Father Peter Fitzgibbon
They had booked accommodation, but their room had been taken. For Mary and Joseph arrived late, but not the child, he had to come at the appointed time, To be born in a hayshed, asleep on the hay. Jesus! Special moment for Mary: Relax, Joseph, she says Together they gaze upon the child. A delightful […]
READINGS FROM A CHRISTMAS MASS with commentary in italics From Isaiah Ch 9: 1-7 ‘The people that walked in darkness has seen a great light; On those who live in a land of deep shadow a light has shone.’ Whatever strife still troubles the world, the birth of Christ promises peace and joy […]
St Francis Xavier (1506 – 1552) is in the Catholic Church Calendar on the 3rd of December. Here is a little about him from Universalis. He was born in the Basque country of Spain in 1506. He met Ignatius Loyola when he was a student in Paris, and he was ordained priest in 1537. […]
Look who is at Waikanae River and taking pics on the way to the estuary. There the river winds around a lot, cuts through a massive sand bar, and finally reaches the sea. Part of some 100 km of walking tracks and cycleways on […]
SNIPPETS FROM THE MASS READINGS 2nd Sunday in Advent Year B Says your God ‘Console my people, console them’ says your God. Isaiah 40: 1, from the 1st Reading My Response I will hear what the Lord God has to say, A voice that speaks of peace, Peace for his people. Psalm 84 Waiting […]
Snippets (points for prayer) from the Readings of the Mass “And yet Lord you are our Father, we the clay, you the potter, we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64: 8 “Visit this vine and protect […]
Newsletter of Father Peter Fitzgibbon – August 2020 Introducing an Online Ministry In January 2019 Father Peter Fitzgibbon retired from active parish ministry. The first few months saw him setting up home and getting used to a new life. He began to learn again in the raw what it is just to be a priest. […]