Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for today's reading, plus notes and notices, and expressions of gratitude. Today, Wed: 10.30am Midweek Holy Communion in Holy Trinity Westport, followed by coffee in the Clew Bay Hotel from 11.10am.  8pm, Online Prayer and Bible Study. Please scroll down for link.  Today's Gospel        Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18 [Jesus said] ‘Beware of practising your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. ‘So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.     ‘And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to sta...

  Please scroll down for today's readings, plus notes and notices, and expressions of gratitude. Love wins by Tobias Möritz, 2019 CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83375190 Today's Gospel        Matthew 5:43-48 [Jesus said] ‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.    For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax-collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters,  what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Sacred Space A helpful prayer guide and reflection can be found here: https:...