St Mary's5 days ago4 minHomily for the Mass of the Ascension, 2020The feast of the Ascension is not always the easiest feast to grasp. Often we can slip past it on the way from Easter to Pentecost.
St Mary's5 days ago2 minMessage from Fr Jerome: Feast of the AscensionToday we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension on which we remember that, through Christ, humanity now sits at the right hand of the Father.
St Mary'sMay 173 minUpdate to Parish Mass and Prayer ScheduleDear Parishioners, you would be aware that the government has relaxed some of the regulations in relation to religious worship. However, the relaxing is the ...
St Mary'sMay 175 min6th Sunday Easter, Year AWhen the subject of hope or faith comes up, it is not always easy to know where to start.
St Mary'sMay 92 minFifth Sunday of Easter: Message from Fr JeromeThe big news this week is that Mr Gerard Lewis has announced that he will be finishing his time as principal at St Mary’s School at...
St Mary'sMay 93 min5th Sunday of Easter, Year ATwo questions came to my mind as I thought about today’s gospel. What does it mean to follow the way of Christ? And...
St Mary'sMay 23 min4th Sunday of Easter, Year A (Father Joe Caddy)I have a clear memory of a baptism that I did here at St Mary’s a little time back. When the mother came up to the font with her baby...
St Mary'sMay 12 minFourth Sunday of Easter: Message from Fr JeromeOne of the consequences of such a dramatic change in routine is a renewed focus on freedom and responsibility. Though routine is itself...
St Mary'sApr 254 min3rd Sunday of Easter, Year AAs we’ve said before, Easter used to be the only time people would enter the Church. And so Lent actually developed as the preparation...
St Mary'sApr 252 minThird Sunday of Easter: Message from Fr JeromeI read an article this week that compared our current situation to electronic trance music. One of the easy jokes in respect of trance...
St Mary'sApr 184 min2nd Sunday of Easter, Year ABefore we begin, a point that might be of interest. Our entrance antiphon today begins with “Like newborn infants...” In the Latin...
St Mary'sApr 182 minSecond Sunday of Easter: Message from Fr JeromeHappy Easter again everyone! We have come to the end of the Easter Octave in which every day is Easter Sunday. On Easter Sunday, I got...
St Mary'sApr 114 minEaster SundayWhat a strange Good Friday that was! Joe and I rang the funeral bells at 3pm to indicate the beginning of the liturgy, and heard people...
St Mary'sApr 112 minEaster: Message from Fr JeromeHappy Easter! Jesus is risen! This is the perennial Good News. It is the only thing we really need. Human life is not in vain...
St Mary'sApr 113 minEaster Sunday (Deacon Jim Curtain)The two of us, Fr Jerome and me, are standing here in an empty church. Mary of Magdala, Peter, and John, were standing at an empty tomb...
