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Saints and Celebrations: December 2025 & January 2026

Clark Brydon -
Finnian of Clonard, abbot (549) 12th December Finnian of Clonard, often called the ‘Tutor of the Saints of Ireland’, was a pioneering abbot whose monastery at...
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The Service of Nine Lessons with Carols

Roy Byrne -
I remember many years ago, my late great-aunt Hilda Coles (née Clayton) telling me that she remembered standing as a child on the front...
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Lectionary Notes: December 2025 & January 2026

Adrian Dorrian -
Sunday 7th December 2025 The Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1–10 — Isaiah contains many prophecies which point to the coming of Jesus. This famous prophecy...
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Saints & Celebrations: November 2025

Clark Brydon -
Malachy (1094–1148) | 3rd November Malachy was a reforming bishop and Archbishop of Armagh known for his piety and tireless efforts to bring the Irish...
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Lectionary Notes: November 2025

Peter McDowell -
2nd November 2025The Fourth Sunday before Advent Habakkuk 1:1–4; 2:1–4 — the prophet appeals to God for justice and urges the people to maintain their...
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Saints & Celebrations: October 2025

Clark Brydon -
Philip, Deacon | 11th October Philip, one of the first deacons, is remembered for his witness in Acts, baptising the Ethiopian official and opening the...
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Lectionary Notes: October 2025

Adrian Dorrian -
This month’s Old Testament readings relate to the exile of the Jewish people after Babylonian attack, and then begin to hint at the messianic...
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Saints & Celebrations: September 2025

Clark Brydon -
As September unfolds, the Church commemorates a remarkable array of saints and sacred feasts, each offering a window into Ireland’s rich spiritual heritage and...
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Lectionary Notes: September 2025

Peter McDowell -
Sunday 7th September 2025  The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Jeremiah 18:1–11 — the prophet uses the image of a potter reworking ruined clay to urge Israel...
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Devotional: Deep Water

Jonny Campbell-Smyth -
I grew up in Lisburn, and at a young age, I went fishing with friends one day. I didn’t notice the steep slope of...
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