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Our Morning Offering – 13 April – Easter Thursday and “The Month of the Resurrection” O Lamb of GodBy St Irenaeus (c130 – c202)Bishop & Martyr,Father of the Church O Lamb of God,who takes away the sin of the world,look upon usand have mercy upon us,Thou who art Thyself,both Victim and Priest,Thyself, both Reward and Redeemer,keep safe from all evilthose whom Thou hast redeemed,O Saviour of the…

One Minute Reflection – 9 March – “The sign of Jonah” – Matthew 12:39

One Minute Reflection – 9 March –Wednesday of the First Week of Lent, Ember Wednesday – 3 Kings 19:3-8, Matthew 12:38-50 and the Memorial of St Dominic Savio (1842-1857) “The sign of Jonah” – Matthew 12:39 REFLECTION – “God showed patience in the face of man’s weakness because He saw beforehand, the victory He would eventually give him, through His Word. For, when “power was made perfect in…

One Minute Reflection –15 December – Octave of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God – Proverbs 8:22-35, Luke 1:26-28 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “Hail, full of grace!” – Luke 1:28 REFLECTION – “So the Lord now manifestly came to His own. Born by His own created order that He Himself bears, He by His obedience on the tree, renewed and reversed…

Quote/s of the Day – 15 April – “The Month of the Resurrection” – Easter Saturday – 1 Peter 2:1-10, John 20:1-9 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “[He] hath called you out of darknessinto His marvellous Light … ” 1 Peter 2:9 “When we stand in the lightit is not we who illumine the lightand cause it to shinebut we are illuminated and made shining by the light…God grants His…

Friday of the Third Week of Lent – 25 March – Our Lenten Journey with the Great Fathers – ‘ … By Obeying His Word …’

Friday of the Third Week of Lent – 25 March – Our Lenten Journey with the Great Fathers – The Annunciation – Isaias 7:10-15, Luke 1:26-38 “Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.” – Luke 1:28,42 “And Mary said,‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.May it be to me according to your word.’” Luke 1:38 “SO THE LORD NOW…

One Minute Reflection – 29 November – “Many will come from the east and the west ….” – Matthew 8:11

One Minute Reflection – 29 November – Monday of the First Week of Advent – Readings: Isaiah 2: 1-5; Psalms 122: 1-9; Matthew 8: 5-11 “Many will come from the east and the west and will recline with Abraham … at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 8:11 REFLECTION – “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I shall make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of…