Today’s gospel reading is a repeat of the Christmas morning gospel – one of my favourites so I am happy that it is here again for the last day of 2021. You can read the scriptures for today at this link.
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Today’s gospel reading is a repeat of the Christmas morning gospel – one of my favourites so I am happy that it is here again for the last day of 2021. You can read the scriptures for today at this link.
Read the scriptures for the sixth day within the Octave of Christmas at this link.
Read today’s scriptures at this link.
Read the scriptures for the Tuesday after Christmas, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, at this link.
The Feast of the Epiphany is celebrated on Sunday 2nd January. Joining John O’Connor today in the Homily Studio to reflect on the scriptures for the Epiphany are Merv Duffy, Kath Petrie and Chris Duthie-Jung. Click here to read the Scriptures for this Sunday.
Musical reflections on these readings:

Read the scriptures for today’s Feast of St John the Evangelist at this link.
Read the scriptures for today’s feast of the Holy Family at this link.
At this link you will find the readings for the four Christmas Masses, Vigil, Midnight, Dawn and Daytime. The gospel I have used in today’s Lectio reflection is the Gospel of the Day Mass.
Read the scriptures for the morning of Christmas Eve at this link.
Read today’s scriptures for Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent at this link.
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