5th Sunday in Ordinary TimesIsaiah 58:7-10; Ps. 111:4-5,6-7, 8a, 9. 1 Cor.2:1-5; Gospel of Matthew 5:13-16. Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 9 February 2020 There is a story of David and Maria, who were poor and had to work very hard to provide for their son, Jack’s…
4th Sunday - Presentation of Our LordMalachi 3:1-4; Ps. 23: 7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Gospel of Luke 2:22-40 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 2 February 2020 On this Feast of the Presentation of our Lord, as the Infant Jesus is presented to God in the Temple, where “every…
3rd Ord Sunday (Sunday of the Word of God)Isaiah 8:23-9:3; Ps. 26: 1.4.13-14; Gospel of Matthew 4:12-23 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 26 January 2020 There is a story of a very generous and wise king who one day came across a beggar Tom who looked very…
2nd Sunday in Ord. Time - Year AIsaiah 49:3,5-6; Ps. 39: 2,4.7-10; Gospel of John 1:29-34 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 19 January 2020 In today’s Gospel that we just heard proclaimed, John the Baptist, seeing Jesus coming towards him announced with clarity, confidence and courage to…
Christmas DayIsaiah 52:7-10; Ps. 97:1-6; Hebrews 1:1-6; Gospel of John 1:1-18 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 25th December 2019 In today’s Gospel, St John proclaims, “In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the…
The Feast of the Baptism of the LordIsaiah 42:1-4,6-7; Ps. 28: 1-2, 3-4,9-10; Gospel of Matthew 3: 13-17 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 12th January 2020 At Christmas, we celebrate the Coming of the Messiah, the Light that dispel the darkness of sin, and offers us the…
Solemnity - Epiphany of the LordIsaiah 60:1-6; Ps. 71: 1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Gospel of Matthew 2: 1-12 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 5th January 2020 The word “epiphany” means “to show and to manifest”. On this Solemnity of the Epiphany, the first obvious question we have is,…
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodNumbers 6:22-27; Ps. 66: 2,-3.5.6.8; Gal. 4:4-7; Gospel of Luke 2:16-21 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 1st January 2020 It is very heartening to have our Cathedral fully packed with all of you for this Eucharist this morning as we begin this…
Feast of the Holy FamilyEccles. 3:2-6.12-14; Ps. 127:1-5; Colossians 3:12-21; Gosp. of Mt 2:13-15.19-23 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 29 December 2019 In today’s Gospel that we just heard proclaimed, Joseph was warned in a dream three times to avoid the evil political powers that were scheming…
4th Sunday in AdventIsaiah 35:1-6.10; Ps. 145:6-10; James 5:7-10; Gospel of Matthew 11:2-11 Preached by Msgr Philip Heng, SJ at Cathedral of Good Shepherd, Singapore on 22 December 2019 If either Mary or Joseph did not say “yes” when the angel presented God’s Will to them, God’s Plan of Salvation for the human race would…