A highly dramatic series of events in II Kings, Chapter 2.
Elijah is taken up in a fiery chariot. Elisha catches his mantle, parts the Jordan, purifies the waters of Jericho, and then curses some cheeky boys, forty-two of whom are then ripped apart by two she bears. Quite an exhausting chapter!
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"In this war, under whose banner do you serve?"
April 27, 2025
Read Fr Richard's interesting and thought-provoking sermon given at all Masses today, which were offered for Pope Francis.