St Beuno's, North Wales

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

The readings this Sunday are full of encouragement. Our compassionate God loves us so much that he looks beyond our sins to see the people we can become. However unworthy we may seem, God seeks us out and calls us to him. The First Reading...

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'To be a pilgrim', Part 2

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La meseta, el Camino de Santiago de Compostela

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Sunset at St Beuno's

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Hearts broken open: a homily on Matthew 12

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This Sunday

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

As the end of the Church’s year approaches, we renew our commitment to the Lord who desires to draw ever closer to those who are humble. The First Reading shows how the Lord hears the petitions of the poor, while the Psalm echoes this by showing the...

This Sunday

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

I prepare myself for prayer by slowing down, relaxing my body, breathing gently, putting aside worries and concerns for the moment. I read the psalm slowly a few times. How do I feel? What is my main response to the psalm? This is a pilgrim’s prayer...

Text: I lift up my eyes to the mountains: from where shall come my help? Image: mountains

This Sunday

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Longing for healing and expressing gratitude are threads that pull together all of the scripture we pray this Sunday. In the First Reading, Naaman, commander of a foreign king’s army, cannot use his power to escape the ravages of leprosy. Yet with a...

Manuscript illustration of Jesus with the leper who returned and those who ran away.

This Sunday

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Today’s readings demonstrate our need for the gift of faith and the patience of faithfulness, to give us a new vision and understanding of the world. In the First Reading the prophet Habakkuk looks at the evil all around him and the suffering of...

This Sunday

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

This week’s readings remind us that we are called to share our gifts and possessions with those who have less than we do. Our faith in the promises of Jesus is demonstrated by the way we live. In the First Reading the prophet Amos speaks forcefully...