Sunday 1st January 2017
The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God Saint Peter's Catholic Church SS9 4BX Masses 8.30am Solemn 10.15am Evening 6pm A very Happy New Year to you all! Children of God: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Feast of Mary, Mother of God Readings: Numbers 6:22-27 Psalm 67:2-3 , 5-6 , 8 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-21 Today we give thanks to Mary, the Mother of God. Her response to the angel, born of a humble heart, brought us life and salvation in the Child conceived in her womb. From before all ages, God had destined her for this decisive role in salvation history. She was to be the woman who in the fullness of time would bear God's only Son, as Paul tells us in today's Epistle. In times past, God spoke to His chosen people, the Israelites, through prophets (see Hebrews 1:1-2 ), and imparted His blessings upon them through His priests, as we hear in tod