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June 10th saw our last Friday class. Following Neil’s ordination, teaching will be part of our Sunday afternoons, after mass. I was struck by the fact that everything seemed to tie into the study I have done recently. Had someone sat down to write a session to answer my questions and take me on to the next […]
Recently, I had one of those moments where things I had been holding, in different parts of my brain, suddenly seemed to fit together. I was writing an assignment on the part of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises where a person contemplates the crucifixion. Part of this is to be with Christ as he suffers in […]
The theme of Christ’s self-giving has been a reoccurring one this Lent. Not surprisingly it turned up again on Friday as our class was on the Mass. It got me thinking about how Christ’s sacrificial love for us, demonstrated on the cross, requires a response. What happens to me when I discover this God who […]
On Confession: I have spent quite a lot of time, since last Friday, reflecting on our class on confession and baptism. For many of us these are big issues. In the next few weeks there will be several baptisms and first confessions. For me the thoughts that have been going round my head are to […]
Julianne Chatfield writes about the first week… We have had a whirlwind of a week: Ash Wednesday; the first Formation class; Rite of Election; first mass at St Agnes. All sorts of thoughts and feelings have come into play. As the dust begins to settle I have found myself thinking over Friday’s presentation on the […]
Today
Tomorrow is the First Sunday in Lent. Join us for Mass celebrated according to Divine Worship at 11:30am at Christ the King Church, Langney. We'd love to see you! In the pew sheet you can find details of the forthcoming Admission to Candidacy for Ordination of Neil Taylor, by Bishop David, in two weeks’ time — it's available at the link in the image below.
And the devil took Jesus to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, “He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you”, and “On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.”’ And Jesus answered him, ‘It is said, “You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.”’
First Sunday in Lent (Quadragesima Sunday)
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Pew sheet for the First Sunday in Lent, 9 March 20250 CommentsComment on Facebook
Mass for the Beginning of Lent with the Imposition of Ashes is celebrated according to Divine Worship at 7:00 this evening at Christ the King Church Langney.
Mass is also celebrated at noon, and at 10am at St Joachim's Hampden Park.
[Image from the Flickr stream of Royal Griffin www.flickr.com/people/93851596@N05/ CC-BY-NC]
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"Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit?"
As we arrive at Quinquagesima Sunday, the final step before entering Lent, the Church presents us with a Gospel that urges self-examination. Jesus warns against hypocrisy, calling out the tendency to notice the speck in our brother’s eye while ignoring the beam in our own. He reminds us that a good tree bears good fruit, and a person’s heart is revealed by their words and actions. The message is clear: before we seek to correct others, we must first allow God to purify our own hearts. True discipleship begins with humility, recognising our need for God’s grace before we presume to lead or correct others.
Quinquagesima calls us to reflect: Are we truly seeing with the eyes of Christ, or are we blinded by pride, judgment, or self-righteousness? As Lent approaches, this Gospel invites us to take stock of our spiritual lives, asking God to remove the beams from our own eyes so that we may see clearly. The call to bear good fruit is not about outward appearances but about deep interior conversion. May we enter this coming season with hearts open to transformation, seeking not to condemn but to be healed, so that we may lead others to Christ with true clarity and love.
Artwork is The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1525–1569, completed in 1568.
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