Fr. Jeff Woolnough Ordinariate Mission Priest

The Presentation of the Lord  commonly called Candlemass St Peter's Catholic Church Eastwood Parish, Leigh on Sea SS9 4BX  Home to the Southend Ordinariate Mission Masses  8.30am 10.15am with ceremonies   & 6pm  Tuesday 4 February 7.30pm Low Mass in the Ordinariate Use Sunday 9 February 12 Noon Sung Mass in The Ordinariate Use ____________________________  Presenting the Present:  Scott Hahn Reflects  on the Feast of the Presentation Readings: Malachi 3:1–4 Psalm 24:7 , 8 , 9 , 10 Hebrews 2:14–18 Luke 2:22–40 Today’s feast marks the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple, forty days after he was born. As the firstborn, he belonged to God. According to the Law, Mary and Joseph were required to take him to the Temple and “redeem” him by paying five shekels. At the same time, the Law required the child’s mother to offer sacrifice in order to overcome the ritual impurity brought about by childbirth. So the feast we celebrate

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time   Parish Masses at 8.30am 10.15am and 6pm.     at  St. Peter's Catholic Church  SS9 4BX   SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD                                                     Home to the Southend Ordinariate Mission _________________________________________   History Redeemed: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Isaiah 8:23–9:3 Psalm 27:1 , 4 , 13–14 1 Corinthians 1:10–13 , 17 Matthew 4:12–23 Today’s Liturgy gives us a lesson in ancient Israelite geography and history. Isaiah’s prophecy in today’s First Reading is quoted by Matthew in today’s Gospel. Both intend to recall the apparent fall of the everlasting kingdom promised to David (see 2 Samuel 7:12–13 ; Psalm 89; 132:11–12). Eight centuries before Christ, that part of the kingdom where the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali lived was attacked by the Assyrians, and the tribes were hauled off into captivity (see 2 Kings 15:29 ; 1 Chron

  Second Sunday in Ordinary Time   Parish Masses at 8.30am and 6pm.     at  St. Peter's Catholic Church  SS9 4BX                                                     Sung Parish Mass   10.15am .     Home to the Southend Ordinariate Mission       Perfect Offering:  Scott Hahn Reflects on the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Isaiah 49:3 , 5–6 Psalm 40:2 , 4 , 7–10 1 Corinthians 1:1–3 John 1:29–34 Jesus speaks through the prophet Isaiah in today’s First Reading. He tells us of the mission given to Him by the Father from the womb: “‘You are My servant,’ He said to Me.” Servant and Son, our Lord was sent to lead a new exodus—to raise up the exiled tribes of Israel, to gather and restore them to God. More than that, He was to be a light to the nations, that God’s salvation may reach to the ends of the earth (see Acts 13:46–47 ). Before the first exodus, a lamb was offered in sacrifice and its blood painted on the Israelites’ door posts

Feast of The Baptism of THE LORD Sung Parish Mass   10.15am . Said Parish Masses at 8.30am and 6pm.   at  St. Peter's Catholic Church  SS9 4BX                                                                                                   Home to the Southend Ordinariate Mission _______________________________________________________________________________________  Anointed Ones: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Baptism of the Lord   Isaiah 42:1–4 , 6–7 Psalm 29:1–4 , 9–10 Acts 10:34–38 Matthew 3:13–17 Jesus presents himself for baptism in today’s Gospel not because He is a sinner, but to fulfill the word of God proclaimed by His prophets. He must be baptized to reveal that He is the Christ (“anointed one”)—the Spirit-endowed Servant promised by Isaiah in today’s First Reading. His baptism marks the start of a new world, a new creation. As Isaiah prophesied, the Spirit descends upon Jesus like a dove—as the Spirit hovered over the face of the deep

THE EPIPHANY of THE LORD  Morning Masses 8.30 & 10.15am- Evening 6pm     St Peter's Catholic Church SS9 4BX  Eastwood Parish - Leigh on Sea 12 noon Today -Sung Mass in the Ordinariate Use Tueday 7 January Low Mass Divine Worship 7.30pm   A King to Behold: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Feast of the Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 60:1–6 Psalm 72:1–2 , 7–8 , 10–13 Ephesians 3:2–3 , 5–6 Matthew 2:1–12 An “epiphany” is an appearance. In today’s readings, with their rising stars, splendorous lights, and mysteries revealed, the face of the child born on Christmas day appears. Herod, in today’s Gospel, asks the chief priests and scribes where the Messiah is to be born. The answer Matthew puts on their lips says much more, combining two strands of Old Testament promise—one revealing the Messiah to be from the line of David (see 2 Samuel 2:5 ), the other predicting “a ruler of Israel” who will “shepherd his flock” and whose “greatn