Faith Hope and Love

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Year A - Sunday, November 22, 2020 (EPISODE: 262) Readings for Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Year A FIRST READING: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Psalm 23:1-2a, 2b-3, 5, 6. “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want” SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Mark 11:9b+10a). Alleluia, alleluia! Blessings on Him...

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - (November 15, 2020) (EPISODE: 261) Readings for 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5. “Happy are those who fear the Lord.” SECOND READING: 1 Thess 5:1-6 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 15:4a+5b). Alleluia, alleluia! Live in me, and let me live in you, says the Lord. My branches bear much fruit....

You are welcome to play this commemoration at 10:56:30 am on Thursday 11th of November 2021. To commemorate Remembrance Day Lest We Forget Remembrance Day 11 November 2021 marks the 103rd Anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). One hundred and three years ago, on 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare. The...

Thirty-Second Sunday Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, November 8, 2020 (EPISODE: 260) Readings for 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Wisdom 6:12-16 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8. “My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God” SECOND READING: 1 Thess 4:13-18 or 4:13-14 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Matthew 24:42a+44). Alleluia, alleluia! Be watchful and ready. You know not when the Son of Man is comi...

All Souls - Second November 2020 (EPISODE: 259) Homily ALL souls DAY. 2nd NOVEMBER. First Reading: Isaiah 25:6-9 Psalm: Ps 26. Second Reading: Romans 5:5-11 Gospel Acclamation: Matthew 11:28 “This is the will of my father says the Lord, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me, and that I should raise it up on the last day.” Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30 Image Credit: Shutterstock Lice...

All Saints - First November, 2020 (EPISODE: 258) Readings for THE LITURGY OF THE WORD First Reading: Revelation 7:2-4. 9-14 Psalm: Ps 23:1-6 “Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.” Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-3 Gospel Acclamation: Matthew 11:28 Come to me all you that labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord. Gospel: Matthew 5:1- References: Fr Peter Dillon....

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A . - Sunday, October 25, 2020 (EPISODE: 257) Readings for 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Exodus 22:20-26 Psalm 18:2-3a, 3b-4, 47+51. “I love you Lord, my strength.” SECOND READING: 1 Thess 1:5c-10 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 14:23). Alleluia, alleluia! All who love me will keep my words, and my Father will love them and we will come to them. G...

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A. Mission Sunday - Sunday, October 18, 2020 (EPISODE: 256) Readings for 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Psalm 96:1+3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10. “Give the Lord glory and honour.” SECOND READING: 1 Thess 1:1-5b GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Philippians 2:15d-16a). Alleluia, alleluia! Shine on the world like bright stars. You are offering it th...

Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year. Year A - Sunday, October 11, 2020 (EPISODE: 255) Readings for 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Isaiah 25:6-10a Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6. “I shall live in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life.” SECOND READING: Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Eph 1:17-18). Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enligh...

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, October 4, 2020 (EPISODE: 254) Readings for 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:9+12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20. “The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel” SECOND READING: Philippians 4:6-9 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. John 15:16). Alleluia, alleluia! I call you friends, says the Lord. Because I have made known...

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, September 27, 2020 (EPISODE:253) Readings for Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READING: Ezekiel 18:25-28 Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9. “Remember your mercies, O lord.” SECOND READING: Philippians 2:1-11 or 2:1-5 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 10:27). Alleluia, alleluia! My sheep listen to my voice, says the Lord. I know them, and they fo...

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A – Sunday, September 20, 2020 (EPISODE: 252) Readings for 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Isaiah 55:6-9 Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18. “The Lord is near to all who call him.” SECOND READING: Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Act 16:14b). Alleluia, alleluia! Open our hearts, O Lord. To listen to the words of your Son. GOSPEL: M...

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A – Sunday, September 13, 2020 (EPISODE: 251) Readings for 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Sirach 27:30 28:7 Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12. “The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger and rich in compassion.” SECOND READING: Romans 14:7-9 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 13:34). Alleluia, alleluia! I give you a new commandment. Love one anoth...

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A – Sunday, September 6, 2020. (EPISODE: 250) Father’s Day in Australia. Readings for 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Ezekiel 33:7-9 Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7b, 7c-9. “O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts.” SECOND READING: Romans 13:8-10 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (2 Corinthians 5:19). Alleluia, alleluia! God was in Christ, t...

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 30, 2020 EPISODE 249 James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Get Thee Behind Me, Satan (Rétire-toi, Satan), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 11/16 x 8 5/8 in. (14.4 x 21.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.153 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.159.153_PS2.jpg) Readings for 22nd Su...

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 23, 2020 EPISODE 248 Readings for 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Isaiah 22:19-23 (diff) Psalm 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 6+8. “Lord, your love is eternal, do not forsake the work of your hands.” SECOND READING: Romans 11:33-36 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION, (Matthew 16:18).Alleluia, alleluia! You are Peter, the rock on which I will build my...

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 16, 2020 EPISODE 247 Readings for 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6+8. “O God, let all the nations praise you” SECOND READING: Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION, (cf. Matthew 4:23).Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus preached the good news of the Kingdom. And healed all who were sick. GOSPEL:...

The Feast Of Assumption Of The blessed virgin mary 15th August, 2020. (episode: 246 ) Readings FIRST READING: Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10 Psalm: Ps 44:10-12, 16. “The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.” SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION, (Alleluia, alleluia! Mary is taken up to heaven, and the angels of God shout for joy. Alleluia!). GOSPEL: Luke 1:39-56 Ima...

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 9, 2020 EPISODE 245 Shutterstock licensed image stock photo ID: 1211556307. Biblical vector illustration series, Jesus calms the storm. Peace Be Still. By rudall30 Readings for 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a Psalm 85:9ab+10, 11-12, 13-14. “Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvatio...

Australian Solemnity of Mary of the Cross (Mackillop) August 8th. (EPISODE: 244 ) Homily Australian Solemnity of Mary of the Cross (Mackillop) August 8th. THE LITURGY OF THE WORD First Reading: 1 Kings 17:8-16 Psalm: Ps 62:1-8. "My soul clings to you; your right-hand holds me fast." Second Reading: Colossians 3:12-17 Gospel Acclamation: Matthew 27:55 Gospel: Matthew 6:25-34 Photo Credit: Shutterst...

The Transfiguration of the Lord. Year A (Special weekday solemnity ) - THURSDAY 6TH August 2020 Readings for The Transfiguration of the Lord ; FIRST READING: Dan 7:9-10, 13-14 or 2 Pet 1:16-19 Psalm: 96: 1-2, 5-6, 9 . “The Lord is King, the most high over all the earth.” GOSPEL ACCLAMATION, (Mt 17:5).Alleluia, alleluia! This is my son, the beloved. In whom is all my delight. Listen to him. Allelui...

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 2, 2020 EPISODE 243 Readings for 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Isaiah 55:1-3 Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18. “The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth.” SECOND READING: Romans 8:35, 37-39 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION, (Matthew 4:4b).Alleluia, alleluia! No one lives on bread alone. But on every word that comes from the mouth...

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, July 26, 2020 EPISODE 242 Readings for 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Psalm 119:57+72, 76-77, 127-28, 129-30. “Lord, I love your commands.” SECOND READING: Romans 8:28-30 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION, (cf. Matthew 11:25).Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth. You have revealed to little o...

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, July 19, 2020 EPISODE 241 16th Sunday Ordinary Time – Year A – 2020 (Our apologies for the error last week where we initially posted this weekend’s homily – so if it looks/sounds familiar, it is because it briefly appeared previously. We corrected the error as soon as it was noted. Here it is, related to the correct Gospel and readings. Pk). Read...

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, July 12, 2020 EPISODE 240 Readings for 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14. “The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.” SECOND READING: Romans 8:18-23 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION, ((no bibl. ref.)).Alleluia, alleluia! The seed is the Word of God, Christ is the sower. All who co...