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The Cross is a Throne and the Man hanging there is a King! That is the Christ who turns all earthly values upside down. He is a king, not through wealth or reputation, but because he is a man of compassion and of mercy, of justice brought to death. He is King of Creation and Son of God.

The Mass today reminds us that in all despair and evils of life, the resurrection of Christ is a saving promise. Nothing can shake the certainity that Jesus has been raised and that God’s goodness can overcome every injustice and evil.

Our Mass today looks to the future. Because of the resurrection of Jesus the christian always has hope. This hope is the bright sun of cloudy days, it is light in the darkness of loneliness adn of suffering, and the added joy of God’s companionship and promise in happy times.

We come in thanks to God for his presence and care in our lives. The gospel is an invitation from Jesus to give thanks. If we think over all we can be thankful for, we often find more than we realise.

The death has occurred of Noel Kerrigan
Boyerstown, Navan, Meath

Faith is a gift which is deepened or weakened in the experiences of our lives. Joy and success can make it easy to believe in God; sorrow and failure threatens our faith in God’s care. Our readings encourage us to keep faith in all life’s ups and downs.

The difference between wealth and poverty in the lives of many people is the theme of today’s gospel: the story is a parable we can apply to our own lives, we cannot sit by contented in our own situations while our brothers and sisters are in want. Christ shared his love with us: we must do likewise.

The death has occurred of Sinead Ball
Neilstown, Bohermeen, Navan, Meath