Pilgrim’s Purpose
What do you see as the purpose of your life? Here are some ways to look at the Principle and Foundation of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola that can inspire you to produce your own understanding of your purpose.
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12 October 2025 Ordinary 28
O God,
we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us,
that we may continually be given to good works;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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New Zealand Lectionary 2026
A digital copy of the Lectionary for 2026 – and a review of it.
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5 October 2025 Ordinary 27
Everliving God,
you are always more ready to hear than we to pray,
and to give more than we desire or deserve;
pour upon us the abundance of your mercy,
forgiving us those things
of which our conscience is afraid,
and giving us those things
for which our prayer dares not ask;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Monasticism, Ecumenism, & Synodality
My experience as a priest serving in the Anglican Church and formally associated with a Roman Catholic Cistercian monastery – and how that might speak of ecumenism and synodality.
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28 September 2025 Ordinary 26
O God,
you declare your almighty power
above all by showing mercy and compassion;
grant us the fullness of your grace,
that we, who are running to obtain your promises,
may be partakers of your heavenly treasure;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Spiritual Exercises – 19th Annotation Pilgrimage
In the Spiritual Exercises, St Ignatius encourages us to imagine ourselves into biblical stories. Walking the Camino, with this in mind, surprised me again how much of the Bible is journey stories.
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21 September 2025 Ordinary 25
O God,
grant to your faithful people pardon and peace,
that we may be cleansed from all our sins
and serve you with a quiet mind;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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