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THE EVENING MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER Our annual celebration of the ‘paschal mystery’ has begun, and over the next three days we celebrate the ‘high point’ of the Church’s liturgy – which is not a pageant or drama – but the work of… Continue Reading “Fr Simon’s Homilies: The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night and Easter Sunday of the Resurrection 2024”
“He was speaking about the Temple that was His Body” (c.f. Gospel for 3rd Sunday of Lent, B – John 2:13-25) The Temple: Last month, Canterbury Cathedral held a ‘silent disco’. In the Church of Saints Augustine and Thomas Beckett, they invited young people… Continue Reading “2024 Short Lent Talk: “He was speaking about the Temple that was His Body””
Mass of Christmas Night: This year, we celebrate the 800th Anniversary of St Francis of Assisi erecting a Nativity Scene for the people’s devotion ahead of their celebrations in the Church. Christmas still captures our imagination, and despite our familiarity, there remains a depth… Continue Reading “Christmas Homilies for Mass of the Night, the Mass at Dawn and the Mass of the Day 2023”
Introduction: When I was doing my reading for this spiritual conference, I put ‘prepare a way for the Lord’ into google and I was given advice on how to enter the House of Lords; perhaps I could be the new Foreign Secretary! Purple marks… Continue Reading “Advent Talk 2023: Prepare a Way for the Lord”
7th October 2023: Homily for the Solemnity of Our Lady of the Rosary and the 130th Anniversary Mass: Our 130th anniversary brings us together in praise and thanksgiving for the past, but also enables us to discern the future. May the Lord continue to… Continue Reading “Homilies for 130th Parish Anniversary Celebrations, by the Parish Priest”
In this second Lent talk, we consider the benefit of the light of the gospel (c.f. 5th Sunday of Lent). On hearing that Jesus wishes to visit Bethany, the disciples are concerned because of the threat to his life. He rather cryptically replies: ‘are… Continue Reading “Short Lent Talk 2 – “We have the light of the world to see by” – by Fr Simon Dray.”
The Second Sunday of Lent is also called ‘Transfiguration Sunday’, for the Gospel speaks of Jesus taking Peter, James, and John up the Holy Mountain, where he is transfigured in their sight. As part of our parish mission, to ‘let our light shine’, we… Continue Reading “Short Lent Talk 1: The Transfiguration – we let our light be seen (by Fr Simon Dray)”
“The Life of Pi: A fanciful whimsy?” A consequent thought came which may be usefully reflecting the story of ‘The Life of Pi’. The film tells a (possible fantasy) story of a boy shipwrecked on a boat wherein he finds a tiger also landing.… Continue Reading “Homilies from the Hermitage by Fr Boniface Moran – “The Life of Pi””
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Catholic Parish Of Bexhill 