Month: November 2016

• 30/11/2016

  Homily for the Solemnity of St Andrew

  “Their sound has gone out through all the earth and their message to the ends of the earth.” That is from Psalm 18. It was quoted by St Paul in […]

• 19/11/2016

  Pastoral Letter For the Closing of the Year of Mercy

  Dear Brothers and Sisters, ‘The love of the Lord is everlasting / upon those who hold him in fear; / his justice reaches out to children’s children / when they […]

• 15/11/2016

  Homily for the Closing of the Door of Mercy

  Today, we “close” the Door of Mercy. In Rome, the Jubilee of Mercy comes to an end next Sunday, when the Holy Father closes the great central door of St […]

• 02/11/2016

  Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints

  All three readings today are from the New Testament. There is nothing from the Old. This is a sign that we are, in some way, in Eastertide. In Eastertide only […]