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Here is the story used in our third Family Lent Group. It focuses on the son’s resentment and anger as well as the father’s loving reaction. Jesus told a story of two sons. The eldest son had been working all day in the hot sun. “This is my life,” he thought. “Work, work, work.” As […]
We began our third family session by talking about a scene from “The Lion King” when Mufasa confronts Scar. Scar is resentful because he has lost his place a heir to the throne with the birth of Simba. He will never be king now. Scar was like the elder son in the parable of the […]
I’m not sure I have calmed down from the excitement of last night when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was announced as the new pope, succeeding His Holiness, Benedict XVI. In the run up to the conclave all sorts of people used it to forward their own agendas. The media, last night and this morning hasn’t been short […]
Last Thursday many of us gathered for the third of our adult Lent group. The theme was the Elder son. He was the one who stayed at home and yet in many ways was as lost as the younger son. The first quotes, from pages 69 to 71 in the book, sparked off discussion about […]
Our second Family Lent group took its inspiration from Henri Nouwen’s writing about the return of the Prodigal Son and specifically his quote about the son’s confusion as he makes his way home. We began by reflecting on last week and hearing the Bible passage that tells the story of the younger son’s return home. […]
Today
Tomorrow is the feast of Pentecost or Whit Sunday, the “Birthday of the Church,” and Mass will be celebrated according to Divine Worship at 11:30am at Christ the King Church Langney. We’d love to see you! The pew sheet is available at the link below.
“When the day of Pentecost arrived, the Apostles were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
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Pew sheet for Pentecost (Whit Sunday), 24 May 20260 CommentsComment on Facebook
The Pentecost Novena, the nine days between the Ascension and Pentecost when the Church prays for the coming of the Holy Spirit, is the oldest of all novenas. Join in with the daily posts on our website.
Pentecost Novena: Day 9: The Fruits of the Spirit
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As we grow in the knowledge and love of God under the direction of the Holy Spirit, our service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice of virtue more perfect.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
The Pentecost Novena, the nine days between the Ascension and Pentecost when the Church prays for the coming of the Holy Spirit, is the oldest of all novenas. Join in with the daily posts on our website.
Pentecost Novena: Day 8: The Gift of Wisdom
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It is the gift of Wisdom that strengthens our faith, fortifies hope, perfects charity, and promotes the practice of virtue in the highest degree.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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