Fifth Sunday in Lent. Year C 6th April 2025 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 43 v16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3 v4b-14; John 12 v1-8. An outpouring of love. The gospel passage today tells us of an incident at the house of Lazarus, Mary and Martha in the village of Bethany, not far from the city of…
Fourth Sunday of Lent Year C 30th March 2025 Lectionary Readings: Joshua 5 v9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5 v16-21; Luke 15 v1-3, 11b-32. The Joy of Forgiveness In Psalm 32, King David speaks of the blessing he has received from God in the wake of confessing his sins to him. ‘Our…
Third Sunday in Lent Year C 23rd March 2025. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 55 v1-9; Psalm 63 v1-8; 1 Corinthians 10 v1-13; Luke 13 v1-9. Repentance. The Collins dictionary of The Bible defines repentance as follows: Alongside faith in Christ, repentance towards God was an essential requirement for people who wanted to know God for…
Second Sunday in Lent Year C 16th March 2025. Lectionary Readings: Genesis 15 v1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3 v17- 4 v1; Luke 13 v31-35. An invitation to ponder. In today’s reading from Luke’s gospel, Jesus is addressing the people of the city of God. “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed the prophets and…
First Sunday in Lent. Year C 9th March 2025 Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 26 v1-11; Psalm 91 v1-2, 9-16; Romans 10 v8b-13; Luke 4 v1-13 God’s love embraces us all. The apostle Paul, writing to followers of Jesus in Rome states quite boldly that “The Scriptures say that no one who has faith will be…
Sunday before Lent Year C 2nd March 2025 Lectionary Readings: Exodus 34 v29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3 v12-4 v2; Luke 9 v28-36. Holiness. In Psalm 99 the psalmist is trying to describe the nature and mystery of God. “Only you are God! And your power alone, so great and fearsome, is worthy of…
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 23rd February 2025 Lectionary Readings: Genesis 43 v3-11,15; Psalm 37 v1-11, 39-40; 1 Corinthians 15 v35-38, 42-50; Luke 6 v27-38 Heavenly bodies. In this week’s passage from his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul is doing his best to answer the questions put to him about…
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C 16th February 2025 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 17 v5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15 v12-20; Luke 6 v17-26. Finding the right way. The Psalmist suggests that the way to happiness is towards God and the way to ruin is away from God. (Psalm 1 v1,6). In today’s Old…
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 9th February 2025 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 6 v1-8 (9-13); Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15 v1-11; Luke 5 v1-11. You (Lord) have made us what we are. The notion of God making us what we are is reflected in all today’s readings. Isaiah is commissioned by God to…
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 2nd February 2025 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 1 v4-10; Psalm 71 v1-6; 1 Corinthians 13 v1-13; Luke 4 21-30. The people of Nazareth turn against Jesus. Luke’s story of the people’s reaction to Jesus declaring that the prophecy of Isaiah had come true in him, (Luke 4 v16-20),…