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MONDAY AUGUST 10, 2020  “I would like to invite the young to perform a gesture of tenderness towards the elderly especially the loneliest, in their homes and residences, those who have not seen their loved ones for many months.  Dear young people each one of these elderly people is your grandparent!  Do not leave them by themselves.  Use the inventiveness […]

From Saint Joseph’s OMI Catholic Church, Colwyn Bay, North Wales UK

Gospel Reflection for Sunday August 9th 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time   We are all now experiencing a ‘new normal.’ We may still be feeling unsure and anxious. Can we stretch out our hand to Jesus as we hear him say to each of us, ‘Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.’ Whatever storms we are experiencing today, we are not […]

SUNDAY AUGUST 9, 2020  “It is noteworthy how close the link is between the Eucharistic bread, nourishment for eternal life, and daily bread, necessary for earthly life. Before offering Himself to the Father as the Bread of salvation, Jesus ensures there is food for those who follow Him and who, in order to be with Him, forgot to make provisions. […]

From Saint Joseph’s OMI Catholic Church, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, UK.

SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2020  “May Mary Most Holy help us to walk the path that the Lord shows us…It is the journey of fraternity, which is essential in order to face the poverty and suffering of this world, especially in this tragic moment, and which projects us beyond the world itself, because it is a journey that begins with God […]

FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2020  “Let us pray for the victims of the explosions in Beirut and for their families; and let us pray for Lebanon so that, through the dedication of all its social, political and religious elements, it might face this extremely tragic and painful moment.” Pope Francis  Photograph from Beirut Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time […]

THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 2020  “The life of sailors or fishermen and their families is very difficult.  Sometimes they are victims of forced labor or are left behind in distant ports.  The competition of industrial fishing and the problem of pollution make their work even more complicated.  Without the people of the sea, many parts of the world would starve.  Let […]

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 2020  ““Do this in remembrance of me” (1 Cor 11:24). Do! The Eucharist is not simply an act of remembrance; it is a fact: the Lord’s Passover is made present once again for us. In Mass the death and resurrection of Jesus are set before us. Do this in remembrance of me: come together and celebrate the […]

TUESDAY AUGUST 4, 2020  “Jesus was well aware of what He was about to do, but He wanted to change their attitude: not to say, “send them away,” “let them fend for themselves”, “let them find something to eat”, but rather, “what does Providence offer us to share?” These are two opposite ways of behaving. And Jesus wants to bring […]