Newsletter For this Week
The Pope's January Prayer Intention
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For prayer with the Word of God.
Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.
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The Baptism of the Lord
‘I have called you….’
Today’s feast day invites us to respond to the calling of our baptism. God delights in us. We are one with the risen Christ and his Spirit is upon us.
In union with Christ we are called to act with compassion, justice and integrity in order to reveal God’s kingdom to the ‘nations’. (First Reading)
Fittingly, the Psalm for today’s feast overflows with the imagery of water. Water is a symbol of cleansing and new life. The Holy Spirit breathed her wisdom across the primordial waters in the creation story.
Then in the Gospel, the Spirit descends upon Jesus when John baptises him in the River Jordan. This is another new beginning blessed by the Spirit. Jesus is anointed by God and begins his ministry to live out the good news that was proclaimed by Isaiah.
In the Second Reading, Peter proclaims Jesus Christ (the ‘Anointed One’) as Lord of all.
For we who call ourselves Christian, we are united with Christ through our baptism, we share in his priesthood and are tasked with transforming the world through living out his Gospel values of love, compassion and justice. Let us pray that throughout the whole Church, there will be a spirit of renewal, enlivened and enriched by the gifts of the Spirit.
(With thanks to St Beuno's Outreach)
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David Zelenka (2005)
Pope Leo's 1st Apostolic Exhortation
On 9 October 2025 the Vatican released Pope Leo XIV's first Apostolic Exhortation on love for those who are poor. It is based on a draft text prepared by Pope Francis - click here to read it.
