Category: Homilies

Readings and Homily 29th June 2020 – The feast of St. Peter and St. Paul – The beginnings of the Church and the price that was paid. We follow in their footsteps. The Eucharist is worth it.

Night Prayer @ Balally: 28th June 2020, the final Night Prayer in a series of 101 Night Prayers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. May the Good Lord being eternal rest to all that have died from COVID-19 and all those that will continue to die from this disease and bring comfort to their families.  

The new future of the Church. The gifts you bring to the Church. The difficulties of living a Christian life. The help we obtain to live that life. The abundance of rewards that are given, in response to our giving.

The liturgy of the Mass encompasses the depth, the beauty and the wonder of the Eucharist and leaves us consoled, enriched but with sincere questions.

Words of the Mass: The Our Father – an “emotional” prayer with Praise, Petition and Personal Commitment.

Prayers in the Mass: The Gloria – one of several doxologies in the Mass, i.e. prayers of praise to God.

Feast of the nativity of St. John the Baptist, a cousin of Christ, a prophet and a martyr  

The Words of the Mass: The Apostles Creed – a Symbol that unites us in our beliefs across the World and back to the Apostles.

The significance of the ‘insignificant’. Your life matters to our Father in Heaven and, how you live your life always has great significance.

Words at Mass: The confiteor – holds a wealth of meaning, historical, spiritual and intensely personal.