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Time for Prayer
Time for Prayer
The best way to encourage hope and positivity is in prayer! Join us in praying for each other, reflecting and collecting our thoughts and by attending on-line Mass.
Through the Year
Through the Year
"He has risen."
"He has risen."
"You are mine."
"You are mine."
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
The Sunday of the Resurrection is the day that changes everything. In John's Gospel Mary Magdalene is the first to meet Jesus in person. John records that she didn't recognise him until the moment that he said her name: "Mary."
How should we understand this? Well as far back as 700 years before the time of Jesus, God told his people that he called them by name. The prophet Isaiah said: "But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Israel: 'Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.'" (Is 40; 1)
The message is clear. He knows us because we belong to him, he has set us free and there is no need to be afraid anymore!
This has always been God's message to His people. Now, more than ever, it is Jesus' message on the morning of his Resurrection and his victory over death. It's his message to Mary and to everyone of us. "Do not be afraid anymore because I have set you free. I have called you by your name because I have always known you, I know you now and I know who you will be."
That is what it means to be a Christian and a Catholic. We don't despair. We rejoice to know God and the Risen Jesus!
40 Days of Lent
40 Days of Lent
One of our most important seasons of the year is the 40 days of Lent. It is the season of preparation for Easter, the greatest of all feast days.
It's customary to fast from something or "give something up" for Lent. We also try to become more like the people we know God has called us to be. For this reason we also try to pray more and give to charity.
This year, as part of our school community's observance of Lent, we have created a 40 day page filled with tasks, reflections and lessons to enjoy as part of our spiritual journey. Why not join us each day and make this one of the things you do for Lent.
January: God is with us.
January: God is with us.
The prayers and the feasts of the first few weeks of the new year all look at how close God is to his people. The first lessons of the year focus on how God is with us. Which is exactly what the name "Emmanuel" means.
Follow our journey towards Christmas.
Follow our journey towards Christmas.
Our Daily Reflections can be watched here:
Our November List
Our November List
This November let us remember our loved ones, family and friends who have died. Follow the link and add their names. As a community we will pray for them and remember them.
Preparing for Confirmation
Preparing for Confirmation
It's a wonderful privilege to be able to support you all in the final stage of preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. We've used some of our work from last June to publish some tasks and some reflections which you will find here:
June, a month for unity
June, a month for unity
During the month of June, we celebrate a number of very important feast days. This year, Pentecost is on 31st May followed by Trinity Sunday and The Feast of the Body of Christ.
In various ways, these feasts encourage unity and celebrate the important "communion" that we have through the work of the Holy Spirit.
For more reflections and information about these have a look on our dedicated page by following the link for "The Feasts of June."
The Ascension
The Ascension
In normal life this would be a day when we would have a school Mass. It's a special feast day. Jump over to our "Feasts and Holy Days" page above to read more about it.
There is no online Mass in Barrhead or Neilston. You might want to join us in any of these on-line Masses from Fr. Jim, who used to be our priest in Barrhead; Fr. Matthew, who went to St. Luke's; or our own Bishop John.
May, The Month of Mary
May, The Month of Mary
During this month we want to join with Catholics around the world in dedicating May to Our Lady, the mother of Jesus, The Mother of God and the Mother of the Church.
We have set up a dedicated page which you can follow the link to. We will be building various activities, lessons and prayer events around this theme throughout the month of May.
Click on the blue button to access the Praying With Mary site.
Easter and the Fifty days of celebration.
Easter and the Fifty days of celebration.
Guess what? Easter isn't finished yet. It doesn't just last a day, it doesn't even last a full week. In fact, the church doesn't return to "Ordinary" time for another fifty days! What happens in fifty days? It's the feast of Pentecost.
Those of you with good maths and language skills might notice the connection between the word Pentecost and the number five. This is because of the fifty days. So there's an interesting fact for you.
Pentecost is the day when God sent his Holy Spirit on the disciples and everything changed. Let's pray that we are more deeply filled with his Holy Spirit this year. That the gifts we received in our Baptism and Confirmation would "fan into flame!" To quote St. Paul.
Light Hearted
Light Hearted
Holy humour!
Numeracy!
Literacy!
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