Thoughts for the Day

  Celebrating the feast of Philip and James

May 03, 2024
Today we celebrate the feast of the Apostles Philip and James. The feasts of the Apostles are always special as we remember how they knew Jesus personally and accompanied him in his mission for several years.
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  Remembering St Athanasius

May 02, 2024
Today’s first reading from Acts 15:7-21, is about the decision taken by the leaders of the early Christian community, notably Peter and James, not to make it unnecessarily difficult for non-Jewish people to become baptised disciples of Jesus Christ.
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  Celebrating St Joseph the Worker

May 01, 2024
In 1955 Pope Pius X11 introduced the feast of St Joseph the Worker on the 1st of May to bring a religious orientation to International Workers Day which is held in many countries.
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  Remembering St Peter Chanel

Apr 29, 2024
In yesterday's Sunday Gospel, the union that Jesus desires between himself and us is described as the closeness between a vine and its branches. Today we remember two saints who lived out that union with Jesus in their lives.
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  Celebrating the feast of St Mark

Apr 26, 2024
Today in Aotearoa we celebrate the feast of St Mark transferred from yesterday when we remembered Anzac Day with its special mass.
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  Anzac Day 2024

Apr 25, 2024
Today is a holiday here in Aotearoa-New Zealand. It is ANZAC day. It is a day on which we remember one of the most disastrous campaigns in military history.
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  Choosing Barnabas

Apr 24, 2024
Today the first reading from Acts 12:24-13:5, relates the most important missionary event of the early church.
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