A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 15:9-17 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments...
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 15:1 – 8 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it...
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 10:11 – 18 Jesus said: ‘I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep. The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and the sheep do not belong to him, abandons the...
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 24:35-48 The disciples told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised Jesus at the breaking of the bread. They were still talking about this when Jesus himself stood among them and said to...
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 20:19-31 In the evening of the same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be...
The Lord is here, present among us. We are gathered with the whole Church in this moment of prayer. What is the meaning of ‘good’ in Good Friday? Perhaps the title takes up a now lost sense of ‘holy’ found within the range of ancient usage of the word ‘good’. Indeed,...
