Monthly Archives: May 2012

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Trinity Sunday

We have come to the end of the Easter Season and are about to begin what is called Ordinary Time when we reflect on the three-year long public ministry of Jesus. But before we do so we are given the … Continue reading →

Confirmation 2012

We congratulate those Confirmed at St Joseph’s this year. 15th May 2012 16th May 2012

Pentecost Sunday

We commemorate today the Feast of Pentecost, it is a day when we remember the great outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and how this impelled them out into the street to proclaim the Gospel to people of … Continue reading →

The Ascension of the Lord

I think today’s feast of the Ascension is one of the most neglected and misunderstood in the Liturgical Calendar. I also think that we will greatly benefit from now celebrating it on a Sunday. Under the old system, when it … Continue reading →

Remain in my Love

“If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love,” so says Jesus in today’s Gospel. This sounds a bit odd at first glance. It is like a parent saying, “If you do what I tell you only then … Continue reading →

Sixth Sunday of Easter

‘This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you.’ This is the central text of today’s Gospel reading and indeed one could consider it one of the most fundamental texts of the Christian faith. And yet it … Continue reading →

Make your Home in Me

The Gospel this Fifth Sunday of Easter uses the symbol of the vine and the branches to describe the intimate union between Christ and the believer. Simply put, to be a Christian is to live united with God in Christ, … Continue reading →

Fifth Sunday of Easter

The statement by Jesus at the beginning of today’s Gospel, “I am the True Vine”, is one of a whole series of statements given in John’s Gospel that begin with the words “I am”. There are seven of these in … Continue reading →