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A Moment To Pause: Saturday 27th June 2026
You are welcome to the reflection today with Bobby Neil from the Bluebell-Inchicore Pastoral Area on Saturday 27th of June in the 12th week of Ordinary time.
This morning's gospel is taken from Saint Matthew chapter 8, verses 5 to 17. Here we are told that Jesus goes into the city of Capernaum, where he meets this centurion, not a Jew, but an officer in the Roman army. He pleads for assistance and asks Jesus’ help, but not for himself. It's for his servant who is at home, paralyzed and in pain.
The centurion knows the system because of his position and rank in the Roman army.
This Centurion…
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