Homily by Father Peter Zwaans -Mount Gambier Catholic Parish -Gospel according to Luke 12:49-53 -Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already! There is a baptism I must still receive, and how great is my distress till it is over! “Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on a household of five will be divided: three against two and two against three; the father divided ...
Aug 19, 2025•12 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans -Mount Gambier Catholic Parish -Gospel according to Luke 12:32 -48 -Jesus said to his disciples: ‘See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks. Happy those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes.I tell you solemnly, he will put on an apron, sit them down at table and wait on them. It may be in the second watch he co...
Aug 19, 2025•14 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans -Mount Gambier Catholic Parish -Gospel according to Luke 12:13 -21 -A man in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Master, tell my brother to give me a share of our inheritance.’ ‘My friend,’ he replied, ‘who appointed me your judge, or the arbitrator of your claims?’ Then he said to them, ‘Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs.’ Then he told them a parable: ‘There was on...
Aug 19, 2025•13 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans - Mount Gambier Catholic Parish - Gospel according to Luke 11:1-13 - Once Jesus was in a certain place praying, and when he had finished one of his disciples said, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.’ He said to them, ‘Say this when you pray: “Father, may your name be held holy, your kingdom come; give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive each one who is in debt to us. And do not put us to the test.” ...
Aug 02, 2025•14 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel according to Luke 10:38-42 Jesus came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking. Now Martha who was distracted with all the serving said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself? Please tell her to help me.’ But the Lord answered: ‘Martha, Martha,’ he said ‘you worry and ...
Jul 31, 2025•14 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel: Luke 10:25 -37There was a lawyer who, to disconcert Jesus, stood up and said to him, ‘Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the Law? What do you read there?’ He replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself.’ ‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus ‘do this and life is y...
Jul 14, 2025•14 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic ParishGospel: Luke 10:1-12,17-20The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them, ‘The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest. Start off now, but remember, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Carry no purse, no haversack, no sandals.Salute no one on the road. ‘Whateve...
Jul 14, 2025•14 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans - Mount Gambier Catholic Parish. Gospel: John 16:12-15 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you now. But when the Spirit of truth comeshe will lead you to the complete truth,since he will not be speaking as from himselfbut will say only what he has learnt;and he will tell you of the things to come.He will glorify me, since all he tells youwill be taken from what is mine. Everything the Father has is mine...
Jun 15, 2025•15 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans - Mount Gambier Catholic Parish.Gospel - John 20:19-23 -In the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, 'Peace be with you', and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, 'Peace be with you.'As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.'After saying this he breat...
Jun 15, 2025•11 min
Celebration Mass - 140th of the St Paul's Church.Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic ParishGospel: Luke 24:46-53Jesus said to his disciples:‘You see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this. ‘And now I am sending down to you what the Father has promised. Stay in the city then, until ...
Jun 03, 2025•14 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel: John 13:31-35 When Judas had gone Jesus said: ‘Now has the Son of Man been glorified, and in him God has been glorified. If God has been glorified inhim, God will in turn glorify him in himself, and will glorify him very soon. ‘My little children, I shall not be with you muchlonger. I give you a new commandment: love one another; just as I have loved you, you also must love one another. By this love you have for one another, eve...
May 19, 2025•16 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel: John 10:27-30 Jesus said: ‘The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life; they will never be lost and no one will ever steal them from me. The Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone, and no one can steal from the Father. The Father and I are one.’ The Gospel of the Lord. R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ....
May 19, 2025•14 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel: John 21:1-19 Jesus showed himself again to the disciples. It was by the Sea of Tiberias, and it happened like this: Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two more of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said, ‘I’m going fishing.’ They replied, ‘We’ll come with you.’ They went out and got into the boat but caught nothing that night. It was light by now and there stood Jes...
May 05, 2025•17 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel: John 20:19-31 In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. ‘As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.’ After saying ...
May 05, 2025•12 min
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Apr 28, 2025•15 min
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Apr 25, 2025•7 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans - Mount Gambier Catholic Parish
Apr 25, 2025•16 min
Passion of the Lord - Good Friday Homily.
Apr 19, 2025•12 min
Homily by Father Olek Stirrat Mount Gambier Catholic ParishGospel: Luke 19:28-40Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, atthe mount that is called Olivet, he sent two disciples, saying, ‘Go into the village opposite, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat; untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, “Why are you untying it?” you shall say this, “The Lord has need of it.”’ So those who were sent went away an...
Apr 15, 2025•5 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic ParishGospel: John 8:1-11Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At daybreak he appeared in the Temple again; and as all the people came to him, he sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman along who had been caught committing adultery; and making her stand there in full view of everybody, they said to Jesus, ‘Master, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery, and Moses has ordered us in the Law ...
Apr 15, 2025•10 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel: Luke 15:1-3,11-32 The tax collectors and the sinners were all seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had to say, and the Pharisees and the scribes complained. ‘This man’ they said, ‘welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So, he spoke this parable to them: ‘A man had two sons. The younger said to his father, “Father, let me have the share of the estate that would come to me.” So, the father divided the property between them....
Mar 31, 2025•16 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans - Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel Luke 13:1-9 Some people arrived and told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices. At this he said to them, ‘Do you suppose these Galileans who suffered like that were greater sinners than any other Galileans? They were not, I tell you. No; but unless you repent you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen on whom the tower at Siloam fell and killed them? Do you suppose that t...
Mar 24, 2025•15 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans - Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel Luke 9:28-36 Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up the mountain to pray. As he prayed, the aspect of his face was changed, and his clothing became brilliant as lightning. Suddenly there were two men there talking to him; they were Moses and Elijah appearing in glory, and they were speaking of his passing which he was to accomplish in Jerusalem. Peter and his companions were heavy with sleep, but they kept awa...
Mar 18, 2025•12 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans - Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit through the wilderness, being tempted there by the devil for forty days. During that time, he ate nothing and at the end he was hungry. Then the devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to turn into a loaf.’ But Jesus replied, ‘Scripture says: Man does not live on bread alone.’ Then leading him to a height, the devil ...
Mar 11, 2025•13 min
Homily by Father Olek Stirrat Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Luke 6:39-45 Jesus told a parable to his disciples: ‘Can one blind man guide another? Surely both will fall into a pit? The disciple is not superior to his teacher; the fully trained disciple will always be like his teacher. Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the plank in your own? How can you say to your brother, “Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,” when you cannot see the pla...
Mar 03, 2025•8 min
Homily by Father Olek Stirrat Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Gospel: Luke 6:27-38 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly. To the man who slaps you on one cheek, present the other cheek too; to the man who takes your cloak from you, do not refuse your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your property back from the man who robs you. Treat o...
Feb 24, 2025•9 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans - Mount Gambier Catholic Parish - Luke 6:17,20-26 - Jesus came down with the Twelve and stopped at a piece of level ground where there was a large gathering of his disciples with a great crowd of people from all parts of Judaea and from Jerusalem and from the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon. Then fixing his eyes on his disciples he said: ‘How happy are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God. Happy you who are hungry now: you shall be satisfied. Happy you who...
Feb 21, 2025•12 min
Homily by Father Olek StirratMount Gambier Catholic ParishGospel: Luke 5:1-11Jesus was standing one day by the Lake ofGennesaret, with the crowd pressing round himlistening to the word of God, when he caught sight of two boats close to the bank. The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats – it was Simon’s – and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said...
Feb 21, 2025•10 min
Homily by Father Peter Zwaans Mount Gambier Catholic ParishGospel: Luke 2:22 -40When the day came for them to be purified as laid down by the Law of Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, – observing what stands written in the Law of the Lord: Every first-born male must be consecrated to the Lord – and also to offer in sacrifice, in accordance with what is said in the Law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons. Now in Jerusalem there was...
Feb 14, 2025•16 min
Homily by Father Olek Stirrat Mount Gambier Catholic Parish Luke 1:1-4, 4:14 -21 Seeing that many others have undertaken to draw up accounts of the events that have taken place among us, exactly as these were handed down to us by those who from the outset were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, I in my turn, after carefully going over the whole story from the beginning, have decided to write an ordered account for you, Theophilus, so that your Excellency may learn how well founded the teach...
Jan 31, 2025•9 min
