Himself." Many times we do not know how to become saints or think it is something very complicated. This week let us return to simplicity and can begin by asking the God to enlighten our eyes, that we may see Christ in those around us.
Sunday 6th July 2025. Fourteenth Sunday of the Year
FR DAVID WRITES
After Lent, Eastertime, and many feasts, we now return to the season of ordinary time which will take us through the summer. Despite its name, there is nothing merely ‘ordinary’ about this time. In fact, the name itself comes from the ordinal numbers by which the Sundays are counted. Green vestments are used because the colour represents growth and maturity, which can happen in the heart just as it occurs in the growth of the natural world. Let us embrace this time of growth in our friendship with God and the many opportunities it represents. The Gospels and readings at Mass will be our guide! May God bless us all in the coming week.
Sunday 29th June 2025. St Peter and St Paul
FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the solemnity of the apostles Peter and Paul, the patrons of the City and the Church of Rome. Today we give thanks for their life and witness. We also give thanks for the election of the new Bishop of Rome, Pope Leo XIV, the successor of Peter. Congratulations to Sheila Clerkin and Daniel Clancy who were married here on Saturday afternoon. Have a great day today and a blessed week.
Parish Eucharistic Congress: 'Adore What You Receive'
Wednesday
10am Opening Mass of the Congress
6.30pm Rosary & Benediction
Thursday
8am, 10am Masses
6.30pm Devotions to the Sacred Heart & Benediction
Friday
10am School Jubilee Mass for Children
6.30pm Special Closing Mass for the Parish, followed by BBQ
Eucharistic Adoration in the church outside these times.
Sunday 22nd June 2025. Corpus Christi
FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the solemnity of Corpus Christi (the Body and Blood of Christ) when we celebrate and give thanks for the gift of the Risen Christ who is truly present in the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is the dynamic presence of the Risen One among us, his gift as our way to the Cross and our salvation. Friday is the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart, a beautiful day which celebrates the love of Christ for us in his broken heart. Our special Mass here will be at 6.30pm, followed by the barbecue. Please join us this week in our Eucharistic Congress as a way to celebrate and to receive the manifold graces of the Holy Year.