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Reflection for the 13th Sunday after Trinity

Praying in the Trinity – to the Father God the Father is the source and end of all our prayer as he is the source and end of all...

The Festival of Mary, Mother of God

On the 15th of August, (transferred this year to the nearest Sunday), the Church of England, as part of the worldwide Christian...

Reflection, 8th Sunday after Trinity

Praying in the Holy Trinity - Christ our Lord Jesus, called ‘the Christ’ (i.e., ‘God’s anointed one’), was recognised after his death and...

7th Sunday after Trinity

Praying in the Trinity - the Holy Spirit God revealed to us that he is a loving Father because he sent his Son Jesus Christ, who died and...

6th Sunday after Trinity

Jesus is the Saviour Israel repeatedly prayed to God for salvation. When Jesus was born the angel promised Mary that her Son would be the...

5th Sunday after Trinity

Jesus is the Christ ‘Christ’ like ‘Messiah’ is the English translation of a Hebrew word passing through Greek (Christos). It means the...

4th Sunday after Trinity

Jesus is Lord This is the oldest Christian confession of faith. ‘Lord’ (Kyrios in Greek) is how the Jews addressed God. For the early...

The Birthday of St John the Baptist

Luke 1.57-66 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had...

The 2nd Sunday after Trinity

The Meaning of Baptism A Baptismal Font from the Early Church In the first centuries of the Church’s history baptism was mostly done by...

Feast of St Barnabas

Romans 5.1-8 ‘5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have...

Trinity Sunday

Matthew 28.18-20 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make...

Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2.2-11 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like...