St Mark 14: 26 – 31When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them, ‘You will all become deserters; for it is written, “I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.” But after I am raised up, I will go before you […]

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St Mark 14: 22 – 25While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’  Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it.  He […]

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St Mark 14: 12 – 21 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, ‘Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?’ So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the city, […]

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St Mark 14: 3 – 10 While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the jar and poured the ointment on his head.  But some were there who […]

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St Mark 14: 1 – 3 It was two days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him;  for they said, ‘Not during the festival, or there may be a riot among the people.’ Reflection […]

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The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,the world and all its peoples.It is he who set it on the seas;on the waters he made it firm. Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?Who shall stand in his holy place?Those  with clean hands and pure heart, who desire not worthless things,(who have not sworn […]

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Saturday, 16 March 2024 St Mark 13: 28 – 36 Jesus said: ‘From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very […]

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St Mark 13: 9 – 27 Jesus said:  ‘As for yourselves, beware; for they will hand you over to councils; and you will be beaten in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them. And the good news must first be proclaimed to all nations. When […]

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St Mark 13: 1 – 8 As Jesus came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’ Then Jesus asked him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’ When he […]

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St Mark 12: 41 – 44 He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, ‘Truly I […]

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