Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter
“Lift up the light of your face on us, O Lord”. That was the Psalm response – a beautiful prayer, especially for Eastertide. God has lifted up his Son from […]
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Homily for Easter Sunday
Dear Brothers and Sisters, happy Easter! Easter really is a happy thing. It’s the happy thing. It’s the happiness that rescues every other happiness, be it great or small. Easter […]
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Homily for Easter Vigil
“Come, Easter, come” said a poet (Vernon Watkins). Well, Easter is coming – here and now. Coming out of the dark of a long winter. Coming after much Lenten preparation. […]
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Homily for Good Friday
Over the road, in Crown St, are some offices the homeless charity Shelter. Shelter – isn’t that what we’re seeking today, Good Friday? The shelter of divine charity.
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Homily for Maundy Thursday 2024
The Last Supper, and our Mass tonight, are intense and full of “stuff”; full of words and gestures, of old and new; so intimate and anguished all at once, desolate […]
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Chrism Mass
Today’s Mass stands out. It’s one of those diocesan occasions when the Church puts on her best clothes. Here we are, laity, religious, deacons, priests and a bishop. Here is […]
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Homily for Palm Sunday
Do we love the Lord? We want to, surely. And why do we love him? I mean, why do I, you, each of us love him? Why are we bothered […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of St Joseph
Our Lord is not a lonely planet. He’s part of a galaxy, the heart of a galaxy, and many stars cluster round him. And of all who orbit the Lord, […]
