by Giltus Mathias | May 31, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Readings: Exodus 34:4-6,8-92 Corinthians 13:11-13John 3:16-18 Reflection There is the famous icon of the Trinity by Andrei Rublev. The three Persons are seated around a table in an attitude of harmony and peace; the very lines of the...
by Giltus Mathias | May 30, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings Jude 1: 17, 20b-25.Mark 11:27-33 Reflection There are three excellent examples in the gospel of a positive way to deal with conflict. The first is when Jesus was being interrogated by the high priest. Jesus responded that he had not said anything in secret,...
by Giltus Mathias | May 29, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 1 Peter 4: 7-13 Mark 11: 11-26 Reflection: In today’s Gospel we read that Jesus was hungry, so he went looking for fruit on what looked like a healthy fig tree. However, it had nothing to offer, and so he cursed it. The disciples, quite rightly, pointed out...
by Giltus Mathias | May 28, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 1 Peter 2:2-5,9-12 Mark 10:46-52 Reflection: Jesus Stopped. Jesus Called. Jesus Listened. Jesus can feel the anxiety, the uncertainty, the embarrassment and the courage of the blind beggar who calls out aloud, ‘Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me.’ ‘What...
by Giltus Mathias | May 27, 2026 | Daily Reflections
St Augustine Readings: 1 Peter 1:18-25Mark 10:32-45 Reflection: In his History of the English Church and People, St Bede the Venerable records that Pope Gregory the Great inquired about some fair-haired children in the Roman slave market: he was told that they were...
