ECCLESSIASTICUS / SIRACH 3: 2-6, 12-14PSALM 127: 1-5COLOSSIANS 3: 12-21MATTHEW 2: 13-15, 19-23 What are your fondest memories you have of growing up in a family? There may be fond memories of Christmas past, or going on holidays or presents received but underlying all these is knowing that you were loved. For all these things … More FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY – YEAR A (2025)

I guess we all know the Christmas story very well. Sometimes we so familiar with it that we can easily lose sight of the meaning of the story. And the Christmas story is not just an event that happen 2000 years ago but has meaning for us today in our very lives. In the Christmas … More Christmas (2025)

ISAIAH 7: 10-14PSALM 23: 1-6 R. v. 7.10ROMANS 1: 1-7MATTHEW 1: 18-24 A week ago, we witnessed the tragic horror of the massacre of so many people at Bondi Beach. And there are also so many conflicts and terrorist attacks in the Holy Land and around the world. There is a sense of helplessness in … More 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A (2025)

ISAIAH 35: 1-6, 10PSALM 145: 6-10 R. Is. 35:4JAMES 5: 7-10MATTHEW 11: 2-11 In the newspapers the other day it was reported that a research conducted recently found that for half of Australians, Christmas is actually the most stressful time of the year. The research found that the biggest stress triggers were financial pressures (67 … More 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A (2025)

ISAIAH 11: 1-10PSALM 71: 1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 R. v. 1ROMANS 15: 4- 9MATTHEW 3: 1-12 This time and the Christmas season, besides being a busy time is always a time of joy. What makes it a joy filled time is that it is a time for the family to be together, to be planning … More 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A (2025)

ISAIAH 2: 1-15PSALM 121: 1-2, 4-9ROMANS 13: 11-14MATTHEW 24: 37-44 Today, as Advent marks our time of preparation for Christmas, when Christ came to be amongst us, it is also a time reminding us that this is also a time of waiting for Christ’s return. But it is not that Christ is far away. The … More 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A (2025)

2 SAMUEL 5: 1-3PSALM 121: 1-5COLOSSIANS 1: 11-20LUKE 23: 35-43 What does it mean for us that Jesus is King? What sort of King are we talking about: Is it a crucified King? How we live out our faith depends on our image of who Jesus as King is for us. It affected the image … More SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING – YEAR C (2025)