SUNDAY, 27 April 2025
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C 1st Reading: Acts 5:12-16 Resp. Psalm 118:2-4.22-27 R/. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever. 2nd Reading: Revelation [...]
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C 1st Reading: Acts 5:12-16 Resp. Psalm 118:2-4.22-27 R/. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever. 2nd Reading: Revelation [...]
EASTER SUNDAY – YEAR C 1st Reading: Acts 10:34.37-43 Resp. Psalm 118:1-2.16-17.22-23 R/. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad. 2nd Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 [...]
PALM SUNDAY – YEAR C 1st Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7 Resp. Psalm 22:8-9.17-20.23-24 R/. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? 2nd Reading: Philippians 2:6-11 Gospel Acclamation: Christ [...]
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C 1st Reading: Isaiah 43:16-21 Resp. Psalm 126:1-6 R/. What great deeds the Lord worked for us! Indeed, we were glad. 2nd Reading: Philippians 3:8-14 Gospel [...]
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C 1st Reading: Joshua 5:9-12 Resp. Psalm 34:2-7 R/. Taste and see that the Lord is good. 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Gospel Acclamation: I will arise [...]
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C 1st Reading: Exodus 3:1-8.13-15 Resp. Psalm 103:1-4.6-8.11 R/. The Lord is compassionate and gracious. 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1-6.10-12 Gospel [...]
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C 1st Reading: Genesis 15:5-12.17-18 Resp. Psalm 27:1.7-9.13-14 R/. The Lord is my light and my salvation. 2nd Reading: Philippians 3:17-4:1 Gospel [...]
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Resp. Psalm 91:1-2.10-15 R/. Be with me, O Lord, when I am in distress. 2nd Reading: Romans 10:8-13 Gospel Acclamation: [...]
THE EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1st Reading: Sirach 27:4-7 Resp. Psalm 92:2-3.13-16 R/. It is good to give thanks to you, O Lord. 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 Gospel Acclamation: [...]
Please see the following letter from the Administrator Fr Robert Bissell regarding prayers for Pope Francis at the Cathedral.
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1st Reading: 1 Samuel 26:2.7-9.12-13.22-23 Resp. Psalm 103:1-4.8.10.12-13 R/. The Lord is compassionate and gracious. 2nd Reading: 1 [...]
THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1st Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8 Resp. Psalm 17:1-4, 6 R/. Blessed the man who has placed his trust in the Lord. 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 [...]
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flight into Egypt Corner of Hope & Roeland Street, Cape Town Administrator: Fr Robert [...]
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD – YEAR C 1st Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6. Resp. Psalm 72:1-2.7-8.10-13. R/. All the nations on earth shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord. 2nd Reading: Ephesians [...]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR C 1st Reading: Micah 5:2-5. Resp. Psalm 80:2-3.15-16.18-19. R/. O God, bring us back; let your face shine on us, and we shall be saved. 2nd Reading: Hebrews [...]
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR C 1st Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-18. Resp. Psalm 12:2-6. R/. Shout, and sing for joy, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel! 2nd [...]
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR C 1st Reading: Baruch 5:1-9 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 126:1-6. R/. What great deeds the Lord has worked for us! 2nd Reading: Philippians 1:4-6.8-11. Gospel [...]
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR C 1st Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 25:4-5.8-10.14. R/. To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2. Gospel [...]
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING – YEAR B 1st Reading: Daniel 7:13-14. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 93:1-2.5. R/. The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty. 2nd Reading: [...]
THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Daniel 12:1-3. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 16:5.8-11. R/. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2nd [...]
THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: 1 Kings 17:10-16. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 146:6-10. R/. My soul, give praise to the Lord! 2nd Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28. [...]
SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS 1st Reading: Revelation 7:2-4.9-14. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 24:1-6. R/. These are the people who seek your face; O Lord. 2nd Reading: 1 John 3:1-3. Gospel [...]
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Jeremiah 31:7-9. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 126:1-6. R/. What great deeds the Lord worked for us! Indeed, we were glad. 2nd [...]
TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Isaiah 53:10-11. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 33:4-5.18-20.22. R/. May your merciful love be upon us, as we hope in you, O Lord. 2nd [...]
TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Wisdom 7: 7-11. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 90:12-17. R/. Fill us with your merciful love, O Lord, and we shall exult. 2nd Reading: [...]
TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Genesis 2:18-24. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 128:1-6. R/. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives. 2nd Reading: Hebrews [...]
TWENTY SIX SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Numbers 11:25-29. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 19:7.9.11-13. R/. The precepts of the Lord are right; they gladden the heart. 2nd [...]
TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Wisdom 2:12.17-20. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 54:3-6.8. R/. Behold, the Lord is the upholder of my life. 2nd Reading: James [...]
TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B 1st Reading: Isaiah 50:5-9. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 116:1-6.8-9. R/. I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. [...]
TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Isaiah 35:4-7. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 146:7-10. R/. My soul, give praise to the Lord! 2nd Reading: James 2:1-5. Gospel [...]
TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 4:1-2.6-8 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 15:2-5. R/. O Lord, who may abide in your tent? 2nd Reading: [...]
TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B 1st Reading: Joshua 24:1-2.15-18 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 34:2-3.16-23. R/. Taste and see that the Lord is good! 2nd Reading: Ephesians 5:21-32 [...]
The SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 1st Reading: 1 Chronicles 15:3-4.15-16, 16:1-2 Resp. Psalm: Psalm 132:6-7.9-10.13-14. R/. Go up, Lord, to the place of [...]
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: 1 Kings 19:4-8. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 34:2-9. R/. Taste and see that the Lord is good! 2nd Reading: Ephesians 4:30.5:2. Gospel [...]
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Exodus 16:2-4.12-15. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 78:3-4.23-25.54 R/. The Lord gave them bread from heaven. 2nd [...]
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 23:1-6. R/. The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want. 2nd Reading: [...]
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Amos 7:12-15. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 85:9–14. R/. Let us see, O Lord, your mercy, and grant us your salvation. 2nd Reading: [...]
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Ezekiel 2:2-5. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 123:1-4. R/. Our eyes look to the Lord, till he have mercy upon us. 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians [...]
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 30:2.4-6.11-13. R/. I will extol you, Lord, for you have raised me up. 2nd Reading: 2 [...]
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Job 38:1.8-11. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 107:23-26.28-31. R/. O give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his mercy endures forever! 2nd [...]
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME _ YEAR B 1st Reading: Ezekiel 17:22-24. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 92:2-3.13-16. R/. It is good to give thanks to you, O Lord. 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10. Gospel [...]
TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME _ YEAR B 1st Reading: Genesis 3:9-15. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 130:1-8. R/. With the Lord there is mercy, in him is plentiful redemption. 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians [...]
SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST – YEAR B 1st Reading: Exodus 24:3-4. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 116:12-13,15-18. R/. The cup of salvation I will raise; I will call on the name of the Lord. 2nd [...]
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY – YEAR B 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 4:32-34.39-40. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 33:4-6.9.18-20.22. R/. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen as his heritage. 2nd [...]
SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST – YEAR B 1st Reading: Acts 2:1-11. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 104:1.24.29-31.34. R/. Lord, send forth your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth. 2nd Reading: Galatians [...]
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD – YEAR B 1st Reading: Acts 1:1-11. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 47:2-3.6-9. R/. God has gone up with shouts of joy. The Lord goes up with trumpet blast. 2nd Reading: [...]
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR B 1st Reading: Acts 10:25-26.34-35.44-48. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 98:1-4. R/. The Lord has shown his deliverance to the nations. 2nd Reading: 1 [...]
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR B 1st Reading: Acts 9:26-31. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 22:26-28.30-32. R/. You are my praise in the great assembly. 2nd Reading: 1 John [...]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR B 1st Reading: Acts 4:8-12. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 118:1.8-9.21-23.26.28-29. R/. The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 2nd [...]
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY) – YEAR B 1st Reading: Acts 3:13-15.17-19. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 4:2.4.7.9. R/. Lift up the light of your face on us, O Lord. 2nd Reading: 1 John [...]
1st Reading: Acts 4:32-35. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 118:2-4.15-18.22-24. R/. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever. 2nd Reading: 1 John 5:1-7. Gospel acclamation: You [...]
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESSURECTION OF THE LORD – YEAR B 1st Reading: Acts 10:34.37-43. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2.1-15-17.22-23. R/. This is the day Lord has made; let us rejoice in it and [...]
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD – YEAR B 1st Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 22:8-9.17-20.23-24. R/. My God, my God, why have you forsaken [...]
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR B 1st Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 51:3-4.12-15. R/. Create a pure heart for me, O God. 2nd Reading: Hebrews 5:7-9. Gospel acclamation: If [...]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR B 1st Reading: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16.19-23. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 137:1-6. R/. O let my tongue cleave to my palate if I remember you not. 2nd Reading: Ephesians [...]
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR B 1st Reading: Exodus 20:1-17. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 19:8-11. R/. Lord, you have the words of eternal life. 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:22-25. Gospel [...]
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR B 1st Reading: Genesis 22:1-2.9-13.15-18. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 116:10.15-19. R/. I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. 2nd Reading: [...]
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR B 1st Reading: Genesis 9:8-15. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 25:4-9. R/. All your paths, O Lord, are mercy and faithfulness for these who keep [...]
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Leviticus 13:1-2.44-46. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 32:1-2.5.11 R/. You are a hiding place for me; you surround me [...]
SOLEMNITY OF THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT – YEAR B 1st Reading: Genesis 46:1–7. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 37: 3–4.18–19.27–28.39–40 R/. From the Lord comes the salvation of the [...]
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 18:15-20. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 95. ℟: O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts. 2nd Reading: 1 [...]
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD – YEAR B At the Mass during the Night: 1st Reading: Isaiah 9:2-7. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 96. ℟: To us is born this day a Saviour, who is Christ the [...]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR B 1st Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-5.8-12.14-16. Resp. Psalm: Psalm 89:2-5.27.29. ℟: I will sing forever of your mercies, O Lord. [...]
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR B 1st Reading: Isaiah 61:1-2.10-11. Resp. Psalm: Luke 1:46-50.53-54. ℟: My soul shall exult in my God. 2nd Reading: [...]
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR B 1st Reading: Isaiah 40:1-5.9-11. Resp. Psalm: Ps 85:9-14. ℟: Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and grant us your salvation. 2nd Reading: 2 Peter 3:8-14. [...]
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR B 1st Reading: Isaiah 63:16-17; 64:1.3-8. Resp. Psalm: Ps 80:2-3.15-16.18-19. ℟: O God, bring us back; let your face shine on [...]
THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Proverbs 31:10-13.19-20.30-31. Resp. Psalm: Ps 128:1-5. ℟: Blessed are all who fear the Lord. 2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians [...]
THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Wisdom 6:12-16. Resp. Psalm: Ps 63:2-8. ℟: For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God. 2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians [...]
SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS – YEAR A 1st Reading: Revelation 7:2-4.9-14. Resp. Psalm: Ps 24:1-6. ℟: These are the people who seek your face. O Lord. 2nd [...]
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Exodus 22:21-27. Resp. Psalm: Ps 18:2-4.47.51. ℟: I love you, Lord, my strength. 2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10. [...]
TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Isaiah 45:1.4-6. Resp. Psalm: Ps 96:1.3-5.7-10. ℟: Give the Lord glory and power. 2nd [...]
TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Isaiah 25:6-10. Resp. Psalm: Ps 23:1-6. ℟: In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for length of days [...]
TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Isaiah 5:1-7. Resp. Psalm: Ps 80:9.12-16.19-20 ℟: The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the [...]
TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Ezekiel 18:25-28. Resp. Psalm: Ps 25:4-9. ℟: Remember your compassion, O Lord. 2nd Reading: [...]
TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Isaiah 55:6-9. Resp. Psalm: Ps 145:2-3,8-9,17-18. ℟: The Lord is close to all who call him. [...]
TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Sirach 27:30-28:7. Resp. Psalm: Ps 103:1-4, 9-12. ℟: The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow [...]
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME _ YEAR A 1st Reading: Ezekiel 33:7-9. Resp. Psalm: Ps 95:1-2, 6-9. ℟: O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts. 2nd Reading: [...]
MASS TIMES Sat Sundays Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri *Public Holiday CATHEDRAL 18:00 10:00 & 17:00 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 — VILLA MARIA — 07:30 07:00 — 07:00 — 07:00 [...]
MASS TIMES Sat Sundays Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri *Public Holiday CATHEDRAL 18:00 10:00 & 17:00 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 — VILLA MARIA — 07:30 07:00 — 07:00 — 07:00 [...]
MASS TIMES Sat Sundays Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri *Public Holiday CATHEDRAL 18:00 10:00 & 17:00 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 — VILLA MARIA — 07:30 07:00 — 07:00 — 07:00 [...]
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: 1Kings 19:9.11-13. Resp. Psalm: Ps 85:9-14. ℟: Let us see, O Lord, your mercy, and grant [...]
MASS TIMES Sat Sundays Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri *Public Holiday CATHEDRAL 18:00 10:00 & 17:00 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 — VILLA MARIA — 07:30 07:00 — 07:00 — 07:00 [...]
MASS TIMES Sat Sundays Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri *Public Holiday CATHEDRAL 18:00 10:00 & 17:00 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 13:10 — VILLA MARIA — 07:30 07:00 — 07:00 — 07:00 [...]
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Wisdom 12:12-13.16-19. Resp. Psalm: Ps 86:5-6.9-10.15-16. ℟: O Lord, you are good and [...]
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11. Resp. Psalm: Ps 65:10-14. ℟: The seed that fell into good soil yielded a hundred fold. 2nd Reading: Romans [...]
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Zechariah 9:9-10. Resp. Psalm: Ps 145:1-2.8-11.13-14. ℟: I will bless your name forever, my king and my [...]
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: 2 Kings 4:8-11.14-16. Resp. Psalm: Ps 89:2-3.16-19 ℟: I will sing forever of your mercies, O Lord. 2nd Reading: [...]
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Jeremiah 20:10-13. Resp. Psalm: Ps 69:8-10.14.17.33-35 ℟: In your great mercy, answer me, O Lord. 2nd Reading: [...]
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Exodus 19:2-6. Resp. Psalm: Ps 100:1-3.5 ℟: We are his people, the sheep of his flock. 2nd Reading: Romans 5:6-11. [...]
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST – YEAR A 1st Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2-3.14-16. Resp. Psalm: Ps 147:12-15.19-20. ℟: O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord! 2nd Reading: 1 [...]
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY – YEAR A 1st Reading: Exodus 34:4-6.8-9. Resp. Psalm: Dan 3:29-31.33-34. ℟: You are to be praised and highly exalted forever. 2nd Reading: [...]
SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 2:1-11. Resp. Psalm: Ps 104:1.24.20.31.34. ℟: Lord, send fourth your spirit, and renew the face of the earth. 2nd Reading: 1 [...]
SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 1:1-11. Resp. Psalm: Ps 47:2-3.6-9. ℟: God has gone up with shouts of joy. The Lord goes up with trumpet blast. 2nd Reading: [...]
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 8:5-8.14-17. Resp. Psalm: Ps 66:1-7.16.20. ℟: Cry out with joy to God, all the earth. 2nd Reading: 1 Peter 3:15-18. Gospel [...]
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 6:1-7. Resp. Psalm: Ps 33:1-2.4-5.18-19. ℟: May your merciful love be upon us, as we hope in you O Lord. 2nd Reading: 1 Peter 2:4-9. Gospel [...]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 2:14.36-41. Resp. Psalm: Ps 23:1-6. ℟: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. 2nd Reading: 1 [...]
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 2:14.22-33. Resp. Psalm: Ps 16:1-.5.7-11. ℟: Lord, you will show me the path of life. 2nd Reading: 1 Peter 1:17-21. [...]
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER SUNDAY – YEAR A 1st Reading: Acts 2:42-47. Resp. Psalm: Ps 118:2-4.13-15.22-24. ℟: Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever. [...]
PALM SUNDAY – YEAR A 1st Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7. Resp. Psalm: Ps 22:8-9.17-20.23-24. ℟: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? 2nd Reading: Philippians 2:6-11. Gospel [...]
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR A 1st Reading: Ezekiel 37:12-14. Resp. Psalm: Ps 130:1-8 ℟: With the Lord there is mercy, in him is plentiful redemption. 2nd Reading: Romans [...]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR A 1st Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1.6-7.10-14. Resp. Psalm: Ps 23:1-6 ℟: The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want. 2nd Reading: [...]
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR A 1st Reading: Exodus 17:3-7. Resp. Psalm: Ps 95:1-2.6-9 ℟: O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts, 2nd Reading: [...]
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR A 1st Reading: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7. Resp. Psalm: Ps 51:3-6.12-14.17 ℟: Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned. 2nd Reading: Romans 5:12-19. [...]
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A 1st Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2. 7-18. Resp. Psalm: Ps 103:1-4.10.12-13 ℟: The Lord is compassionate and gracious. 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians [...]
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A First Reading: Sirach 15:15-20. Resp. Psalm: Ps 119:1-2,4-5,17-18,33-34. ℟: Blessed are those who walk in the law of the Lord! Second Reading: 1 [...]
SOLEMNITY OF THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT: First Reading: Genesis 46:1-7. Resp. Psalm: Ps 37. ℟: From the Lord comes the salvation of the just. Second Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14. Gospel [...]
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A First Reading: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13. Resp. Psalm: Ps 146. ℟: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Second Reading: 1 [...]
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 62:11-12. Resp. Psalm: Ps 97:1.6.11-12. ℟: AA light will shine on us this day: the Lord is born for us. Second Reading: Titus 3:4-7. [...]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14. Resp. Psalm: Ps 24:1-6. ℟: Let him enter; he is the king of glory. Second Reading: Romans 1:1-7. Gospel acclamation: [...]
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 35:1-6.10. Resp. Psalm: Ps 146:6-10. ℟: Come, Lord, and save us. Second Reading: James 5:7-10. Gospel acclamation: The [...]
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10. Resp. Psalm: Ps 72:1-2,7-9,12-13,17. ℟: In his days shall justice flourish, and great peace forever. Second Reading: Roman [...]
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A First Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5. Resp. Psalm: Ps 122:1-9. ℟: We shall go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Second Reading: Roman 13:11-14. Gospel acclamation: [...]
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING – YEAR C First Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-3. Resp. Psalm: Ps 122:1-2.4-5. ℟: Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Second Reading: Colossians 1:12-20. Gospel [...]
THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Malachi 4:1-2; Resp. Psalm: Ps 98:5-9, ℟: The Lord comes to judge the peoples with fairness. Second Reading: 2 [...]
SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS – YEAR C First Reading: Revelation 7:2-4.9-14; Resp. Psalm: Ps 24:1-6, ℟: These are the people who seek your face, O Lord. Second Reading: 2 John 3:1-3; Gospel [...]
THIRTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Wisdom 11:22.12:2; Resp. Psalm: Ps 145:1-2.8-11.13-14, ℟: I will bless your name forever, my king and my God. Second Reading: [...]
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14.16-18; Resp. Psalm: Ps 34:2-3.17.19-23, ℟: The lowly one called, and the Lord heard him. Second Reading: 2 Timothy [...]
TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3. 2:2-4; Resp. Psalm: Ps 95:1-2.6-9, ℟: O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts. Second [...]
TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Amos 6:1.4-7; Resp. Psalm: Ps 146:7-10, ℟: My so8ul, give praise to the Lord! Second Reading: 1Timothy 6:11-16; Gospel [...]
TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Amos 8:4-7; Resp. Psalm: Ps 113:1-2.4-5.7-8, ℟: Praise the Lord, who raises the poor from the dust. Second Reading: 1Timothy 2:1-8; [...]
TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Exodus 32:7-11.13-14; Resp. Psalm: Ps 51:3-4.12-13.17.19, ℟: I will arise and go to my father. Second Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17; [...]
TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Wisdom 9:13-18; Resp. Psalm: Ps 90:3-6.12-14.17, ℟: O Lord, you have been our refuge, from generation to generation. Second [...]
TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Isaiah 66:18-21; Resp. Psalm: Ps 117, ℟: Go into all the world and preach the Gospel. Second Reading: Hebrews 12:5-7.11-13; Gospel [...]
THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – YEAR C First Reading: Revelation 11:19a.12:1-6a.10ab; Resp. Psalm: Ps 45, ℟: On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir. [...]
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Jeremiah 38:4-6.8-10 Resp. Psalm: Ps 40 Second reading: Hebrews 12:1-4 Gospel Acclamation: My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I [...]
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Wisdom 18:6-9 Resp. Psalm: Ps 33 Second reading: Hebrews 11:1-2.8-19 Gospel: Luke 12:22-48 PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: The [...]
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 Resp. Psalm: Ps 90 Second reading: Colossians 3:1-5.9-11 Gospel: Luke 12:13-21 CENSUS FORMS: [...]
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Genesis 18:20-32 Resp. Psalm: Ps 138 Second reading: Colossians 2:12-14 Gospel: Luke 11:1-13 COVID-19 UPDATE: The wearing of [...]
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Genesis 18:1-10a Resp. Psalm: Ps 15 Second reading: Colossians 1:24-28 Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 PARISH SOCIAL: Coffee, tea, and a [...]
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Resp. Psalm: Ps 69 Second reading: Colossians 1:15-20 Gospel: Luke 10:25-37 PARISH SOCIAL: Coffee, [...]
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: Isaiah 66:10 -14c Resp, Psalm: Ps 66 Second Reading: Galatians: 6:14 – 18 Gospel: Luke 10:1-12. 17-20 COVID-19 [...]
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C First Reading: 1 King 19:16b – 21 Resp. Psalm: PS 16 Second Reading: Galatians 5:1.13-16 Gospel: Luke 9:51 – 62 [...]
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) – Year C First Reading: Genesis 14:18-20 Resp. Psalm: Ps 110 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Gospel: Luke [...]
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – Year C First Reading: Proverbs 9:22-31 Resp. Psalm: Ps 8 Second Reading: Rom. 5:1 -5 Gospel: John 16:12-15 CATECHISM: The catechism [...]
The Solemnity of Pentecost – Year C First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 104 Second Reading: Rom 8:8-17 Gospel: John 14:15-16. 23b-26 COVID 19 UPDATE: Singing is [...]
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord – Year C First Reading: Act 1:1-11, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 47 Second Reading: Eph 1:17-23 Gospel: Luke 24;46 – 53 Second Collection: [...]
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Dear Cathedral Parishioners As from Saturday 6th February we will be allowing 80 parishioners to attend Mass, this is within the guidelines set out by the Archdiocese of Cape Town. Pre-bookings [...]
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Today we are greatly helped by the wonderful Gospel of the Woman at the Well. On the third attempt, Jesus finally gets through to her but after that there is no stopping her. [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Every so often, we catch a glimpse of the “something more” that God has in store for us. These fleeting experiences are to be treasured: the birth of my first child, [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The temptations of Jesus are not at all temptations to this or that sin but rather fundamental options which matter for the direction of his life. Jesus was tempted in [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Today’s gospel continues the challenge from last week to go deeper into the heart, the seat of hidden thoughts and desires. The call to conversion is a call to give [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY It is clear already in the Old Testament that it is not our misdeeds which accuse us before God, but our hearts, fractured and divided as they are. Consistent with [...]
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Thought for the day Our Gospel today describes two very old people – Simeon and Anna – who are very attractive in their old age. They have lived prayerful lives of faith and, in [...]
Thought for the day The heart of Jesus’ proclamation is given in today’s Gospel. As is often noted, the word “repent” is not the best translation of the original Greek and it would [...]
Thought for the day In John’s Gospel, the first thing that any human being says of Jesus is found on the lips of John the Baptist: Look, there is the Lamb of God. We think naturally and [...]
Thought for the day Begin by recalling some special moment between yourself and your parents. Did you ever hear from them the equivalent of “This is my son, my daughter, the beloved: my [...]
Thought for the day In our deepest selves, each of us is a mystery: Where do I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here? How should I live? The risk in our present culture is to [...]
Thought for the day Our Gospel today omits —understandably? — the brutal massacre of the innocents. While the story is indeed brutal, it is unfortunately not unrealistic. Its omission [...]
Thought for the day In a culture where God is, apparently, absent, it may sound strange to hear words such as “Do not be afraid” and “God is with us.” Such assurances are at the heart our [...]
Thought for the day Joy in believing might seem an “extra” in today’s challenging climate for faith. Many of us struggle simply to hold on, not to mention being exuberant about it all. And [...]
Thought for the day It is possible to live a merely sentient existence, paying attention only to the immediate and being satisfied once the urgent appetites are met. It is hard to say how [...]
Thought for the day In A. A. Milne, we read the following scrap of dialogue: “What day is it?” It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favourite day,” said Pooh. Today has to be our favourite day [...]
Thought for the day When the news from the Middle East—the cradle of civilisation and faith—is so consistently dreadful, our dismay can easily devolve into despair. What about all the [...]
Thought for the day When core ritual practices undergo change, this indicates a major shift in worldview. A good example for today is how we conduct funerals. There was a traditional pattern [...]
Thought for the day Today we honour those holy men and women who have gone before us in faith and have done so in a glorious way. Those who have gone before us and now share in the glories of [...]
Thought for the day Humility, humiliation, low self-esteem: these things get all mixed up in our minds and in our feelings. In the past, humility was encouraged by humiliation – really an [...]
Thought for the day There can be no “part-time” discipleship. Likewise, there can be no parttime prayer. The deep reason behind this is that God loves my whole person and desires all that I [...]
Thought for the day Inclusivity and inclusion are buzz words in our culture. We find the radical openness of Jesus very helpful today, as we try to see the future of the Christian project. St [...]
Thought for the day The cry of the disciples to the Lord, “increase our faith,” resonates very much with us today. Is being a person of faith harder today than it has ever been? In one sense [...]
Thought for the day Irony and sarcasm somewhat resemble each other, with some notable differences. Sarcasm, easily enough achieved, is often wounding. On the other hand, irony, using “cognitive [...]
Thought for the day The banking crisis is only one example of a wider “honesty deficit” in public life. Even people working for charities are sometimes found, unfortunately, to be lacking in [...]
Thought for the day Happiness in believing is possibly out of fashion and even out of sync with the times. And yet, engagement with the Good News should surely lead to a profound happiness, even [...]
Thought for the day A life without wonder would be very barren indeed. Babies are great at wonder and good communicators (in whatever field, such as nature or cosmology) have kept an almost [...]
Thought for the day Customs surrounding hospitality are deeply embedded in every culture. Normally, we pay little attention to this because we just act “normally.” When we change cultures, [...]
Thought for the day For a long time, Western Christianity was marked by a deep pessimism. Most were surely going to hell! In sum, we seem to have moved from clarity and pessimism to agnosticism [...]
Thought for the day The famous reflection of Teilhard de Chardin suggests itself: The day will come when, after harnessing the ether, the winds, the tides, gravitation, we shall harness for God [...]
Thought for the day It is alarming to think that “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” To find out where my treasure is I need to look not at what I think but at what I do. [...]
Thought for the day If any lesson were to be learned from times of recession, surely it would resemble today’s Gospel. Riches are precarious; material security is unstable; dreams of untroubled [...]
Thought for the day Although the Lord’s Prayer is clearly Christian in origin and, I would guess, exclusively Christian in usage, actually there is nothing in that could not be sincerely prayed [...]
Thought for the day The question raised in today’s Gospel is never out of date or out of season. It is perfectly natural to think of our neighbours as literally the people next door, people [...]
Thought for the day How to be an evangeliser today? The question is not limited to so-called “professionals,” but forms part of the role and identity of every believer. It is, of course, not [...]
Thought for the day In our day, it seems to be hard for people to make and sustain life-long commitments. We think we can always press undo and we like our freedom. But there are different [...]
Thought for the day Bodily hunger and thirst are easy to recognise—we feel them directly. The deeper hungers can take longer, especially in our “culture of distraction” where there is so little [...]
Thought for the day “Silence is the language God speaks and everything else is a bad translation” is variously attributed. Whoever penned it, it strikes a chord on the feast of the Holy and [...]
Thought for the day The four marks of our Christian belonging are our personal journey, our community belonging, our practical discipleship and our adult integration of faith and life. None of [...]
Thought for the day As the Easter season draws to a close, both the liturgy and the lectionary point us towards the clothing with power from on high. In these days, our prayer is “Come, Holy [...]
Thought for the day According to the song, “the greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.” In our better moments we all know this to be the truth about our human being. [...]
Thought for the day The cultural dismissal of faith as illusory consolation or opium has left its mark on us all. Is it all projection? Has God truly spoken and revealed God’s self? In Christian [...]
Thought for the day In our ordinary world, words such as compassion, forgiveness and reconciliation convey an essential, if difficult and at the same time joyful, human task. In our world of [...]
Thought for the day How did any of us make the journey towards faith in Christ? No doubt a great part of it is simply what we received – usually from family. At some point, did I make a [...]
Thought for the day Traditionally, we have found it easy to think of the cross as the measure of God’s love for us. Because of the focus on the cross, we find it more difficult to think of the [...]
Thought for the day Official memorial celebrations are familiar to us, marking great world or national events. Often, these are coloured by a mixture of sadness and gratitude. The Christian [...]
Thought for the day The rush to judgment – so evident in our public discourse – is matched only by the resistance to forgiveness. Endlessly, we investigate, accuse, judge. As we all know, what is [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Both sons have misconstrued the relationship with their father. The older son wants to relate on a basis of servile loyalty (allegorically, the Law). The younger son, on his [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY We are all aware of the fleeting nature of time and we all have experience of the missed opportunity, the moment of grace—however secular—overlooked. At the same time, we [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Stories of extraordinary experiences can leave us feeling on the outside— such moments of intense awareness of presence are rare and fleeting. And yet, we all have our [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The days of spring lengthen and Lent echoes nature and invites us as well to a new springtime of faith. As in farming and gardening, there is work to be done if new growth is [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY For many, it is seemingly possible to sleep-walk through life, to live on an entirely sentient level. Perhaps our current culture of distraction supports such superficial [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY In the kindest perspective, the desire for retaliation represents a longing for justice and equity. For example, “an eye for an eye.” Such justice is easily distorted into [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY We all know from experience that happiness can be confused with all sorts of things – enjoyment, getting my own way, pleasure etc. We also all know – in our heart of hearts – [...]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY We tend to think of the first disciples as somehow “clergy” with a call special to them. But that is not adequate. Jesus is first of all calling disciples; that is ordinary [...]
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Thought for the day One of the encouraging signs in today’s church is the growing popularity of lectio divina, praying the Scriptures. This is best done with other people because it is so [...]
Thought for the day The (extra)ordinary experience of “everyday” love is itself a sacrament. As such, it mediates the love of God and gives us both an experience and a language by which we make [...]
Thought for the day The great scenes in the Bible, precisely because of their greatness and indeed uniqueness, can be difficult to access personally. For the Baptism of Jesus, there are at least [...]
Thought for the day In our deepest selves, each of us is a mystery: Where do I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here? How should I live? The risk in our present culture is to sleepwalk [...]
Thought for the day Today we have a chance to reflect on the mystery of our own families! It really is a bit of mystery, how we mostly come out okay from this most intense and formative of [...]
Thought for the day “What then should we do?” is both obvious and pertinent. In the maelstrom of life, it is good to stand back and discern what is being asked to me in the many contexts of life: [...]
Thought for the day The feats of engineering hinted at in the citations from Isaiah may seem physically daunting but are even more of a challenge on the intended spiritual level. The highway is [...]
Thought for the day If you were to wish people a happy new year today, they would in all probability find it awkward. Nevertheless, we do start a new Christian year with the season of Advent. The [...]
Thought for the day It is possible to contrast the various philosophies and religions as systems of ideas and as ethical paradigms. What is distinctive of Christianity, however, is the centrality [...]
Thought for the day Our expression “to have time for someone” is a heart-warming one, because giving time to someone is a real gift of myself, part of our consciousness of being human. The [...]
Thought for the day Money can easily distort our attitudes and values. It is tempting to react more warmly to those who give more generously – we all do it. It is easy to overlook the motive [...]
Thought for the day Today we celebrate the community of faith, being in communion with all the saints, a day of both thanksgiving and vision. Thanksgiving because of the example and inspiration [...]
Thought for the day The journey towards faith has many dimensions. Firstly, there is our need (expressed in the Gospel as blindness). Secondly, the courage to name our need, even in the face of [...]
Thought for the day As such, ambition is not quite neutral. We are called to be ambitious, that is, to use our gifts, to inhabit our strengths, to be of real service. St Paul says, be [...]
Thought for the day We all have our own “emotional programmes for happiness.” These are are part of who we are from a very young age, structured around what was happening then in our lives. To [...]
Thought for the day At present, the culture hesitates before the long-term commitments such as life-long marriage. Perhaps wisely! And yet, there is freedom in commitment. It is possible to [...]
Thought for the day Jesus knows, of course, that it is not our hands or our feet or our eyes which cause us to sin (cf. Mark 7:14-23). There is a certain sarcastic, even caustic wit in telling [...]
The Thought for the Day True love of God and neighbour is the antidote to complexity and crisis in human existence. Prayer God our Father, fill us with the power of your Holy Spirit and renew [...]
The Thought for the Day We Christians believe in Jesus Christ. But all of us do not understand him in the same way. Who is Jesus for me? And who am I for Jesus? Prayer Look upon us Lord, grant [...]
The Thought for the Day Amidst ups and downs in human existence, may we depend The Thought for the Dayonly on God who gives us courage to face trials and difficulties. Prayer Lord, we know that [...]
The Thought for the Day Human life is guided and influenced in various ways. Amidst social, cultural, political, moral and religious norms, obligations and influences to human life, how do one [...]
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The Thought for the Day Physical hunger is unmistakable and urgent. The deeper hungers of the heart are also urgent but can take a while to recognise. Deep down, for what do I really hunger and [...]
The Thought for the Day The multiplication of the loaves generates many levels of meaning, often deeply spiritual. At a more ordinary level, we see an anonymous boy with the bread and fish making [...]
The Thought for the Day Our current culture of distraction seems to privilege busy-ness (the modern heresy of “activism”). It is, of course, an illusion to confuse hyperactivity with [...]
The Thought for the Day The handing on of the faith – evangelisation to use a technical term – is the task of everyone in the church today: family members, catechists, pastoral workers, [...]
The Thought for the Day Familiarity breeds…well, sometimes blindness. We do need familiarity – we couldn’t be working things out for the first time all of the time. What is regular and known [...]
The Thought for the Day We may miss the shock factor in both stories today. Given the strict rules surrounding ritual purity, it was unprecedented that a woman with some kind of gynaecological [...]
The Thought for the Day A birth is never “just” a birth. Each new life is always a gift and, at the same time, an affirmation, a sign of hope. Even in difficult circumstances, joy is the [...]
The Thought for the Day Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleeve of care is a daily therapeutic miracle, healing the heart. There is a gentle reflection of this in John 11, “Lord, if he has [...]
The Thought for the Day In our time, those who “persist” in religious faith can seem to outsiders “beside themselves.” The question needs to be asked: who is more sane, those who say life has [...]
The Thought for the Day Hospitality is deeply embedded in human nature and to say someone is hospitable is a welcome compliment. It is no accident that Jesus made use of table fellowship to give [...]
The Thought for the Day When people struggle to believe in God at all, our Christian faith in God as Trinity may seem somehow a needless complication. Yet, we do know that relationships and [...]
The Thought for the Day It is often forgotten that Pentecost is first of all a Jewish feast, actually a harvest festival. That sense of “in gathering” is also a theme of our Christian [...]
The Thought for the Day When is an ending not an ending? Mark takes the huge risk of an apparently negative ending to the story which began resoundingly in 1:1. The ending does not satisfy and [...]
The Thought for the Day There are odd expressions in the Fourth Gospel and in 1 John. It is strange to be commanded to love. Even stranger: “Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we [...]
The Thought for the Day In the Bible, things from everyday life are used to speak of God. Two good examples would be those staples of the Mediterranean, the olive and the vine. In particular, [...]
The Thought for the Day The image of the Good Shepherd is profoundly reassuring. We hear it today in John’s gospel and elsewhere in the Bible. It evokes a tremendous feeling of being cared for [...]
The Thought for the Day For the word of God to become a living word, we need to listen beyond the words to the one speaking to us through Scripture. It is our faith that God speaks to us as we [...]
The Thought for the Day How did any of us make the journey towards faith in Christ? No doubt a great part of it is simply what we received – usually from family. At some point, did I make a [...]
Thought for the Day Traditionally, we have found it easy to think of the cross as the measure of God’s love for us. Perhaps, because of the focus on the cross, we find it more difficult to think [...]
Thought for the Day There is a core similarity between the four accounts of the death of Jesus in the New Testament. However, they differ in sequence and in details, allow-ing various [...]
Thought for the Day It has sometimes been remarked, in lighter vein, that none of us gets out of here alive. Death is part of the human condition and we are aware of death and feel the threat of [...]
Thought for the Day What does it mean to be saved? We have the secular sense of being rescued or spared somehow. The root meaning of the word in Greek and Latin is to be healed. So, [...]
Thought for the Day We live in a very noisy, busy world, a culture marked by constant distraction. Even at the ordinary level of relationship, attending to the other – really hearing him or her – [...]
Thought for the Day In Italian, Lent is quaresima or forty (days). In German, it is Fastenzeit or time for bodily restraint. Our English word comes from an older Anglo-Saxon word for spring – [...]
Thought for the Day To us, leprosy or any serious skin condition is a medical and perhaps a cosmetic issue. In Jesus’ day, by contrast, such things entailed social exclusion and sufferer became [...]
Thought for the Day Which of us is not in need of some kind of healing? The healing touch of Jesus reaches out to all in need: the physically ill, the mentally disturbed, the addicts, the [...]
Thought for the Day How often do we meet people whose words and deeds match? Sometimes at least, but it may be rare enough. In the old expression, when all is said and done, more is said than [...]
Thought for the Day The journey of life inevitably brings up the question what should I be, who should I become? Is life a maze or a labyrinth? Is it just round and round or is there a way out? [...]
Thought for the Day It is good to stop from time to time and ask myself, what am I looking for? This can be answered in the ideal: “what do I think I should be looking for?” or in the real: [...]
Thought for the day: In our deepest selves, each of us is a mystery: Where do I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here? How should I live? The risk in our present culture is to sleepwalk [...]
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Thought for the day: The season of preparation is drawing to a close. Like Mary, our getting ready involves deep listening to what God is asking of me now and an interior willingness to say [...]
Thought for the day: In the words of John’s Gospel, John the Baptist came as a witness, to speak for the light, the true light who was coming into the world. In this season of Advent, he [...]
Thought for the day: As Christmas approaches, we could ask ourselves: how can we prepare to celebrate the birthday of our Saviour? The proclamation of John the Baptist [...]
Thought for the day: Beginning again is an invitation to look in two directions. What happened for me in the last year, both in my ordinary life and in my life as a believer, as a person of [...]
Thought for the day: “King” is a foundational metaphor in the Bible, which in ordinary usage suggests power and glory. But even in the ancient biblical tradition, there are two great [...]
PAROCHIAL NOTICES THE MORTUARY LIST – Dear Parishioners, the month of November will afford you the opportunity to update the list of the deceased of the parish. Please use the envelopes provided [...]
Thought for the day To engage with today’s readings, it might helpful to go back in your own mind to someone in your life whom you regard as really wise. When did you become aware of [...]
PAROCHIAL NOTICES MIDDAY CONCERT at the Cathedral next Sunday 12th The cost of the ticket is R50 per person. Looking forward to your support. PRISON MINISTRY SUNDAY – There will be a second [...]
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NEW HYMNBOOKS – As a matter of urgency, because of the current state of the hymnbooks in the Cathedral, with pages missing and the books being in a bad state of repair we will need to replace the [...]
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY urgently needs new members. If you are willing and able please contact Stephen Penso on 021 425 4115 or 083 994 3807. LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections [...]
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 5 774,80 Planned Giving R 2 550,00 Southern Cross 80,00 SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL – Urgently calling on all interested persons who would be [...]
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 4 750,00 Planned Giving R 1 860,00 Southern Cross R 80,00 SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL – Urgently calling on all interested persons who would be willing [...]
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 7 848,45 Planned Giving R 2 950,00 Southern Cross R 80,00 RCIA – The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process [...]
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 3 397,00 Planned Giving R 2 740,00 Southern Cross R 66,00 RCIA – The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process for prospective [...]
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 4 402,40 Planned Giving R 1 940,00 Southern Cross R 66,00 CIA – The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process for prospective [...]
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 1 926,60 Planned Giving R 3 190,00 Southern Cross R 64,00 RCIA – The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process for prospective converts [...]
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 3 696,75 Planned Giving R 2 192,00 Opus Sancti Petri R 1 895,20 Southern Cross R 50,50 RCIA – The Rite of Christian [...]
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 3 961, 30 Planned Giving R 3 170, 00 Candle Monies R 2 267, 05 Southern Cross R 729, 20 [...]
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 3682,80 Planned Giving R 4920,00 Southern Cross R 56,00 MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND – Marriage Encounter [...]
LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 1 997, 10 Planned Giving R 1 520, 00 Southern Cross R 56, 00 Seafarers Fund R 1 405, 90 THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA – Please help yourself [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS Collections: R 7715,85 Planned Giving: R 3160,00 Southern Cross: R 64.00 Peter’s Fence: R 1659,89 THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS IN SOUTH [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS Collections: R 3665,90 Planned Giving: R 2 550,00 Southern Cross: R 72.00 THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA – Please help yourself to a [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS Collections: R 2 899,20 Planned Giving: R 2 220,00 Southern Cross: R 1 040,75 Ecclesiastical Ed. Fund: R 930, 00 THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS IN SOUTH [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R3 971.60 Planned Giving R2 530, 00 Southern Cross R64, 00 Donation – hall hire R500, 00 WINTER CAMP – Schoenstatt Girls’ Winter Camp – From [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R5 563.90 Planned Giving R5 830, 00 Southern Cross R72, 00 THE SOUTHERN CROSS – Catholic Mr SA contender on his faith; Thousands head for [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R 4 436,45 Planned Giving R 4 370, 00 Southern Cross R 72, 00 HOLY HOUR – Saturday, 10th June at 16h00 at Villa Maria Shrine. To pray for all [...]
Accounts Clerk needed to work 4 half days a week in the finance department of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, starting in July. A competitive salary package, with retirement annuity, negotiable, [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R3 656,10 Planned Giving R5 466, 00 Southern Cross R56, 00 Priests Medical Fund R461, 00 BENEDICTION – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS Collections R2 386,80 Planned Giving R1 725, 00 Southern Cross R64, 00 Priests Medical Fund R2 272, 40 Mite Boxes R116, 30 AFRICA DAY 2017 will be [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS Collections: R 6 285, 20 Planned Giving: R 2 130, 00 Southern Cross: R 64, 00 Ecclesiastical Ed. Fund: R 2 360, 45 PRIESTS MEDICAL FUND – A second [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS Collections: R 8 571, 20 Planned Giving: R43 345.60 Southern Cross: R64, 00 ECCLESIASTICAL EDUCATION FUND COLLECTION – This weekend’s second [...]
Weekly Notices LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTION Collections: R 6 234, 50 Planned Giving: R 1 955, 20 Mite Boxes: R418, 60 ECCLESIASTICAL EDUCATION FUND COLLECTION – kindly take an envelope for [...]