Archives for April 2022

With robes washed white

Sunday 24 April 2022

Christ directly addresses the disciples’ fear. They need no longer hide in an attempt to cover their fear, shame and alienation from God, a result of the Fall. They are to be reclothed with a dignity that belongs only to those who are the children of God.

Alleluia!

Sunday 17 April 2022

The Last Supper (detail), Willem Jacob Herreyns (1743–1827), c. 1795; Church of Saint Clement, Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium

Christ, High Priest of the New Covenant

Thursday 14 April 2022

The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper is the celebration of the dawn of our salvation that will lead us into the promise of the Easter joy. We gather together to hear and participate in the story of our salvation and with renewed vision, encounter Christ the living God who will embrace death to open the gates of heaven.

Ukrainian family via cbcew.org.uk

Practical help for the people of Ukraine

Monday 11 April 2022

During the offertory on Maundy Thursday there will be the opportunity to bring food and gifts for refugees from and within Ukraine.

Christ the saving Victim

Sunday 10 April 2022

It is not nails that hold Christ upon the Cross but love. The Cross shows love triumphs over death. It call us to follow the example of Christ in humble obedience to the Father as we bear the trials and crosses of our life. It tells us that we shall never be forsaken by God and that one day we shall hears those words “today you will be with me in paradise.”

Remember not past years

Wednesday 6 April 2022

We have a choice: either go back to old habits, and wallow in the pains and bondage of the past, or take the opportunity given and enter the new exodus, walking the way of life with Christ.