The Parish of St Teresa of Ávila, Glen Road, Belfast

In The Gospel TodaySunday 26 March 2023John 11:1-455th Sunday of Lent

Sunday 26th March 2023, Fifth Sunday of Lent  Sunday Gospel– Much food for our Spiritual lives today in the readings of the Mass.  The prophet Ezekiel – many years before the arrival of Jesus – promises that the God of Israel will ‘open your graves; I mean to raise you from your graves my people. I shall put…

In The Gospel TodaySunday 19 March 2023John 9:1-414th Sunday of Lent

Sunday 19th March 2023, Fourth Sunday of Lent  Sunday Gospel Reflection Fourth Sunday of Lent – In the former translation of the Mass for Lent we read: ‘Each year you give us this joyful season’. Today we celebrate Laetare Sunday, Laetare meaning Rejoice; We look ahead in joyful hope to what awaits – the celebration of the resurrection of…

Mass for St Patrick’s Day will be celebrated in the Parish as follows: Saint Matthias’ Church – Friday, 17th March at 10am Saint Teresa’s Church – Friday, 17th March at 10am

In The Gospel Today Sunday 12 March 2023 John 4:5-42 3rd Sunday of Lent

Sunday 12 March 2023, Third Sunday of Lent  Sunday Gospel  Water is important for us, and it was important for ‘desert people’ in the Bible. In Exodus we hear about God’s people ‘grumbling’ because Moses has taken them from slavery in Egypt into the desert where they are thirsty. This is symbolic of our spiritual journey.…

Sunday 5  March 2023, Second Sunday of Lent Sunday of Lent  Synod 2023: Communion, Participation, Mission.  Sunday Gospel   The Transfiguration The surprising revelation of the Lord Jesus is that he is God.  Jesus Christ is a living, divine person who has accepted a human nature and lived a real human life so that humanity might…

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The above leaflet has been reproduced from the Trócaire Website – the original PDF version can be downloaded from here.

During Lent Mass will be celebrated in each European country to pray for peace in Ukraine Statement One year after the Russian Federation’s aggression that provoked the war that is still ongoing in Ukraine, the President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, renewed his appeal to the international community to work…

In The Gospel Today Sunday 26 February 2023 Matthew 4:1-11 1st Sunday of Lent

In The Gospel Today Sunday 19 February 2023 Matthew 5:38-48 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In The Gospel Today Sunday 12 February 2023 Matthew 5:17-37 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Inter-Church Ash Wednesday Service in Clonard Monastery Wednesday, 22nd February 2023 at 7:30pm