Father Peter Fitzgibbon
It’s Easter Sunday evening after a beautiful day following our Masses at Our Lady of Kapiti Church. Easter is a whole week and then several more weeks. Plenty of time for Easter reflections. Here I simply want to offer you an ancient Holy Saturday reflection. Be it noted that in our Credo we affirm that […]
Various appliances and furniture kit sets to be assembled usually come with instructions. Often, we tend to push ahead with assembly without reference to the instructions. Liturgy has guidelines too, instructions for how celebrations are to be assembled and celebrated. The Roman Missal is used at Mass. It begins with ninety-two pages by way of […]
Do you recall how after the invasion of Ukraine, at the request of the Ukrainian Bishops, Pope Francis agreed to the consecration of Russia as specifically asked for by Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal in 1917? We were all able to join in that act of consecration in our Sunday congregations. Those were days of […]
One of my Facebook friends has written us as follows: “Ivân, one of the Medjugorje seers, received an urgent message from Our Lady. She said that the war in Ukraine will become even more serious and will spread throughout the world. To stop it, ask everyone to respond quickly and pray intensely now, especially the […]
There’s trouble afoot, a tumult among nations, words I recall from a version of Psalm Two. Current news on many fronts upsets me. I have questions about security now and protection for the future. How to keep a balance, get a grip, and know where to go? Who to turn to, and how might I […]
I like to think that the Rosary is part of my spiritual toolkit. The issue for me is how to pray it on my own. For me, it seems easier to recite with others. More a community prayer. It really is helpful to have others, so a prayer companion, family members, a church group, but […]
Acts of the Apostles Ch 1 ‘Galileans, why are you standing there looking up at the sky?’ He had told them: ‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for the gift I told you about, the gift my Father promised….you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in […]
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our […]
October the 7th was dedicated by Pope St Pius V for Our Lady of the Rosary. In 1571 he prescribed the Rosary as intercessory prayer for the successful outcome of the Battle of Lepanto. That naval battle was supported by the faithful in their Rosaries offered in response to the Papal appeal. The navy of […]
The Word of God is the opening to intimacy with God. It was handed down orally across many generations before ever being written as Sacred Scripture. Once written down the Word of God came to be the Holy Bible. I have before me texts printed in GOOD NEWS BIBLE, a study edition with essays which […]
We read, we pray, and we share the Word of God. It is also proclaimed. At Holy Eucharist and the other Sacraments, sacred books are proscribed for our use. “The Lectionary” and “The Rites” and “The Roman Missal” enrich worship with appropriate texts from Sacred Scripture. Readings, psalms, canticles, antiphons, prayers, and intercessions are presented […]
Various appliances and furniture kitsets to be assembled usually come with instructions. Often, we tend to push ahead with assembly without reference to the instructions. Liturgy has guidelines too, instructions for how celebrations are to be assembled and celebrated. The Roman Missal is used at Mass. It begins with ninety-two pages by way of introduction. […]