7th December 2014 - 2nd Sunday of Advent

On this weeks programme John is joined by Mary Lynch, Martina O'Sullivan and Stephanie O'Donnell who have a reflection on Eucharistic Adoration. Michael Keating joins John to reflect on this weeks gospel as well as some other liturgical odds and ends.

You can listen to the podcast of this weeks programme HERE.

Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration

This week we reflect on Eucharistic Adoration as part of preparation for Advent. 

Mary Lynch introduces us to the Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration which is an Association of Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament, embracing God’s call to weekly Eucharistic Adoration, striving to be a people of prayer, vision and mission, and accepting the challenge to live the Good News of Jesus Christ. This Apostolate is organised, maintained and developed by lay people.

Website of the Irish Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration.

Martina O'Sullivan returns to the programme to share about Children's Eucharistic Adoration and Stephanie O'Donnell reflects on her involvement in the Do This in Memory programme which is the preparatory programme for First Holy Communion through the parish and the primary schools in the diocese of Limerick.

You can listen to the excerpt of the programme on Eucharistic adoration HERE.

Gospel - Mark 1:1-8

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight--" John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."




Reflections on the second Sunday of Advent:

Word on Fire
Sunday Reflections
English Dominicans
Phil Ewing over at Ennis Blue

Liturgical odds and ends

Saints of the Week

December 9th - St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
December 10th - Bl Adolph Kolping
December 11th - St Damasus I (Pope)
December 12th - St Finnian also Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 13th - St Lucy
December 14th - St John of the Cross is not celebrated this year