Next Sunday is the beginning of the Season of Advent. Over the four weeks, we enter into a season of preparation. It is a season of devout and joyful expectation; of both the season of Christmas, and the return of Christ at the end of time. Christmas brought us God's promise of the Messiah. In … Continue reading 23/11/08 – Advent is Coming
Category: Liturgical Seasons
If you're thinking that the colours in the church seem to be changing every week at the moment, you'd be right. After months of green during this season of Ordinary Time, we changed last week to violet for All Souls Day. Today's feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica uses white, as does Christ … Continue reading 9/11/08 – Changing Colours
Today we celebrate a feast that is not commonly on a Sunday; the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul. This is one of several feasts that take precedence when they fall on a Sunday during the season of Ordinary Time. Others that we will celebrate this year will include The Triumph of the Cross, … Continue reading 29/6/08 – Year of St. Paul
This week, as part of the Period of Purification and Enlightenment, we celebrate with Mechelle the first of three scrutinies at our Vigil Mass. The scrutinies, which are solemnly celebrated on Sundays and are reinforced by an exorcism, are rites for self-searching and repentance and have above all a spiritual purpose. The scrutinies are meant … Continue reading 24/2/08 – The Scrutiny
What did you give up for Lent? It’s a common question at the beginning of this liturgical season. Yet sometimes we can become preoccupied for forty days about what we won’t do again until Easter. This doesn’t mean that we should not abstain from things of our choosing during Lent. We must, however, do so … Continue reading 10/2/08 – “Giving Up” During Lent
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