14th Sunday in Ordinary Time                    Year A                                                 5th July 2026 Lectionary Readings: Zechariah 9 v 9-12;   Psalm 145 v8-14;   Romans 7 v 15-25a;   Matthew 11 v 16-19, 25-30.     The Rescuer. “I will come to your rescue and offer you hope”. (Zechariah 9 v 11-12a). The prophet was addressing the people of Jerusalem after their…

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time                   Year A                                                  28th June 2026                                                                                    Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 28 v5-9;      Psalm 89 v1-4, 15-18;       Romans 6 v12-23;      Matthew10 v40-42                    ‘Slave owner’ maybe, but not a ‘taskmaster’. “Now you are set free from sin and are slaves who please God. I am using these everyday examples because in…

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time                    Year A                                                 21st June 2026 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 20 v7-13;     Psalm 69 v7-10, 16-18;     Romans 6 v1b-11;     Matthew 10 v24-39                   When the going gets tough…….. In the Old Testament passage, Jeremiah is being honest with God about how he is feeling. Jeremiah is blaming God for his social isolation,…

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A 14th June 2026 Lectionary Readings: Exodus 19 v2-8a; Romans 5 v1-8; Matthew 9 v35 – 10 v8. Are you part of the solution?That is the underlying question I think is being posed by Jesus to his disciples in the gospel reading. Jesus looks upon the crowds with pity;…