Fr Adrian Graffy is a Roman Catholic priest, Bible scholar and member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He is the director of https://xitter.gq/t.co/Zyy4DVHZW8
Romford, London
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St Willibrord was born in Northumbria in about 658.
He spent many years in Ireland. He went as a missionary to the Frisians and became bishop of Utrecht. He founded the great monastery of Echternacht in Luxembourg. Despite many setbacks he persevered in mission.
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Through the example and intercession of Saint Illtud, O Lord,
grant us the grace to seek you in wisdom
and bring us to find you in prayer.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
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'Do I see my life as a preparation to meet the Lord?' Biblical scholar Fr Adrian Graffy reflects on the gospel reading for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. @whatgoodnews dioceseofbrentwood.net/refle…
‘Receive us, Lord, prepared indeed by fear of you, but not shrinking back on that day of death. Instead, may we set out eagerly for that everlasting and blessed life which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ (St Gregory Nazianzen)
‘This is what I shall tell my heart, and so recover hope: the favours of the Lord are not all past; his kindnesses are not exhausted; every morning they are renewed; great is his faithfulness.’ (Lamentations 3)9
‘Are you in charge of a parish? If so, do not give yourself to others so completely that you have nothing left for yourself. You have to be mindful of your people without becoming forgetful of yourself.’ (St Charles Borromeo)
St Martin de Porres was born in Lima in 1579. He became a lay brother of the Dominican Order. He is remembered particularly for his service to the poor, and is a patron of racial justice. He was canonized by Pope John XXIII.
As he welcomed Sister Death, Francis said: I have done what was mine to do; may Christ teach you what you are to do.
‘We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendour of which no machine can ever replace.’ (Pope Leo, MH 15)
‘Grant us, Lord, the joy of continued health of mind and body, and through the intercession of blessed Mary, ever virgin, free us of this present sadness and fill us with eternal joy.’ (Opening Prayer)
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'Do I try to make real in my life the simplicity of the beatitudes?' Fr Adrian Graffy reflects on the gospel for All Saints. @whatgoodnews dioceseofbrentwood.net/refle…
‘The word of God lives in the heart of the Father. It lives in the mouth of the preacher. It lives in the heart of the believer and lover. How could it therefore be inactive?’ (Baldwin of Canterbury)
‘Never get tired of staying awake to pray for all the saints. Pray for me that I may speak without fear and proclaim the mystery of the gospel.’ (Ephesians 6)
‘Little is known of the apostles Simon and Jude apart from their listing among the Twelve. Legend has it that they were martyred in Persia. Simon the Zealot may have been especially observant of the details of Jewish ritual Law.’
(Dom Henry Wansbrough)
‘The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed which someone took and threw into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.’ (Luke 13)
