Fourth Sunday of Easter – Good Shepherd Sunday Year A – Acts 2:14,36-41; Ps 23; 1 Peter 2:20-25; Jn 10:14; Jn 10:1-10 By Dc. Francis Mangeni MessageAs we follow our Good Shepherd, our Lord Jesus Christ, let us in turn be good shepherds to all people; in our homes, communities, the Parish, at work, in the country,…
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Third Sunday – The First Mass with Liturgies of the Word and the Eucharist at Emmaus Year A – Act 2:14, 22-23; Ps 16; 1 Peter 1: 17-21; Lk 24:13-35 By Dc. Francis Mangeni MessageRegular retreats to encounter the risen Lord continue to transform many and are to be encouraged. The Mass above all, is the vivid…
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Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday Year A – Acts 2:42-47, Ps 118, 1 Peter 1:3-9, Jn 20:29, Jn 20:19-31 By Dc. Francis Mangeni MessageWe each and every one come from God’s loving heart. As God has loved and forgiven us our sins, so should we love and forgive others.Gospel Reading19 When it was evening…
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Lent Year A-II Day 45 – Good Friday – Behold God s Love for YouIsa 52:13-53:12; Ps 31; Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9; Phil 2:8-9; Jn 18:1-19:42By Dc. Francis Mangeni At Passover, the Priests brought out the bread of the presence also known as the bread of the face of God, together with the wine, on the…
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Lent Year A-II Day 44 – Holy Thursday – The Eucharist of Communion with God and the Law of humble selfless self-emptying, foot washing LoveEx 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:34; Jn 13:1-15By Dc. Francis Mangeni We had the Chrism Mass in the Morning, to bless the three sacramental oils used over…
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Lent Year A-II Day 39 – One Man to Die for All the PeopleEz 37:21-28, Jer 31:10-13, Ez 18:31, Jn 11:45-56 By Dc. Francis Mangeni MessageLove and truth should govern decision-making at our level as individuals, communities and nations; otherwise hatred, envy and false reasoning will take over and lead to wars and killings, persecution of…
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Lent Year A-II Day 38 – Believe the work of God Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18; Jn 6:63,68; Jn 10:31-42 By Dc. Francis Mangeni MessageAll around us, is God’s goodness. Let’s recognise it in gratitude, and glorify God. Gospel Reading 31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus replied, “I have shown you many…
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Lent Year A II Day 37 The Word of God gives lifeGen 17:3-9, Ps 105, Ps 95:8, Jn 8:51-59 By Dc. Francis Mangeni Message Our Lord Jesus Christ is truly God, One Lord. He is The Word (with a capital W ), the organising principle of the universe and all life, who gives life to everything.…
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The Solemnity of The Annunciation of The Lord Isa 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40; Heb 10:4-10; Jn 1:14; Lk 1:26-38 By Dc. Francis Mangeni MessageThe Annunciation of the Incarnation of God, when God became flesh and dwelt among us, at a particular point in our human history (Lk 1:5), when we can see the face of the invisible…
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Lent Year A II Day 35 Jesus is the I AM He is God Num 21:4-9, Ps 102, Jn 8:21-30 By Dc. Francis Mangeni MessageGospel ReadingJohn 8 21 Again he said to them, “I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”…
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