Archives for June 2021

Raising of Jairus Daughter, Ilia Efimovich Repin (1844–1930), 1871; The State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg

“You shall not die, but live”

Sunday 27 June 2021

In this lost world of sin and death, to whom can we turn? Today’s gospel reading shows two examples that it is only Our Lord who can bring us any joy, meaning and hope.

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Fishing vessels offshore in a heavy sea, Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708), 1684; Minneapolis Institute of Arts

In Christ we have nothing to fear

Sunday 20 June 2021

In Christ we can stand in the midst of the storm, as a new creation in him, in whom we have triumphed over sin and death in his passion and resurrection.

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Those who love God’s name shall dwell in Zion

Monday 14 June 2021

“We are of courage … so whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.”

In this verse, Paul is speaking of the desire to be ‘at home’ with the Lord in heavenly glory rather than in exile here in the body on earth. Yet he counsels courage in whatever state we are in, because of the hope of what is to be. In doing so he recognises that there is a connection between the fullness of the Kingdom which is to come and the arena of the fallen world in which we live at the present.

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The Adoration of the Lamb, Hubert van Eyck (c.1385–1426) and Jan van Eyck (c.1390–1441); c.1432; St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent

Christ within the veil hath entered

Sunday 6 June 2021

Fr Neil’s homily for Corpus Christi, 6 June 2021 As they were eating, he took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” All the readings in mass today explore elements of the ritual sacrifice of Israel. The Exodus reading is the establishing of the […]

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