Sunday Homilies

12 May 2025, ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ORATORY Feast of Saints Nereus and Achilleus17th Anniversary of the Canonical Establishment of the Port Elizabeth Oratory Today, as we celebrate the feast of Saints Nereus and Achilleus—martyrs who remained faithful even to the shedding of their blood—we also mark a significant milestone in the life […]

10 & 11 May 2025, 4th SUNDAY OF EASTER Good Shepherd Sunday With the joyful announcement of the election of Pope Leo XIV, our hearts, which had been marked by mourning, now turn to gratitude and hope. We give thanks once more for God’s providence in providing a new shepherd for the Church, and we

26 & 27 April 2025, 2nd SUNDAY OF EASTER God’s mercy towards repentant sinners This is indeed a strange time in the life of the Church, after the death of the Holy Father – a Sede Vacante, the See of Rome is vacant; the Vicar of Christ is dead. With Pope St Gregory, we could

18 April 2025, GOOD FRIDAY The Cross is Steady While the World is Turning Today is unlike any other day. The church is stripped bare. The tabernacle stands empty. We begin in silence, not with a hymn, not with a greeting, but with a gesture—prostration. The priest lies flat before the altar. We kneel with

15 & 16 March 2025, 2nd SUNDAY OF LENT The Fulfillment of the Covenant: From Abram to the Transfiguration St. Augustine famously said, “The New [Covenant] is in the Old concealed; the Old [Covenant] is in the New revealed.” Nowhere is this truth more apparent than in today’s readings, which unveil the deep continuity of

1 & 2 March 2025, 8th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME This weekend we find ourselves on the threshold of the holy season of Lent. Ash Wednesday is just a few days away, and the Church invites us to prepare our hearts for this sacred time of renewal and repentance. Today’s readings provide a powerful meditation

25 & 26 January 2025, 3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Today’s readings call us to reflect on the Presence of God – in history, in the world, and in our lives. Our first reading from the Book of Nehemiah takes us to a pivotal moment in the history of Israel—the return from the Babylonian exile.

18 & 19 January 2025, 2nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME At first glance, today’s readings appear to focus on marriage, as both the Gospel and the first reading directly reference it. However, these passages go much deeper, using marriage as a powerful metaphor for the relationship between God and humanity. The emphasis is not merely on

EPIPHANY OF THE LORD – usus recentior 4 & 5 January 2025 ‘Our impotence in bonds’ The ancient term for this weekend’s feast is “Manifestation” – a manus festus, in which God’s clear and radical appearing could be touched with the hands – in which the Divinity has taken flesh in the arms of His

1st SUNDAY OF ADVENT – usus recentior 30 November & 1 December 2024 Today marks the beginning of a new liturgical year, and with it, we enter the sacred season of Advent. This is a season of preparation, expectation, and hope. The word Advent comes from the Latin adventus, meaning “coming” or “arrival.” During these