Today’s gospel in Lent, plus weekend notices
Today’s gospel John 10:31-42
They took up stones again to stone him. Jesus replied, ‘I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these are you going to stone me?’ The Jews answered, ‘It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you, but for blasphemy, because you, though only a human being, are making yourself God.’ Jesus answered, ‘Is it not written in your law, “I said, you are gods”? If those to whom the word of God came were called “gods”—and the scripture cannot be annulled— can you say that the one whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world is blaspheming because I said, “I am God’s Son”? If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me. But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.’ Then they tried to arrest him again, but he escaped from their hands.
He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there. Many came to him, and they were saying, ‘John performed no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.’ And many believed in him there.
You can find a gentle devotional guide here:
https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2025-04-11/
Christian Art
You can read or listen to a reflection on this gospel and a painting here:
https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/john-10-31-42-2025/
Collects
Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
Grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross,
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Almighty and everlasting God,
you hate nothing that you have made
and forgive the sins of all those who are penitent:
Create and make in us new and contrite hearts
that we, worthily lamenting our sins
and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may receive from you, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
This weekend in the Parishes
Confirmation preparation: Friday 11 April, 7.45pm in the Rectory, Westport
Palm Sunday
This weekend in the Parishes we are observing Palm Sunday. Each of the services will include the Palm Sunday readings (- the 'Liturgy of the Palms' and 'Liturgy of the Passion'):
Sat 12 April, 7pm in Turlough Church
Sun 13 April
- 10am in Christ Church Castlebar, followed by tea/coffee
- 12 noon in St Mary's Church Westport, for the Holy Trinity Westport congregation, followed by tea in Carrowbeg House
- 3pm in St Thomas's Dugort, Achill
