St Martin's Parish Church

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - 22nd February 2026 From Father Victor We began the holy season of Lent with Ash Wednesday, but on this Sunday, the First Sunday of Lent, we receive a sacred invitation to renewal, repentance, and a deeper conversion of heart. In the Gospel, Our Lord is led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where He fasts, prays, and confronts Satan, the tempter, modeling for us a disciplined response to temptation and a steadfast commitment to the Father’s will. Th

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - 22nd February 2026 From Father Victor We began the holy season of Lent with Ash Wednesday, but on this Sunday, the First Sunday of Lent, we receive a sacred invitation to renewal, repentance, and a deeper conversion of heart. In the Gospel, Our Lord is led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where He fasts, prays, and confronts Satan, the tempter, modeling for us a disciplined response to temptation and a steadfast commitment to the Father’s will. Th

THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 15th February 2026 From Father Victor As we come to celebrate the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Church invites us to look more closely at how the Gospel teachings of Christ shape the interior life and outward witness of His followers. In the Gospel, Our Lord calls us to a radical obedience that goes far beyond simple outward conformity, teaching that anger, contempt, and judgment of others can darken the heart just as surely as outward

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 8th February 2026 From Father Victor This Sunday, the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Church invites us to contemplate how the light of Christ shines through the ordinary moments of our lives and how generous souls can become signs of God’s mercy in a world that is so hungry for hope. In our First Reading, we hear the call to be a light to the nations, to rise up and illuminate with the holiness of our lives, the places where we live and

THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD - CANDLEMASS - 1st February 2026 From Father Victor Over this Sunday and Monday the Church joyfully celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, a tender reminder of the faithful obedience of Mary and Joseph as they bring Our Lord to the Temple and offer Him to the Father. In the holy encounter with Simeon and Anna, we glimpse the fulfillment of longing - the light to reveal the nations and the glory of Israel - fulfilling th

THE SECOND AND THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 18th January 2026 & 25th JANUARY 2026 Dear Brothers and Sisters, On the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Church invites us to consider the transformative power of encounters with Our Lord and the call to discipleship that flows from them. In the Gospel, St. John the Baptist bears witness to the Lamb of God, and upon seeing Jesus, declares Him to be the One who takes away the sin of the world; Our Lord begins to gather His firs

THE FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD - 11th January 2026 Dear Brothers and Sisters, This Sunday we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, a radiant feast that marks the anointing of Jesus as the beloved Son and the beginning of His public ministry. In the Jordan, the heavens open and the Spirit descends like a dove while the Father’s voice proclaims Our Lord as His Son in whom He is well pleased. This mystery reveals the gracious plan of the Trinity: the Son sanctified, the Spiri

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - 4th January 2026 Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Epiphany of the Lord is a feast of universal light, revealing Christ to all nations through the Magi’s worship, the Baptism in the Jordan, and the sign of Cana’s first miracle. Epiphany—literally “manifestation”—reminds us that God’s salvation breaks through boundaries, drawing Gentiles and Jews, indeed all people alike, into the one saving mystery. The Magi teach us

THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT AND THE CELEBRATION OF THE MOST HOLY NATIVITY - 21st December 2025 Dear Brothers and Sisters, For this Fourth Sunday of Advent, the Church invites us to continue our blessed preparation for the coming of the Lord with renewed faith, hope, and charity; as the Holy Spirit prepares the Virgin Mary to be the Mother of God, so too we are called to become ever more ready to welcome Christ into our own hearts and households. In the First Reading, the prop

THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - 14th December 2025 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we enter the third week of the season of Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday, the liturgy invites us to pause in joyful anticipation of the coming of the Lord. The colours glow rose on the Advent wreath, a sign that the Church already tastes the sweetness of the Lord’s nearness, even as we continue our faithful preparation. Our readings this Sunday speak to us of hope, repentance, and the

THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT - 7th December 2025 Dear Brothers and Sisters. Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ. Today, on this Second Sunday of Advent we witness something of a liturgical pause in our forty-day journey toward Christmas; an invite to deepen our spirit of preparation. In Year A of the lectionary cycle, our readings emphasise the call to us to repent and to hope, as we await the coming of the Lord, who will come to redeem and renew all of creation.

THE THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - 16th November 2025 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the vigil of the eternal Kingdom, the Church invites us this Sunday to listen attentively to the living Word of God. We gather around the Sacred Page to discern the meaning of the readings, to contemplate the mysteries revealed in Christ, and to place our lives once more under the gentle yet exacting pilgrimage of faith. This Sunday’s readings call us to trust in God’s provid

THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS - 2nd November 2025 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, On this holy day we gather to honour the Communion of Saints, those glorious witnesses who, from every age and nation, behold the face of God and continue to intercede for us. This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, a solemn reminder that the life of grace is universal, that it transcends time, place, and station, and that the treasure of holiness is not reserved for a few but offered t

THE THIRTIETH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 26th October 2025 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, In this season, the liturgy invites us to open our hearts to the mercy and love of our Father, who desires that all people be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. Our readings invite us to reflect on the gifts of faith, humility, and steadfast resolve in following Christ. In our first reading from the Prophet Jeremiah, we hear a tender refrain of God’s intimate knowledge of

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 12th October 2025 Welcome, brothers and sisters, This Sunday’s scriptures invite us to...

THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 7th September 2025 / FEAST OF THE EXULTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS - 14th September 2025 Welcome,...

THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 31sr August 2025 Welcome, brothers and sisters, Welcome to this Sunday’s news sheet. In the...

THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 17th August 2025 Welcome, brothers and sisters, As we come to celebrate this Sunday the 21st...

THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 10th August 2025 Welcome, brothers and sisters, In our Sunday Gospel reading from Luke 12:32-48,...

THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME - 3rd August 2025 Brothers and sisters in Christ, we come to gather on this Sunday to keep the...