In this reading for the 8th/9th October, only the Samaritan leper, an outcast due to both his sickness and his race, shows gratitude for his healing – and hears the words of salvation. Fr Adrian Graffy reflects.
Gospel Reflections
‘We are merely servants’
In the reading for the 1st/2nd October, Jesus has seemingly hard messages for his disciples. Fr Adrian Graffy reflects that God does not demand huge achievements from us. To seek to serve is all that is necessary.
‘Let them listen to Moses and the prophets’
In this reading for the 24th/25th September, Jesus points to the desperate injustice of one man’s treatment of another, a theme which is as relevant today as it was then. Fr Adrian Graffy reflects.
‘Draw up an account of your stewardship’
In this reading for the 17th/18th September, we are not called to imitate the steward’s dishonesty, demonstrated both before and after his dismissal, but his shrewdness. Fr Adrian Graffy reflects.
‘I have found my sheep that was lost’
The parables in the reading for the 10th/11th September teach us about the joy of God at the repentance of the sinner. Fr Adrian Graffy reflects.
‘Anyone who does not carry his cross cannot be my disciple’
In this reading for the 3rd/4th September, Jesus’ stark language should not be taken literally but should encourage us to prefer nothing and nobody to following Him. Fr Adrian Graffy reflects.
‘The man who humbles himself will be exalted’
In this reading for the weekend of 27th/28th August, Jesus’ teachings remind us of his willingness to be the servant of all and give up his life. Fr Adrian Graffy reflects.
‘Happy those servants the master finds awake when he comes’
The reading for the 6th/7th August develops the theme of readiness for the coming of the Lord. Fr Adrian Graffy reflects.
‘Be on your guard against avarice of any kind’
This reading for the 30th/31st July is of enormous relevance to the world of today in which desperate poverty is so often found alongside extraordinary wastefulness and extravagance.
Fr Adrian Graffy reflects.
‘Ask, and it will be given to you’
The overriding theme of this reading, for the 23rd/24th July, is the compassion and loving-kindness of God the Father. Fr Adrian Graffy reflects.