The daughter of two of our parishioners works with the charity Mercy Ships. Each week she forwards a diary of how her week has been.
Mercy Ships are a team of nurses, doctors, surgeons, and other crew members from all over the world, donating our time to help on board the world’s largest non-governmental floating hospital, sailing directly to some of the world’s poorest people to deliver life-saving medical care and provide safe, state-of-the-art facilities in which to treat them.
For more details about the work of the Mercy Ships visit their website.
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A Reflection for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Year B). Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10 – 1Corinthians 15:20-26 – Luke 1:39-56. The middle of August can be tinged with a feeling of sadness. Summer is drawing to a close, and for children, it’s almost the end of the school holidays. Out ...
Read more - I Have Had Enough – But I Want More of Jesus! 07/08/2021
A Reflection for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). 1Kings 19:4-8 – Ephesians 4:30-5:2 – John 6:41-51. My dear brothers and sisters, from our own hard experience, each one of us can relate to what Elijah was going through when he sighed Lord, I’ve had enough (v.4). Broken and dispirited, ...
Read more - Spiritual Revolution 31/07/2021
A Reflection for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 – Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 – John 6:24-35. Dear brothers and sisters, having to endure protracted hunger pangs can be so stressful, can’t it? Hunger affects people in several ways. Being deprived of proper nourishment, even for a short ...
Read more - Give Them Something To Eat Yourselves 24/07/2021
A Reflection for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Give them something to eat yourselves (Mt 14:16). Running through today’s readings is the theme of divine providence for the needy through the instrumentality of His people. In the 1st reading, when the prophet Elisha received an offering of foodstuffs ...
Read more - Compassion: A Virtue for Every Christian 17/07/2021
A Reflection for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). (Jeremiah 23:1-6 – Ephesians 2:13-18 – Mark 6:30-34. Today’s readings present us with the desirable characteristic of a good shepherd, that particular quality in Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd which we Christians ought to imitate to be good shepherds in our ...
Read more - Commissioned to win souls for God 10/07/2021
A Reflection for the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Amos 7:12-15 – Ephesians 1:3-14 – Mark 6:7-13. A while ago, a brother priest told me a story about the beginning of his journey to the priesthood. During the interview preceding his admission to seminary, one of the questions put to ...
Read more - Appreciating Each Other 03/07/2021
A Reflection for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Ezekiel 2:2-5 – 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 – Mark 6:1-6. A century ago, the Church in Nigeria was in its infancy. The majority of the clergy serving the country were bishops and priests from Britain and Ireland, and many of those were ...
Read more - It Isn’t Over Yet – The Walk to Jairus’ House 26/06/2021
A Reflection by Fr. Kingsley for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 – 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 – Mark 5:21-43. Dear brothers and sisters, whenever I think about the many problems of our time and about the things people are passing through, and then I take ...
Read more - Do You Not Care? 18/06/2021
A Reflection by Fr. Kingsley for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Job 38:1, 8-11 – 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 – Mark 4:35-41. Dear brothers and sisters, imagine finding yourself miles out at sea in a small boat and being caught in a sudden violent squall. Perhaps you can relate to ...
Read more - God is at Work in You! 12/06/2021
A Reflection by Fr. Kingsley for the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Ezekiel 17:22-24 – 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 – Mark 4:26-34. At this time of year, we see the miracle of growth happening all around us in trees and shrubs, flowers and crops. The miracle of seeds sprouting and buds ...
Read more - Power in the Body and Blood of Christ 05/06/2021
A Reflection by Fr. Kingsley for the Solemnity Of The Body And Blood Of Christ (Year B). Exodus 24:3-8 – Hebrews 9:11-15 – Mark 14:12-16, 22-26. In his ‘Catechism Stories’, Fr Drinkwater relates one of Napoleon’s conversations with his generals. Napoleon was the military leader whose aspirations for empire led to a ...
Read more - My God Is Trinitarian 29/05/2021
A Reflection by Fr. Kingsley for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Year B). Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 – Romans 8:14-17 – Matthew 28:16-20. Little Martha came back from school. She was excited to tell her mum what the class had been learning. “Mummy, today we learnt all about the Blessed Trinity!” ...
Read more - Come O Holy Spirit! 21/05/2021
A Reflection by Fr. Kingsley for Pentecost (Year B). Acts 2:1-11 – 1Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 – John 20:19-23. Dear brothers and sisters, for seven weeks we have been celebrating the joyful period of Eastertide. It started with the Resurrection of Jesus, and we heard about His appearances to His disciples and His ...
Read more - Jesus Prays For Us 15/05/2021
A Reflection by Fr. Peter for 7th Sunday of Easter (Year B). Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 – 1 John 4:11-16 – John 17:11-19. Fiona lost her only son. She was absolutely heart-broken, gutted by his death, and she felt so low that it seemed to her that her own life was no longer ...
Read more - Love That Makes No Exceptions 08/05/2021
A Reflection by Fr. Kingsley for 6th Sunday of Easter (Year B). Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 – 1John 4:7-10 – John 15:9-17. Let me tell you a story about a baby, less than a month old, who was found dumped at a refuse tip. The emergency services responded immediately with a blue ...
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