Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C - 11-May-25 (EPISODE: 529 )

Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C - 11-May-25
(EPISODE: 529 )

Readings for 11-May-25 - Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C
FIRST READING: Acts 13:14, 43-52
Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5. "We are his people, the sheep of his flock"
SECOND READING: Rev 7:9, 14b-17
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 10:14). Alleluia, alleluia! I am the good shepherd, says the Lord. I know my sheep and mine know me.
GOSPEL: John 10:27-30

Image Credit: Mosaic by local artist from Bethlehem

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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C - 11-May-25 by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-ep-529/s-wWA4yB259XJ 

(EPISODE: 529)

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HAPPY MOTHER'S Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all mums as we here in Australia celebrate Mother's Day. Different parts of the world celebrate Mother's Day on different dates in the year, but whatever date it is celebrated; it is no coincidence that Christ used the image of an unconditionally loving parent to describe an essential characteristic of God's nature. What better example of unconditional love can be witnessed than the love of a Mother or a Father for their cherished child? Christ wants us to know and experience the deep and abiding love that God has for us, in calling us God's daughters and sons.  This weekend we pray for all mums, that they may be blessed for their goodness, kindness and self-forgetting love.

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"God has an unshakable delight in what --and whom-- GOD has made. God thinks each of His children is wonderful, whether they're a 'hit' in the eyes of others or not. GOD will always think they're wonderful."
I reckon any parent knows the truth of this story in a profound way… loving each of their children without reserve.

And this brings us to the essential truth about our faith--it is grounded in God's wondrous LOVE for us, just like an unconditionally loving parent.

At times we may not feel very lovable, we may even push that love away at times…--but we cannot keep God from loving us. That is God's very nature. God is a shepherd – (a very, very good one – the best, in fact). God is love.

Today on Good Shepherd Sunday we remember the truth that God always searches for the one who is lost, or who feels unworthy or unloved and carries them in His arms. Anyone who would follow Jesus (the good shepherd) as a disciple must also be prepared to abide in God's compassionate love.

The GOSPEL today is short but straight to the point.. It says so much; in fact, it says everything in these lines….
"no one will ever steal (my sheep) from me."
&…..
"The Father and I are one."
This is so reassuring to us…..

Jesus promises God's complete faithfulness to us, now and forever….. Jesus makes us God's children… and Our Lord will be with us to feed us, shelter us and guide us through life, and into the eternal life of Heaven……

Christ promises to be our shepherd and care for us.. and cherish us through the tragedies and struggles of life… of which there can sadly be many……

We know too well, that in life, there are many obstacles… there are setbacks… There seems, at times, to be unassailable worries and trials, but our God (revealed in Jesus, the Good Shepherd), promises to be with us and guide us through these and all trials and struggles…. This is a source of abiding hope and strength.

Throughout the world and even close to home, we regularly hear of disasters, (whether they be natural disasters or human-made suffering); where many people are experiencing all sorts of hardship and pain….. including those who silently suffer and whose plight is not known to the world. We keep them all in our prayers… and we take strength and consolation from Christ.. who is our good shepherd…. Who is one with the father.. and makes us one with him… who knows each of us by name and who knows every human being by name (including those forgotten and abandoned and considered unimportant by the standards of the world). God never forgets even one of them, and God never forgets us.

The heart of our good shepherd; who cares for and loves each and every human being, must be broken with grief for anyone suffering …… anyone who has been treated without the respect and dignity that all people should be given … as beloved children of God….. irrespective of race, culture or tongue…. For Jesus is the light to all nations… and all peoples…. …

Let us commend all who suffer, to the gentle shepherd's care… and let us recommit ourselves each day, to showing practical care and support to all those we encounter, those in need..,. for (in Christ) they are truly our brothers and sisters, and they are fellow members of the Good Shepherd's flock….

May the world be reshaped, with the peace, care and gentleness that the good shepherd wants for the whole world… and all people in it.
Let us continue to be people of hope, love, justice and compassion….. and may we be instruments in God's hands, of Christ's vision of care; valuing everyone, even those considered by others to be "the least" -May the Lord show us the full meaning of the fact that "God loves each and every person completely."


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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly


Vocations day resources

Image Credit: Shutterstock Licensed. Item ID: 1969049458 - Jesus parable about the runaway sheep. 3d illustration, 3d rendering. Contributor: - W.S. Coda


Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C (11-May-25) (EPISODE: 529 )
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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{{May Our Lord's empathy abide in you.}}

As one family in Christ, let us prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries by calling to mind our sins.
option two on the cards/ Have mercy on us, O Lord./ For we have sinned against you./ Show us, O Lord, your mercy. And grant us your salvation.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
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Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5. "We are his people, the sheep of his flock"

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 10:14). Alleluia, alleluia! I am the good shepherd, says the Lord. I know my sheep and mine know me.

Memorial Acclamation
3. Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
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PREFACE: Sundays Easter 4
Euch Prayer II
Communion side. pwk: RH
(pre+post variation: v2-lonjg)
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{Many thanks for participating in this time of praise and reflection upon our loving God.}

A Prayer in Gratitude and Blessing for Our Mothers  

Good and Gentle God, Lord of creation, we pray in gratitude for our mothers and for all the women who have joined with you in the wonder of bringing forth new life and nurturing with love,  young lives. Jesus, you became human through the Blessed Virgin Mary. Grant to all mothers the grace and strength they need to face the uncertain moments that life often brings us all.  Give them the ongoing strength to love and to be loved in return. Give them the faithful support of family and friends and the wider community.  May they receive peace and joy from their family and friends.   Give them joy and delight in their families and friends, to sustain them through joys and sorrows. Most of all, give them the wisdom to turn to you for help when they need it most.  Bless all our mothers and grant them an eternal reward for their unconditional love and kindness. Through Christ our Lord.   Amen.               (Author Unknown (adapted by P. Kelly). 

Go forth, the Mass is ended.

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Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:
"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.

Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993) . (Sydney Australia).

Sung "Mass In Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria, Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.

- "Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly. Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.


"Quiet Time." Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.

Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.

Microphones: - Shure Mark V

Editing equipment: NCH software - MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 12.44

Sound Processing: iZotope RX 6 Audio Editor

[Production - KER - 2025]
May God bless and keep you.
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Third Sunday of Easter. Year C - 04-May-2025 (EPISODE: 528)

Third Sunday of Easter. Year C - 04-May-2025(EPISODE: 528)

 

Readings for 04-May-25 - Third Sunday of Easter. Year C

FIRST READING: Acts 5:27-32, 40 b-41

Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b. "I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me"

SECOND READING: Rev 5:11-14

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION ((no bibl. ref.)). Alleluia, alleluia! Christ is risen, the Lord of all creation. He has shown pity on all people.

GOSPEL: John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14

 

Image: Shutterstock licensed Item ID: 188307938 - VATICAN CITY - SEPTEMBER 21: The Great Catch of Fish mosaic in the St. Peter's Basilica on September 21, 2013 - Vatican City, Italy. - Contributor: Luis Santosl.

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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass (Readings, prayers and homily) for the Third Sunday of Easter. Year C - 04-May-25 by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-ep-528/s-t1yE48rokWn  (EPISODE:528 )

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The apostles quickly return to the activity that they know best, and which gives them the comfort of familiarity: their previous profession, fishing. But, although they are out all night, they again prove to be totally unsuccessful. Again, Jesus, (albeit unrecognised at first), asks the disciples to follow his instructions and this results in a massive catch of fish. The disciples then RECOGNISE that this is Jesus and they rush to greet him.

 

It is a reminder to the disciples, and to us, that our success – in everything that really matters - depends entirely upon our following the instructions and guidance of the Lord. Without the guidance and direction of Jesus, all our efforts could be misguided (no matter how well-intended). It is Jesus who gives success and fruitfulness to the work of our hands.

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Jesus does a truly wonderful thing in this Gospel today. He restores Peter fully to good standing. Peter did a really shocking thing.

 

When it came to the crunch, he let our Lord down and denied him, denied that he even knew him, not once but three times. And Peter knew all too well the terrible remorse of this denial. When he had told Jesus at the Last Supper, I will not abandon you, I'll even die for you, he meant it.

 

But in the fear of the moment, and knowing the real dangers, and not taking fully our Lord's constant reminder, pray so that you may not be put in this time of trial. He lost his nerve and he chose self-preservation and denial of Christ. But very, very soon after his mistake, he regretted it bitterly.

 

This scene is one of the wonderful examples of just how different God's ways are from human ways. Jesus, thank goodness, shows us God's infinite kindness and compassion, his understanding and forgiveness. Our Lord doesn't reject Peter, even though Peter has denied him three times, nor does he chide him for what was really a gross lapse of support for our Lord in his moment of need.

 

Rather, Jesus knows Peter and his heart. He already knows that Peter loves him and wants to follow him. He knows that Peter, in the essence of who he is, is a brave person who will eventually stand up and even sacrifice his life for the Gospel.

 

He knows that Peter's loyalty is very strong. And so he gives him this beautiful, moving, and deeply emotional opportunity to reverse his denials and profess his love and support for the Lord. Our Lord offers Peter, for the sake of St. Peter, not for our Lord's sake, three opportunities to say, I love you, Lord, I believe in you, and I will follow you, Lord, which is as many times as he had denied Jesus on the night before his crucifixion.

 

Our Lord, in his infinite mercy, gives Peter the perfect opportunity to declare his unswerving support for our Lord and reminds him that he will suffer for this dedication and eventually be martyred for following Jesus. Next time, Peter will not fail. He will declare utter support and belief in his Lord and show the leadership that Jesus always saw in him. Our Lord entrusts his beloved people's care to Peter's dedication.

 

It certainly makes one think, if we were to do things the human way, then the best leader for the group of disciples would hardly have been a man who denied Christ three times when he needed him most. Nor would we probably appoint, as a worthy leader, someone like St. Paul who started out his career persecuting and arresting Christians and getting them executed, anyone who followed Jesus. If we were looking around for people in this day and age to lead and care for God's people and used only human standards, people like St. Peter and St. Paul, these people and many others would have been written off as failed or weak or unreliable.

 

But thank goodness God does not think as we think. God sees into the human heart and God sees what we're capable of. God knows that we need forgiveness and a new start in order not to be stuck in our old ways.

 

If we're left at rejection and persecution and never given a chance to turn that around and be the opposite, where are we? Our Lord who loves us knows that he wants us to be with him, not left behind as some kind of failed experiment. So our Lord, in an act of incredible wisdom and mercy, realizes that people who have made terrible mistakes but then truly repent of it will never be able to fulfill their potential if they're held to their past faults and people always made sure that they lived in the past and can never have a new start, will never be given a chance to be what they ought to be and can be and what God wants them to be. Thanks be to God that these people are leaders of the early church.

 

It gives us new and wonderful ways of seeing things the way God sees it. It's so liberating and positive. We all have new chances, new opportunities, and we have a God who loves us as a doting parent loves us and understands us and God doesn't want us to be left stuck in our past with our past mistakes, unable to move forward.

 

God helps us to begin again and again and to walk humbly with his guidance and direction. The difference between a saint and someone who isn't is not the number of times they've fallen, but the number of times with God's grace and mercy they've gotten back up again. Let's thank the Lord for this and trust in his guidance, his mercy and his wisdom to put us back on the right path and keep us there.

 

References:

 

Fr Paul W. Kelly)

 

[Image: Shutterstock licensed Item ID: 188307938 - VATICAN CITY - SEPTEMBER 21: The Great Catch of Fish mosaic in the St. Peter's Basilica on September 21, 2013 - Vatican City, Italy. - Contributor: Luis Santosl]

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Third Sunday of Easter. Year C (04-May-25) (EPISODE: 528 )

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be with You)

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{{May Our Lord's gift of dignity and community enliven you.}}

 

Coming together as brothers and sisters in Christ, let us pause and reflect upon our sins, in order to celebrate the Holy Eucharist.

Lord Jesus, you came to gather the nations into the peace of God's kingdom: Lord, have mercy

 

You come in word and in sacrament to strengthen us and make us holy: Christ, have mercy

 

You will come again in glory with salvation for your people: Lord, have mercy.

 

May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

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Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b. "I will praise you Lord, for you have rescued me"

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION ((no bibl. ref.)). Alleluia, alleluia! Christ is risen, the Lord of all creation. He has shown pity on all people.

 

Memorial Acclamation

2. When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

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PREFACE: Sundays Ordinary VI

Euch prayer III

(pre+post variation: v1-lshort)

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{thank you for your company as we have given thanks and praise to our God.}

 

Go in peace.(glorifying the Lord by your life)

 

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Archive of homilies and reflections: http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au

To contact Fr. Paul, please email: paulwkelly68@gmail.com

 

To listen to my weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks

 

You are welcome to subscribe to Fr Paul's homily mail-out by sending an email to this address: Subscribe to mailing list to keep up-to-date

 

Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

 

Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

 

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

 

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.

 

Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993) . (Sydney Australia).

 

Sung "Mass In Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria, Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.

 

- "Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly. Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

 

"Quiet Time." Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.

 

Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.

 

Microphones: - RODE-NT-USB-mini

 

Editing equipment: NCH software - MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software

NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 12.44

 

Sound Processing: iZotope RX 6 Audio Editor

 

[Production - KER - 2025]

May God bless and keep you.

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Second Sunday of Easter. (Divine Mercy Sunday) -Year C - Sunday, 27 April 2025 (EPISODE: 527)

Second Sunday of Easter. (Divine Mercy Sunday) -Year C -  Sunday, 27 April 2025 (EPISODE: 527)

Readings for Second Sunday of Easter. (Divine Mercy Sunday)- Year C
FIRST READING: Acts 5:12-16
Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24. "Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting."
SECOND READING: Revelations 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 20:29). Alleluia, alleluia! You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me; happy those who have not seen me, but still believe.
GOSPEL: John 20:19-31

Image Credit: Paul Evangelion
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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Second Sunday of Easter. (Divine Mercy Sunday) Year C - Sunday, 27 April 2025 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-ep-527/s-Vrf8I57KQC3 
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Last Monday, Easter Monday, the 21st of April 2025, we received news that our Pope, Pope Francis, had passed away. Our prayers are with him and we commend his soul to God's heavenly care, with gratitude for his ministry and his love and his message of Christ's gospel of mercy and inclusion. 

Let's keep the repose of the soul of Pope Francis in our prayers and pray for the Church as it enters this time of discernment, as the Cardinals, inspired by the Holy Spirit, meet to elect a new Pope.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

May he rest in peace. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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God's mercy is better and more profound than any human mercy or compassion could even imagine. We cannot downplay how different is Jesus' reunion with his disciples after he rose from the dead from how the expectations of the world might be. After all, Jesus had been betrayed and abandoned by most of his followers and almost all of his disciples.

Only a handful of loyal women stayed with him and the disciple called the one Jesus loved. His chosen disciples mostly scattered in fear. The one Jesus chose to be the rock on whom he would build his church denied him not once but three times.

Now Christ has risen and he returns to meet them. If it was only a human way of thinking, one would naturally expect, if this was a earthly drama only, that there'd be revenge and retribution or at least an extended session of guilt trips and finger pointing. But no, not at all.

And that's the miracle and the message of Christ. No recriminations, no punishments. There's not a hint of judgment in our Lord's return.

He does not even punish Thomas for his doubt. And the doubting apostles demand that he would not believe until he had actually seen proof of the risen Lord. Christ meets Thomas right where he's at and shows Thomas what he needed to be assured of.

He shows him his hands and his side. That is true mercy. That is compassion.

It's also service and love, which Christ showed his whole life ministry. These are God's ways, which are so very different from many of the ways of the world. In the Eastern narratives, the risen Jesus is encountered by different disciples in different situations and in different ways.

Mary Magdalene recognises the risen Jesus only when he calls her by name, Mary. Then she realises and sees who he is. The two disciples travelling along the road towards Emmaus did not realise who this stranger was, who was walking along with them, until they saw him break the bread and then their eyes were opened.

They then realised that their hearts had already been burning with fervour as they walked along the road, but they had not recognised the signs of Christ's presence. But the disciples would get better and better at recognising Christ in the Eucharist and in the word of God and in the and in the burning energy of God's good news. And then again today, some people do not recognise Jesus until they touch the wounds of the suffering one.

May we continue to recognise Christ's presence whenever we touch the woundedness of those around us and offer support and strength. It could be argued that in fact it's not Jesus whom Thomas is doubting, but rather Thomas is expressing doubt in the word of his fellow disciples. So this passage can also be saying, please trust in the proclamation of the disciples that has been handed down throughout the centuries, your fellow believers.

This is the constant message of the church throughout its 2,000 years, that Jesus has truly risen, he is risen indeed. That is foundational. Even if we didn't see it ourselves 2,000 years ago, or touch the very wounds of the risen Christ, we trust and believe in the firm and consistent testimony of the apostles who did see him, who did touch his hand and his side, and took bread from his hands and ate with him, who watched the Lord eat bread and fish himself, not as a spirit, but as true flesh and blood, as a human.

And we believe in the words of the apostles which are written in the scriptures, so that we now share in their message and belief, and also share fully in the life of the risen Lord that Jesus offers to everyone. We need the community. It is not an added extra.

There's no such thing as a solo Christian. Even when we work at times individually. 

If possible, it's always great to be together as one community, not merely walking to the beat of our own individual drum, nor making up our own faith and practices as we go, and according to our convenience. Those people who cannot gather at the church because of ill health, or frailty, or inability to get to the church despite their best desires, these people are still with us in spirit.

We pray for them, we keep them in our prayers, we think of them, and are very much united to them wherever they are, and we have communion ministers as best we can to go out and visit them. We're still connected. There's still that importance of community, even when people aren't able, due to their circumstances, to come to church.

But they're very much welcome and they desire to be there. Thomas in the Gospel inspires us. He doubted, but he didn't give up.

He didn't leave. He was still with the disciples the next week. He struggled, but the others did not reject him.

Jesus strengthened him in his struggle and doubts. Thomas is a gift to us in another way. He shows us the apostles were not gullible or foolish.

What they experienced in the risen Jesus was the experience of sensible people, just like you and me, thinking people who don't easily swallow everything they're told, but nevertheless they did truly experience Jesus risen, body and soul, and this is what they've steadfastly passed on to all future generations. This is the testimony of sensible, deep-thinking people who know what they mean and mean what they say, and were willing to live that truth from then on, and even die for that truth. That's how powerful it is.

Today we know that our Lord is certainly worth trusting, and all his promises are true, and we can thank Thomas for Jesus confirming that for all future generations, including us here and now. Blessed are they who have not seen and yet believe.

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References:

Homily  Fr Paul W. Kelly

Image Credit: Paul Evangelion 2025

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Remember your servant, Pope Francis, whom you have called from this world to yourself. Grant that he who was united with your son in a death like his, may now also be one with him in his resurrection. 

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Second Sunday of Easter. (Divine Mercy Sunday)  Year C  -(Sunday, 27 April 2025)  (EPISODE: 527 )
2. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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{{May God's Spirit of Counsel and Fortitude abide in you.}} welcome everyone, we gather -  Listen to God's Word and contemplate the sacraments. On this Second Sunday of Easter. (Divine Mercy Sunday)

Our Gods love and mercy knows no bounds, and so let us recall our sins so as to worthily celebrate this Holy Sacrifice.
You raise the dead to life in the Spirit. Lord, have mercy You bring pardon and peace to the sinner. Christ, have mercy You bring light to those in darkness. Lord, have mercy
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
3. Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
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Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24. "Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting."

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 20:29). ). Alleluia, alleluia! You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me; happy those who have not seen me, but still believe.
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PREFACE: Easter 1
Eucharistic Prayer 1
(theme variation: theme 2 )

(post version: v2-long)

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{5. I am very grateful for you joining in, at this special time of prayer and reflection.}

2. Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.

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To contact Fr. Paul, please email:  paulwkelly68@gmail.com

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Details relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.

Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).

Sung "Mass in Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria,  Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.

"Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly.  Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer.  Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

"Quiet Time."  Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.


Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly. 

Microphones: - Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser. And (2024+) Rode Nt-1 + AI-1 Sound Mixer.

Editing equipment:    -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).

NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)

Sound Processing:  iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)

Text transcription as per recorded podcast version is transcribed by TurboScribe.ai

{excellent and accurate transcription from voice to text}

[Production -  KER -  2025]
May God bless and keep you.
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