Sunday, 8 February 2026
5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Questions for the Week:
FIRST READING: ISAIAH 58:7-10
We hear from Isaiah that the Lord expects us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and avoid false accusations and hateful speech. Which of these virtues could you practice this week?
SECOND READING: 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1-5
Paul encourages the Corinthians to ground their faith in the power of God and not in human wisdom. How can you make this a regular habit?
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 5:13-16
Jesus challenges his disciples to have a positive influence in the world. Who do you know makes the world a better place?
©LPi
A Word from Fr Danny:
In the Gospel, Our Lord makes a distinction between our light and our good works. He says, “In the same way, your light must shine in the sight of men, so that, seeing your good works, they may give praise to your Father in heaven.” Our good works can be seen, but they are not themselves the light. This raises an important question: what is our light, and what makes our good works truly pleasing and meritorious in the sight of God?
The Church teaches that this light is found in the life of virtue, formed and sustained by grace. As the Catechism explains in paragraph 1803, “A virtuous person tends toward the good with all his sensory and spiritual powers; he pursues the good and chooses it in concrete actions.” These virtues are so important in the Christian life that the Church looks to the practice of heroic virtue as one of the signs when recognising the saints, because it reveals a life deeply formed by grace and ordered to God.
- Fr Danny
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
Here’s what's happening
Sunday, 8 February: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Divine Mercy Chaplet
3pm | Chapel | Taupō
Monday, 9 February
Mass
7pm | Church | Taupō
Tuesday, 10 February
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Healer’s Connect
9.30am | Cafe | Taupō
Community Lunch
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Wednesday, 11 February
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Tūrangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Thursday, 12 February
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
St Vincent de Paul Meeting
5pm | Cafe | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Men’s Group
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Friday, 13 February
Mass | Anointing of the Sick
12pm | Church | Taupō
St Vincent de Paul Lunch
After 12pm Mass | Cafe | Taupō
Divine Mercy Chaplet
3pm | Chapel | Taupō
Holy Hour | Adoration, Confession & Benediction
6.30pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 14 February
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Taupō
Vigil Mass
5pm | Church | Tūrangi
Sunday, 15 February: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Divine Mercy Chaplet
3pm | Chapel | Taupō
Monday, 16 February
Mass
7pm | Church | Taupō
Tuesday, 17 February
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Community Lunch
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Interchurch Welfare Society Meeting
5pm | Cafe | Taupō
Junior Youth Group
6pm-7.15pm (Year 7&8) | Taupō (Weekly during school term)
Wednesday, 18 February | ASH WEDNESDAY
Mass
9.15am | Church | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Tūrangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Mass
7pm | Church | Taupō
Thursday, 19 February
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Purl Connect | Knitting Group
1pm | Cafe | Taupō
Endurance Connect | Men’s Group
7pm | Cafe | Taupō
Friday, 20 February
Mass
12pm | Church | Taupō
Divine Mercy Chaplet
3pm | Chapel | Taupō
Stations of the Cross
7pm | Church | Taupō
Lenten Reflection
7.30pm | Chapel | Taupō
Saturday, 21 February
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Taupō
Ministers for Sunday, 8 February
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Taupō
Tūrangi
THIS WEEK….
Don’t our gardens look beautiful?! If you’re keen to lend a hand on a casual basis, to pull a few weeds, come along on a Wednesday anytime between 12noon and 3pm and join some of our gardening team.
COMING UP…
RETREATS
Pilgrimage of Mercy | Women’s Retreat
Date/Time - Fri 29 May - Sun 31 May 5:00pm - 12:00pm
Being led by Grace to the River of Mercy
Come as you are; weary, wondering, or wide open. Journey with us into a sacred space of rest, reflection, and renewal.
Guided by Sr. Kat Stone (MGL Australia) and Retreat leader and coach Jen (Aust. Cert in leadership in Ministry), this Spirit-led retreat is an invitation to step away from the noise of life and walk gently toward the stillness of divine mercy.
Through prayer, silence, sacred conversation, and moments of still waters, you’ll be led – not by striving – but by grace, into the tender current of God’s healing presence.
This is a pilgrimage for the heart – a return to the mercy that was never withheld, only forgotten. You don’t need to earn it. You simply need to follow and allow God to minister to you.
Retreats
Tyburn Monastery, Ngakuru &
Cluny Retreat Centre, Tauranga
DIOCESAN NEWS & EVENTS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS
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