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Lectio Divina - daily prayer with the scriptures
Homily Studio - weekly discussions on the sunday scriptures
Food for Faith - talks and reflections from fr john o'connor
Reflecting on the scriptures for the great feast of Easter, April 9 are David Moxon, Chris Duthie-Jung and Manuel Beazley. They join John O’Connor in today’s Homily studio podcast.
Join Laurel Lanner, Colin MacLeod & Rosalie Connors in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Read the scriptures for the Evening Mass of Holy Thursday at this link.
Colin mentioned “The Basin and the Towel” by Michael Card….listen at this link.
Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Holy Week at this link.
Read the scriptures for Monday of Holy Week at this link.
Read the scriptures for Saturday Week Five in Lent at this link.
Read the scriptures for Friday Week Five in Lent at this link.
Read the Scriptures for Thursday Week Five in Lent at this link.
John Cynthia Piper, Triona Doocey and Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for Palm Sunday.
Read the Palm Sunday readings at this link.
John mentions the Holy Saturday Office of Readings of reflection from an ancient homily. Listen at this link.
Palm Sunday – by Joy Cowley
No donkey this time
But a borrowed Honda 550.
Jesus riding into town
with a black leather jacket,
jeans frayed at the knees,
and L-O-V-E tattooed
on the knuckles of his right hand.
Those who saw him
said his smile was like the sun,
warming shadowed corners
and causing the way to blossom
unexpectedly.
Those who saw him told
of all the light left over
to be taken home and set
in eyes, in hearts
and at windows for strangers.
It was like a miracle,
they said.
The rest of us missed it.
We were in another part of the city,
waiting for the Messiah.
from Aotearoa Psalms – Prayers of a new People
Read the scriptures for Wednesday Week Five in Lent at this link.
Read the scriptures for Tuesday Week Five in Lent at this link.
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