Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Today's gospel      Matthew 5:13–16 ‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. ‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Sacred Space You can find a gentle prayer guide here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2026-02-08 Christian Art https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/matthew-5-13-16-2026/ Racial Justice Sunday Today, 8th February 2026, is Racial Justice Sunday. Image: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland  A Prayer on Racial Justice Sunday 2026   God of all creation, gather us in – stranger and friend, bring us into Y...

  Please scroll down for notes and more notices.   The Sea of Galilee Boat or "Jesus Boat"  Yigal Alon Museum in Kibbutz Ginosar, Tiberias, Israel Wikimedia Commons See: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JesusBoat.jpg You can read more about the  "Jesus Boat"  on 'See the Holy Land', here: https://www.seetheholyland.net/jesus-boat/#:~:text=The%20remains%20of%20the%20so%2Dcalled,a%20time%20of%20severe%20drought. Today's gospel    Mark 6:30-34 The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.  Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for ...

  Please scroll down for notes and more notices.   Johannes der Täufer  (John the Baptist) by Matthias Grünewald, 1512-1516 Fragment of Isenheim Altarpiece  Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152341 Today's gospel    Mark 6:14-29 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’  name had become known. Some were  saying, ‘John the baptiser has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.’ But others said, ‘It is Elijah.’ And others said, ‘It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.’ But when Herod heard of it, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.’ For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod  had married her. For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’  And Herodias had a grudge agains...