Advent and Idols. Advent is a time for us to identify personal possessions, activities, or even qualities which we tend to idolise, and to offer them to Our Lord. A mediation by Fr Gavan Jennings.

Christ has come once. On the 25th of next month we will celebrate that first coming in a special way. But Christ is also going to come a second time that we don’t know, and we have to stay awake for it. We have to prepare for that day now. Just like the householder who ensures no burglar will break through the wall of his house during the night, you and I have to strengthen our spiritual defences against an assault at any time from the enemy that would prevent us from welcoming Christ into our hearts. A meditation by Fr James Hurley.

The Feast of Christ the King reminds us that Jesus Christ is Lord and that God is active in the  world, inviting us to intimacy with Him and to spreading the Good News. A meditation by Fr Pat Gorevan

During November we can rediscover the Church as the mystery of God’s friendship with us and of the friendship between the saints, the holy souls and ourselves who form the pilgrim Church on earth.

St Josemaria speaks of the Rosary as “a powerful weapon”. The Rosary is powerful because it is the story of Christ’s life, and of my life in Him, and of the life of our people, of our families. This intimate contact with Jesus through his Mother is very transformative. A meditation by Fr Donncha O hAodha.

On the 55th anniversary of his seminal homily, Passionately Loving the World, Fr Pat Gorevan glosses St Josemaria’s keynote words about the greatness of everyday life.

Our Lady’s tender care for the newborn Infant Jesus is a lesson for us in putting our heart and affection into our dealings with Jesus, especially in the Blessed Sacrament. A meditation by Fr Gavan.

St Matthew’s calling in the midst of his work symbolises how we can find God in our work. It also points to the link between one’s vocation and God’s mercy as Pope Francis has highlighted.

On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross we can ask the Holy Spirit to grant us the wisdom of the Cross. This will help us to embrace the challenges and difficulties we may experience with joy, knowing that in union with Christ’s Cross our sufferings have great value. A meditation by Fr Donncha O hAodha.