Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 11A, 14 June 2026: Romans 5:6-11

Today’s second reading gave us some verses from Romans Chapter 5. Romans Chapter 5 is one of those texts people build their lives on. This is a passage with an inbuilt potential really to hit you between the eyes. Paul’s message is so thrilling that if you would only allow its impact to sink in, you’d be dancing about and singing.

Homily for Corpus Christi, Sunday 7 June 2026: Dt 8:2-3,14-16; 1 Cor 10:16-17; John 6:51-58

I’ve recently read a book called “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist”. The author is an American scholar called Brant Petre: you’ve maybe heard of him? This book stands on Petre’s study not only of our Scriptures, but also of the tradition of Jewish Rabbinical exegesis and commentary.

Homily for Pentecost Sunday, Year A: 24 May 2026

Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13; John 20:19-23

Fr. Prior Simon

We know about the humility of God's only Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Over the past six months the Liturgy has been teaching us about his self-emptying: how he took flesh from the Virgin Mary; how “he learned obedience through what he suffered”; how he died and was buried, then descended into the lower parts of the earth, for our sake and for our salvation.

Pentecost Lectures: 26 - 28 May 2026

Our annual Pentecost lectures began in 1994 at the initiative of Abbot Hugh. They have continued ever since, in the same format, on the Tuesday to Thursday after Pentecost, with the exception of one year when they had to be cancelled because of the covid lock-down.

Fr. Prior Simon’s Homily for the Ascension of the Lord, Year A Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20

Early on the first day of the week, the women who had followed Jesus from Galilee all the way to Jerusalem, went to the tomb, “but they did not find the body of the Lord”. And “while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel” and said to them: “why do you seek the living among the dead?

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 10 May 2026, Easter 6A: John 14:15-21

With today’s Gospel we continue reading John Chapter 14, which we started last Sunday. We are preparing just now for the Ascension and Pentecost, so it’s very appropriate for us to hear Jesus speak at the Last Supper of his imminent departure, and of the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Homily for Sunday 3 May 2026, Paschaltide 5A: John 14:1-12

Someone recently asked: “How can I get to know Jesus?” I said: “Read the Gospel of St. John, and especially the final discourse of Jesus, given at the Last Supper.”

Over these 5 Chapters, we hear Jesus revealing the secrets of his heart. He speaks of his relationship with his Father; of the meaning of his mission; of the greatness of the Christian vocation; of the activity of the Holy Spirit; of the mystery of the Holy Trinity.