Psalm 14 with Commentary.by Dr Noel Donnelly Psalm 14 offers us a checklist at the door as we attempt to enter God’s company. It is more than mechanically blessing ourselves with Holy Water! It suggests three positive and three...
Read MorePs 32 with Commentary by Dr Noel Donnelly The whole of Psalm 32 is a great joyful song of thanks for the gift of creation. The selected verses for this weekend’s liturgy concentrate on...
Read MorePsalm 89 Commentary by Dr Noel Donnelly On the 28th weekend of the Year B, the liturgy invites us to sing the final 6 verses of this 17-versed psalm. The whole psalm does two things: firstly the whole psalm reflects on...
Read MorePs 53: The Lord upholds my life. O God, save me by your name; by your power, uphold my cause. O God, hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth. The Lord upholds my life. For...
Read MoreDalreoch Magnificat You filled with good things those hung’ring for justice. Their hunger is filled when justice is done. Words and music (c) Noel Donnelly. Graphic (c) Netta Ewing. Recording pending. Dalreoch...
Read MorePsalm 114 with Commentary for Sunday 24B We use the first 6 verses of this 9-versed psalm in our weekend liturgy. There is much in the whole psalm about deliverance from death, from its snares, from the anguish of...
Read MoreMay the Lord Protect us all the day long till the shades lengthen and evening comes and the busy world is hushed and the evening of life is over and the day is done, and the day is done. Then in his goodness may God give us safe...
Read MoreMay the Souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Words: traditional. Music (c) Noel Donnelly. Graphic (c) Netta Ewing. Recording by The St Mungo Singers Funeral the Souls – Full Score...
Read MoreHow blest are those who have died in the Lord. Let them rest from their labours, let them rest for their good works go with them. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them. May they rest in...
Read MorePs 145 with Commentary by Dr Noel Donnelly for Sunday 23B Psalm 145 Commentary. Our liturgy today uses the final 5 verses of this ten-versed psalm. The whole psalm stresses God’s fidelity. And this God is not some...
Read MoreCommentary for Sunday 22B Psalm 14 and Commentary by Dr Noel Donnelly Psalm 14 offers us a checklist at the door as we attempt to enter God’s company. It is more than mechanically blessing ourselves with Holy Water! It suggests...
Read MorePs 33 Commentary for Sunday 21B by Dr Noel Donnelly We used psalm 33 for the past two weeks and will continue to sing it today for a third time as our Gospel moves through the Bread of Life discourse in John 6. This time it...
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