Abbot Xavier, Sunday 5A, 5 February 2023
We often hear, these days, the word evangelisation and the phrase the new evangelisation. Whereas in the past, missionaries would set off from Christian Europe in order to preach the Gospel to far distant countries, we are more and more aware that we ourselves are living in the midst of societies in need of the […]
Dom Brian-Gerard, Sunday 3A, 22 January 2023
Light of the Church “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dweltin a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.”If I may be permitted a slight diversion into the world of popular music, in1973 the well-known English rock group Pink Floyd produced a recording with thetitle “The […]
Dom Prior Gregory, Sunday 2 A, 15 January 2023
Today we hear the fulfilment of the prophecy of the priest Zechariah that the little child,his son John, would bring knowledge of salvation to Israel. John proclaims Jesus ‘Lamb ofGod’, Son of God, the one on whom the Spirit abides as a permanent possession. Johnhimself echoed his father’s prophecy, since the purpose of his ministry […]