St John Baptist de la Salle, Priest, pray for us5th Week of Lent (C) : Monday 7th April 2025Dan 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 (or 13:41-62); Ps 22 (23):1-6; Jn 8:1-11 (Ps Wk I) The classic Susanna episode showcased who was in the light. Her accusers were in the dark because they “threw reason aside, making no effort…
Lord, refresh and renew my soul with Your mercy.5th Week of Lent (C) : Sunday 6th April 2025Is 43:16-21; Ps 125 (126):1-6; Phil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11 (Ps Wk I) In God, we have hope for newness. God does not dwell in the past and neither should we. The divine voice was very clear: forget the things…
St Vincent Ferrer, Priest, pray for us4th Week of Lent (C) : Saturday 5th April 2025Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9-12; Jn 7:40-52 (Ps Wk IV) What helps us to prepare for Holy Week? The predicament of Prophet Jeremiah demands that we either side with him or with those who set up the insidious plot against him. Their…
St Isidore, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us4th Week of Lent (C) : Friday 4th April 2025Wis 2:1, 12-22; Ps 33 (34):16, 18-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (Ps Wk IV) What goes through the mind of a man who knows that his enemies are plotting to destroy him? Psychologically, human beings respond to an…
Lord, teach me to love You patiently!4th Week of Lent (C) : Thursday 3rd April 2025Ex 32:7-14; Ps 105 (106):19-23; Jn 5:31-47 (Ps Wk IV) How patient can I be these days? Here is our familiar story. Moses was gone a long time when he went up the mountain to receive the covenant from God. The Israelites…
St Francis of Paola, Hermit, pray for us4th Week of Lent (C) : Wednesday 2nd April 2025Is 49:8-15; Ps 144 (145):8-9, 13-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 (Ps Wk IV) In the virtual world, relationships are superficial because the identities are disguised. Jesus, however, discloses His intimate relationship with God to indicate His words and deeds are based on…
Lord, let not abundance or scarcity blind our vision of You drawing close to us4th Week of Lent (C) : Tuesday 1st April 2025Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 45:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-3, 5-6 (Ps Wk IV) Water is a source of life. The passages in Prophet Ezekiel and the Gospel of John mentioned water in…
Lord, in this year of hope, let Your words and deeds be our constant guide in facing every crisis.4th Week of Lent (C) : Monday 31st March 2025Is 65:17-21; Ps 29 (30):2, 4-6, 11-13; Jn 4:43-54 (Ps Wk IV) Lent is a testing time and also a gracious time of moulding true Christian attitudes that will…
“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled by his own pride, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted by God.”4th Sunday in Lent (C) : Sunday 30th March 2025Hos 5:15 – 6:6; Ps 50 (51):3-4, 18-21; Lk 18:9-14 (Ps Wk III) The story of the Pharisee and the tax collector praying in the…
“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled by his own pride, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted by God.”3rd Week of Lent (C) : Saturday 29th March 2025Hos 5:15 – 6:6; Ps 50 (51):3-4, 18-21; Lk 18:9-14 (Ps Wk III) The story of the Pharisee and the tax collector praying in the…