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and Sunday at 8:30 am, 10:00 am, 12 noon
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Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 22 September 2024 - Words from Canon Niall ~
While I was reflecting on this Sunday’s Gospel, what really struck out to me is the word ‘passion.’ Jesus predicted for the second time his passion and death. Allow me here to give you my insights on the word ‘passion.’ The word passion has a double meaning. Commonly it refers to any intense feeling, whether of love or desire, delight or enthusiasm. It also means ‘suffering.’ (From the Latin word ‘Pati’ meaning ‘to suffer.’) Passion, therefore, both means Love and Suffering. In that case, there must be some connections between Love and Suffering. Henri Nouwen puts it beautifully, he said ‘Every time we make the decision to love someone, we open ourselves to great suffering, because of those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain. And if we want to avoid suffering. We will never experience the joy of loving. If you genuinely love something or someone, then you must be willing to suffer for it.’ If we are to love God, then we should love him passionately. He does not want us to love Him half-heartedly. He wants us to love Him with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with your mind.
Likewise, if we are to love our neighbours, then we should love them passionately. If we truly believe in the love of others then we should be willing to suffer for it. Love one’s neighbour as oneself.
Have a blessed week.
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - Monday and Wednesday following the 9:15am morning Mass and concludes at 5pm. All Welcome.
We welcome Fr Shinto Varghese to the presbytery. Fr Shinto will take pastoral care of the Syro-Malabar community.
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Thresholds of Hope : the Vicariate for Adult Formation - another wonderful tool when proclaiming the good news of God's grace to all. St John Henry Newman believed that the lay faithful were to take a full part in the life of the Church, to be confident in expressing their Catholic Faith and willing to share its beauty with others. Hope you find this resource useful; more here https://thresholdsofhope.co.uk/
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