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‘Those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’   ‘Pilate spoke to the crowd again. ‘Then what do you want me to do with the man you call King of the Jews?’ They shouted back, ‘Crucify him!’...

Also known as Palm Sunday   For the past six weeks we have been preparing for this week, Holy Week, during which we remember the dramatic and powerful events leading up to the Crucifixion. Jesus and his disciples had come to Jerusalem to celebrate the solemn...

Also known as Passion Sunday   Passion Sunday is the day on which we start to think about what Jesus would suffer up to and including his Crucifixion. The original Latin word meant suffering, and as our language developed it came to refer specially to suffering...

Also known as Mothering Sunday   It is particularly appropriate today to remember the humility and faithfulness shown by Mary, the mother of Jesus. She stood by her Son throughout his life, giving us an example of parental love. We remember also at this time the...

Spring will soon be upon us! The Vernal equinox this year is 20th March – less than two weeks away. Days will become longer than nights. A range of traditions are attached to this time: the first sowing, letting cattle out onto the fields, honouring the fertile earth...

It appears that many people have used the periods of lockdown to de-clutter their homes.  We all tend to hold on to things for which we have no further use. Sometimes these are things which have some emotional significance for us, so it can be important to hold on to...

Eaten any chocolates recently? There is some evidence that perhaps a majority of people have been more self-indulgent than usual during Lockdown, particularly with more home-drinking. Now we are well into Lent, this might be a good opportunity to consider what we...

Today is St Valentine’s Day, which is a fitting harbinger of the season of Lent, when we remember Jesus’ self-sacrificial love. You may like to find out more about this day – for example at  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day We all know about Shrove...

The Extraordinary revealed in the Ordinary.   “And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.” (Luke 2v25).   For many years, when I...

“Where is He that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” (Matt 12 v2). A star, a new star was in the sky. It was moving. A star to be followed. A star was seen in the sky, many miles from Bethlehem; but for those...