Esther wins the beauty pageant to become Queen of Persia, but she has to keep her identity under wraps. Her very name means 'hidden'.
We pray for the repose of the soul of our Holy Father Pope Francis. May he rest in peace. The 12.10pm Mass today will be a Requiem for him.
Feast of St Francis of Assisi / Rosary Sunday
Twenty-sixth Sunday of the Year / Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
