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Today’s gospel, 2 Nov. "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me..."

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    Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  COI-CMSI Inter Faith Learning Pilgrimage to Cairo, November 2026 Today’s gospel      Matthew 11:25-30 At that time Jesus said, ‘I thank  you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.  All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’   Sacred Space A helpful devotional aid can be found here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-pr...
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Today’s Gospel, Sunday 1 November, All Saints' Day

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  Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  Services today  in the Aughaval Parishes,  All Saints' Day,  The Eucharist Presiding and preaching, Revd Canon Cecil Mills Sun, 10am in Christchurch Castlebar Sun, 11.30am in  Holy Trinity Westport The Beatitudes Stairs of MEEI church Photo, James Emery, Douglasville Creative Commons Attribute CC BY 2.0 via   Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35132465 Today’s gospel      Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus  saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:   ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. ‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. ‘Blessed are the merc...
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Today’s gospel, 31 October. The place...

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Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  Services t his weekend in the Aughaval Parishes: All Saints' Day,  The Eucharist Presiding and preaching, Revd Canon Cecil Mills Sat, 7pm in Turlough Parish Church (Eve of  All Saints' ) Sun, 10am in Christchurch Castlebar Sun, 11.30am in  Holy Trinity Westport Parable of the Wedding Feast  Andrey Mironov ( A.N. Mironov), 2014 Wikimedia Commons,  CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33179209 Today’s gospel      Luke 14:1, 7-11 On one occasion when Jesus  was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honour, he told them a parable.     ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honour, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host;   and the hos...
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