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Advent Resources

Sunday 2 December 2012

With our groups underway, and our tiny steps to develop our corporate prayer life this Advent, I thought this might be a good time to mention some on-line resources for nurturing that which God is bringing to birth in us at this time of preparation. The Loyola Press and Ignatian Spirituality websites has a whole range […]

Faith: Advent Family Group 1

Friday 30 November 2012

Friday evening saw a few families gather at St Agnes for the second of our Advent groups. Faith was our theme for this week and after lighting candles and singing “Wait for the Lord” we thought about what went on inside us during Advent: When Mary was told she would be Jesus’ mother, he didn’t […]

Christ the King.

Thursday 29 November 2012

After last weeks readings full of the signs of the times and pointing forward to the second coming, this Sunday’s readings at Mass had an interesting juxtaposition. The readings from Daniel, Revelation and the Psalm all spoke of Jesus’ majesty and glory. Here his sovereignty is seen clearly. The eternal nature of his kingdom is […]

As the (Liturgical) year draws to a close.

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Christ the King brought us to the end of this liturgical year. The First Holy Communion children brought fallen leaves to symbolise the changing seasons. I have always seen Christ the King as the lead in to Advent. However this year, I saw for the first time a different dynamic. In Advent we wait for […]

Let us not resist the first, so that we don’t fear the second.

Friday 23 November 2012

You can feel the Liturgical Seasons change in the daily readings, as much as you can the natural seasons outside. This week, in the Gospel in Mass on Sunday, Jesus calls people to look for the signs of the coming of the Messiah. As it is Jesus who is speaking we see that he is […]

A vision of God.

Thursday 8 November 2012

Sometimes I read something that I come back to again and again, a well at which I can drink deeply. Saturday’s reading from the Saints is one of those. I have re-read it several times since the weekend. Coming from St Catherine of Siena’s Dialogue on Divine Providence, it gives a beautiful vision of God […]