Fr. Jeff Woolnough Ordinariate Mission Priest

Our Lord Jesus Christ The King Masses  8.30am    10.15am concluding with Benediction     6pm ____________________________ ___________ St Peter's Catholic Church, Leigh on Sea EASTWOOD PARISH Home to the Southend Ordinariate Mission When the End Comes: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Solemnity of Christ the King Download Audio File Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-12 ,  15-17 Psalm 23:1-3 ,  5-6 1 Corinthians 15:20-26 ,  28 Matthew 25:31-46 Many saints and Church leaders have seen a connection between Christ’s words in the Gospel for the Solemnity of Christ the King (see  Matthew 25:31-43 ) and His promise to be present in the Eucharist (see  Matthew 26:26-29 ;  Mark 14:22-25 ;  Luke 22:15-20 ). For instance, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta used to say of her work with the destitute: “In Holy Communion we have Christ under the appearance of bread. In our work we find Him under the appearance of flesh and blood. It is the same Christ. ‘I was hungry, I was naked, I was

33 rd    Sunday in Ordinary Time Masses  8.30am    10.15am     6pm ____________________________ ___________ St Peter's Catholic Church, Leigh on Sea EASTWOOD PARISH Home to the Southend Ordinariate Mission Settling Accounts: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Download Audio File Readings: Proverbs 31:10-13 ,  19-20 ,  30-31 Psalm 128:1-5 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30 The day of the Lord is coming, Paul warns in today’s Epistle. What matters isn’t the time or the season, but what the Lord finds us doing with the new life, the graces He has given to us. This is at the heart of Jesus’ parable in today’s Gospel. Jesus is the Master. Having died, risen, and ascended into heaven, He appears to have gone away for a long time. By our baptism, He has entrusted to each of us a portion of His “possessions,” a share in His divine life (see  2 Peter 1:4 ). He has given us talents and responsibilities, according to the measure o

32 nd    Sunday in Ordinary Time Masses  8.30am    10.15am - of Requiem     6pm 'We Will Remember them' _______________________________________ St Peter's Catholic Church, Leigh on Sea SS9 4BX EASTWOOD PARISH Home to the Southend Ordinariate Mission Members of the Wedding: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Download Audio File Readings: Wisdom 6:12-16 Psalm 63:2-8 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 Matthew 25:1-13 According to marriage customs of Jesus’ day, a bride was first “betrothed” to her husband but continued for a time to live with her family. Then, at the appointed hour, some months later, the groom would come to claim her, leading her family and bridal party to the wedding feast that would celebrate and inaugurate their new life together. This is the background to the parable of the last judgment we hear in today’s Gospel. In the parable’s symbolism, Jesus is the Bridegroom (see  Mark 2:19 ). In this, He ful

31 st    Sunday in Ordinary Time Masses  8.30am    10.15am     6pm We welcome Fr Lee Bennett as Principal Celebrant at the 10.15am Mass _______________________________________ St Peter's Catholic Church, Leigh on Sea SS9 4BX EASTWOOD PARISH Home to the Southend Ordinariate Mission Calling the Fathers: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Download Audio File Readings: Malachi 1:14-2:2 ,  8-10 Psalm 131:1-3 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9 ,  13 Matthew 23:1-12 Though they were Moses’ successors, the Pharisees and scribes exalted themselves, made their mastery of the law a badge of social privilege. Worse, they had lorded the law over the people (see  Matthew 20:25 ). Like the priests Malachi condemns in today’s First Reading, they caused many to falter and be closed off from God. In a word, Israel’s leaders failed to be good spiritual fathers of God’s people. Moses was a humble father-figure, preaching the law but also practicing it