3 rd Sunday of Easter 10.30 am. Ordinariate Sung Mass at Hockley Celebrant, Fr. Bob White Masses at Eastwood 8.30 & 10am Evening mass 6pm. The importance of understanding the scriptures Dear friends Our good friend, the American Catholic biblical scholar, Dr. Scott Hahn , presents us with the following thoughts regarding today’s readings. Jesus , in today’s Gospel, teaches His apostles how to interpret the Scriptures. He tells them that all the Scriptures of what we now call the Old Testament refer to Him. He says that all the promises found in the Old Testament have been fulfilled in His passion, death, and resurrection. And He tells them that these Scriptures foretell the mission of the Church - to preach forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning at Jersusalem. In today’s First Reading and Epistle, we see the beginnings of that mission. And we see the apostles interpreting the Scriptures as Jesus taught them to. God has broug