First readingDeuteronomy 8:2-3,14-16He fed you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had knownMoses said to the people: ‘Remember how the Lord your God led you for forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, to test you and know your inmost heart – whether you would keep his commandments or not. He humbled you, […]

First readingExodus 34:4-6,8-9‘Lord, Lord, a God of tenderness and compassion’With the two tablets of stone in his hands, Moses went up the mountain of Sinai in the early morning as the Lord had commanded him. And the Lord descended in the form of a cloud, and Moses stood with him there.He called on the name[…..]

These readings are for the day of the feast itself:First reading:  Acts 2:1-11They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speakWhen Pentecost day came round, they had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house[…..]

First readingActs 1:1-11Jesus was lifted up while they looked onIn my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the beginning until the day he gave his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was taken up to heaven. He had shown himself alive to[…..]

First readingActs 8:5-8,14-17They laid hands on them, and they received the Holy SpiritPhilip went to a Samaritan town and proclaimed the Christ to them. The people united in welcoming the message Philip preached, either because they had heard of the miracles he worked or because they saw them for themselves. There were, for example, unclean[…..]

This Mother’s Day will be a little different. While some Public Health restrictions have been lifted recently, it’s important to ensure we continue to protect the vulnerable in our society from COVID-19. Below are some ideas we have put together that allow for celebration with distance if needed.As at 9am Friday 8th May the current[…..]

Entrance AntiphonCf. Ps 97: 1-2 O sing a new song to the Lord,for he has worked wonders;in the sight of the nationshe has shown his deliverance, alleluia. Collect Almighty ever-living God,constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptismmay, under your protective care, bear much fruitand come[…..]