Second Sunday of Easter.                             Year C                                     27th April 2025 Lectionary Readings:  Acts 5 v27-32;  Psalm 118 v14-29;  Revelation 1 v4-8;  John 20 v19-31. “Receive the Holy Spirit.” In John’s gospel, the risen Jesus met with the disciples on the evening of Easter Day. He breathed the Holy Spirit upon them and gave them the…

Easter Day                                         Year C                                                 20th April 2025 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 65 v17-25; Psalm 118 v1-2, 14-24; I Corinthians 15 v19-26; Luke 24 v1-12. Unbelievable to some, but true none-the-less. “Why are you looking in the place of the dead for someone who is alive? Jesus isn’t here! He was raised from death. Remember that…

Sixth Sunday in Lent/Palm Sunday Year C                                    13th April 2025 Lectionary readings: Isaiah 50 v4-9a;  Psalm 31 v9-16;  Philippians 2 v5-11;  Luke 23 v1-49. Do we really listen to God’s servants? The prophet Isaiah says, “None of you respect the Lord or obey his servant. You walk in the dark instead of the light; you…

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…