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A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 10 April 2026 No Comments

The Readings at Mass In the few years following Vatican II’s renewal of the liturgy, a group was set up to look at the Liturgy of the Word at Mass. …

Ann Rennie Reflects

Our Lady of Pentecost 4 April 2026 4 Comments

You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book…

Lenten Thoughts

Sally McIntosh 27 March 2026 No Comments

Holy Week In the week which begins this coming Sunday – Holy Week – all that we ponder and do during Lent reaches its climax. We begin with Palm Sunday…

A Tour through the Mass!

Sally McIntosh 27 March 2026 No Comments

Liturgy of the Word The Liturgy of the Word is not a lesson; it is a time to listen to the word of the Lord and to take it into…

A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 20 March 2026 No Comments

The Opening Prayer of the Mass These prayers are the original element of the Introductory Rites. The first evidence for them is in the fifth century. At that time, the…

Lenten Thoughts

Frank O'Loughlin 20 March 2026 1 Comment

Lent and Conversion Jesus calls his followers – that is us – to be converted. Conversion is an interesting word. In the Greek of the New Testament, it comes from…

Busy with love

Our Lady of Pentecost 13 March 2026 No Comments

I’ve been thinking about bullies lately. Sadly, not many of us escape life without coming up against someone who exhibits ‘bullying’ behaviours and when it does happen, it can be…

A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 13 March 2026 No Comments

The Gloria The next step in our tour of the Mass is to look at the Gloria. As we are all aware, we do not sing the Gloria during Lent…

Lenten Thoughts

Frank O'Loughlin 13 March 2026 No Comments

Three Models On the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent in Year A of the Lectionary (that is the book of readings for Mass), we are presented with three…

Sandy Curnow Reflection

Our Lady of Pentecost 6 March 2026 2 Comments

The Ways we Share Not many people noticed it at the time, but a couple of weeks ago, Ramadan, Lent and the Lunar New Year all began within a few…

Lenten Thoughts

Frank O'Loughlin 6 March 2026 1 Comment

Lent is not ‘Ordinary Time’! To say that Lent is not ‘Ordinary Time’ is true of the liturgy. It is an intensive time of our Christian year! It is not…

A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 6 March 2026 No Comments

The Penitential Act There are three forms of the Act of Penance at the beginning of Mass. Each of them involves an invitation by the priest to acknowledge our sinfulness…

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