Click here for our latest newsletter Our First Reading is taken from Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15,17-19: Peter preaches that Jesus has been raised from the dead and calls upon the people to repent.The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 4: A prayer seeking God’s favour.Today’s Second Reading is 1 John 2:1-5a: Those who know God keep his commandments.This Sunday’s Gospel Reading is Luke 24:35-48: Jesus appears again to his disciples and shares a meal with them.Today’s reading, taken from the Gospel of Luke, follows immediately after the report of Jesus’ appearance to......

Click here for our latest newsletter Our First Reading this week is from the Acts of the Apostles 4:32-35: The first Christian community shared their possessions, and no one was needy.The Responsorial Psalm is taken from Psalm 118: The Lord’s mercy endures forever.Our Second Reading is from 1 John 5:1-6: Those who love God keep his commandments.Today’s Gospel Reading is John 20:19-31: Thomas believes because he sees Jesus.Part of the mystery of Jesus’ Resurrection is that he appeared to his disciples not as a spirit, but in bodily form. We do not......

Click here for our latest newsletter Dear Brothers and Sisters, a Happy and Holy Easter!Christ is risen! On this day we proclaim that he, the Lord of our life, is “the resurrection and the life” of the world ( John 11:25). Today is Easter, the Pasch, a word that means “passage”, for in Jesus the decisive passage of humanity has been made: the passage from death to life, from sin to grace, from fear to confidence, from desolation to communion. In him, the Lord of time and history, I would like to......

Click here for our latest newsletter Reading I: Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalm: Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Reading II: Philippians 2:6-11 Gospel: Mark 14:1-15:47 Overall Theme: Palm Sunday encapsulates both the triumph and sacrifice of Christ’s journey to the cross, as he is hailed as king by adoring crowds yet foresees his impending suffering and death. This paradox invites us to contemplate the profound love and obedience of Jesus, urging us to embrace the cross as the pathway to redemption and eternal victory.Summary of the Readings:First reading: The passage from Isaiah portrays the suffering......

Click here for our latest newsletter Reading I: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm: Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 Reading II: Hebrews 5:7-9 Gospel: John 12:20-33 Summary of the Readings:First reading: God promises to establish a new covenant with the divided tribes of Judah and Israel. The prophecy reflects on their history of covenant breaches, that transitioned their spousal relationship with God to a master-servant dynamic. There is an undertone of God’s sorrow within the text due to the rejection of His intimacy by the people of God. Psalm: The great penitential psalm of David furthers......

Laetare Sunday Click here for our latest newsletter Reading I: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23: Psalm: Psaim 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6: Reading II: Eph 2:4-10: Gospel: John 3:14-21: Overall Theme: On Laetare Sunday, the liturgical readings poignantly recount Israel’s tragic failure to uphold the covenant, a solemn reminder of our own frailty and need for redemption. Summary of the ReadingsFirst reading: The ending of the second book of Chronicles serves as an epitaph about why the people of God lost their land. Just as Adam and Eve were exiled from the Garden of......

Click here for our latest newsletter Reading I: Exodus 20:1-17: Psalm: Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Reading II: 1 Cor 1:22-25 : Gospel: John 2:13-25 Overall Theme: The theme of the readings is that Jesus is the embodiment of the law. This law aids us in acting in accordance with our identity as children of God. Summary of the Readings:First reading: Today’s excerpt from the book of Exodus recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Mosaic covenant to establish family laws and structure to the people of God. Psalm: David......

Click here for our latest newsletter Reading I: Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18: Psalm: Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19 Reading II: Romans 8:31b-34 Gospel: Mark 9:2-10 Overall Theme: The readings for this Sunday present how God’s glory is revealed through the paradox of sacrificial love.Summary of the Readings:First reading: The first reading presents the calvary of the Old Testament, as Isaac typologically points to Christ who carries the wood to the mountaintop and freely offers himself to the Father. The Father’s oath to Abraham of a great name, nation, and universal blessing......

Click here for our latest newsletter Our First Reading this week is from Genesis 9:8-15: God establishes a covenant with Noah, giving a rainbow as its sign.The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 25: A prayer praising God for his covenant.The Second Reading today is 1 Peter 3:18-22: In our baptism, we are saved through Christ’s death and Resurrection.This Sunday’s Gospel Reading is Mark 1:12-15: Jesus is tempted in the desert by Satan. On the first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel reading is about Jesus’ temptation in the desert. In each of the......

World Day for the Sick, & Day of Prayer for the Unemployed Click here for our latest newsletter Father John’s Sabbatical Dear friends, I have very happily served as Parish Priest at St Antony’s for almost 11 years now (time flies!) and recently I confirmed with the brothers that I will be taking a Sabbatical from June 2024. After St Antony’s Day (June 13th) I will be away from the parish for a year and back the following summer. Last year with my superiors we were discerning what my future should be......