3rd Sunday of Lent – Year C (March 7th 2010)

3rd Sunday of Lent – Year C (March 7th) – Reflections by Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15   Psalm 103:1-4, 6-8, 11    1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12    Luke 13:1-9
One thing that should happen in the course of our Lenten journey is that we should grow in our understanding of God; our attention, [...]

4th Sunday in Lent – Year C (March 14th 2010)

4th Sunday in Lent – Year C (March 14th)  - Reflection by Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Joshua 5:9-12    Psalm 34:2-7    2 Corinthians 5:17-21    Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Next Sunday is mid-Lent, or “Laetare” (=Rejoice) Sunday, when traditionally we relax our Lenten austerity, to gain the strength to keep going.
The first reading records a spectacularly [...]

5th Sunday of Lent – Year C (March 21st 2010)

5th Sunday of Lent – Year C (March 21st) – Reflection by Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21   Psalm 126:1-6   Philippians 3:8-14   John 8:1-11
Next Sunday we start that second, deeper phase of Lent, what we used to call Passiontide, when the Church invites us to look more on Christ and less on our own spiritual [...]

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – Year C (March 28th 2010)

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – Year C (March 28th) – Reflections by Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Luke 19:28-40    Isaiah 50:4-7    Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24    Philippians 2:6-11    Luke 22:14-23:56
Next Sunday is the first day of Holy Week, that long-drawn-out and solemn drama at which our Lent has been aiming all [...]

Easter Sunday – Year C (April 4th 2010)

Easter Sunday – Year C (April 4th)  - Reflection By Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Luke 24:1-12   John 20:1-9
This Sunday is Easter Sunday, the greatest feast of the Church’s year, and there will be plenty of readings on offer to help you contemplate the mystery of the Lord’s Resurrection, which comes as the end [...]

Corpus Christi – Year C (June 6th 2010)

Corpus Christi – Year C (June 6th) – Reflection by Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Genesis 14:18-20    Psalm 110:1-4    1 Corinthians 11:23-26    Luke 9:11-17
Next Sunday we celebrate the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. It is a feast of generosity, particularly, of course, the generosity of God, but also [...]

Trinity Sunday – Year C (May 30th 2010)

Trinity Sunday – Year C (May 30th) – Reflection by Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Proverbs 8:22-31    Psalm 8:4-9    Romans 5:1-5    John 16:12-15
Next Sunday is the solemnity of the Holy Trinity, and we need to be clear what it is about. The doctrine that God is both one and three is not an [...]

Pentecost Sunday – Year C (May 23rd 2010)

Pentecost Sunday – Year C (May 23rd) – Reflection by Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Acts 2:1-11    Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34    Romans 8:8-17    John 14:15-16, 23-26
Next Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost, what many people regard as the “Church’s birthday”. What can the readings for the day tell us about this [...]

7th Sunday of Easter – Year C (May 16th 2010)

7th Sunday of Easter – Year C (May 16th) – Reflection by Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Acts 7:55-60   Psalm 97:1-2, 6-7, 9     Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20    John 17:20-26
Thursday next is the feast of the Ascension, and then we must look for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. And what may [...]

6th Sunday of Easter – Year C (May 9th 2010)

6th Sunday of Easter – Year C (May 9th) – Reflection by Fr Nick King SJ
Readings: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29   Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8   Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23    John 14:23-29
The feast of the Ascension is now rushing towards us, which means that we must start to think of the Holy Spirit, whose coming we celebrate two [...]

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