Sunday readings in brief: Corpus ChristiGen 14:18-20; Ps 109(110); 1 Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11-17Understanding the EucharistDear friends, today we celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christ (the Body and Blood of Christ), which is the Sacrament of the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the Centre of Christian life. It is the food for our faith journey established … Continue reading The Feast of Corpus Christi

Sunday readings in brief: Holy Trinity FeastProv 8:22-31; Ps 8:4-9; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15 The Nature of God Dear friends, today is the Feast of the Holy Trinity, which occurs on the Sunday after the Pentecost. Next Sunday will be the feast of Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ). Trinity from the Latin word … Continue reading The Feast of the Holy Trinity

ILIZWI REFLECTIONSSunday, 5 June 2022PENTECOST SUNDAYActs 2:1-11Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34Rom 8:8-17John 20:19-23 COME HOLY SPIRIT“We will come to him and make our dwelling with him” Jn 20:23 As Catholics we have for a long time suffered from what I call “forgetfulness of the Spirit”. Less and less emphasis has been placed on the Third … Continue reading The Feast of Pentecost by Ilizwi

Sunday Readings in brief Pentecost CActs 2:1-11; Ps 103 (104); Rm 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23Who is the Holy Spirit? Dear friends, today is the feast of the Pentecost, the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples of Jesus in the upper room just as he had promised them. Pentecost comes from the Greek word … Continue reading The Feast of Pentecost

Sunday Readings in brief Pentecost C Acts 2:1-11; Ps 103 (104); Rm 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23 Who is the Holy Spirit? Dear friends, today is the feast of the Pentecost, the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples of Jesus in the upper room just as he had promised them. Pentecost comes from the … Continue reading The Feast of Pentecost by Jambo