What breaks your heart when you see the world before you? 30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday, 31st October 2024Eph 6:10-20; Ps 143:1-2, 9-10; Lk 13:31-35 (Ps Wk II) What breaks your heart when you see the world before you? Today, Jesus openly expressed His holy anger and sorrow in His response to…
With God’s grace, we will be able to go through that narrow door30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday, 30th October 2024Eph 6:1-9; Ps 144:10-14; Lk 13:22-30 (Ps Wk II) Today, it seems that God is inviting us to a race. We hear Jesus encouraging us to “strive to enter through the narrow door.”…
Lord, grant me grace to build up of your kingdom of faith and love30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday, 29th October 2024Eph 5:21-33; Ps 127:1-5; Lk 13:18-21 (Ps Wk II) The first thing that comes to mind when one hears the word, “kingdom” is typically an image of a castle, or a king…
SS SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES, pray for us30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday, 28th October 2024Eph 2:19-22; Ps 18:2-5; Lk 6:12-19 (Ps Wk II) The important roles of the Twelve is now emphasised by the Church as we celebrate the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude. Jesus’ selection of them happens on the…
Lord, help me to foster unity, through humility, patience and gentleness.30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday, 27th October 2024Jer 31:7-9; Ps 125:1-6; Hebr 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52 (Ps Wk II) The Gospel of Mark places us at the scene where the blind man Bartimaeus is seeking help but kept being silenced by the people.…
Lord, help me to foster unity, through humility, patience and gentleness.29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday, 26th October 2024Eph 4:7-16; Ps 121:1-5; Lk 13:1-9 (Ps Wk II) ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ (John 9:2), is a question that seeks a scapegoat. In Israel’s mind, sin…
Lord, help me to foster unity, through humility, patience and gentleness.29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday, 25th October 2024Eph 4:1-6; Ps 23:1-6 Lk 12:54-59 (Ps Wk I) With foresight towards the early Church in Ephesus with its great diversity, St Paul appealed to them to foster unity, through humility, patience and gentleness. Paul…
St Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday, 24th October 2024Eph 3:14-21; Ps 32:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19; Lk 12:49-53 (Ps Wk I) Like the crowds, we hear Jesus’ teaching on endurance and courage while on the road to Jerusalem. It is a resolute and decisive journey. He prepares…
St John of Capestrano, Priest, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday, 23rd October 2024Eph 3:2-12; Ps Is 12:2-6; Lk 12:39-48 (Ps Wk I) Our waiting for the Lord should not be a passive one, being deceived by those who languish in their saying, “My Master is taking his time coming!” This…
St John Paul II, Pope, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday, 22nd October 2024Eph 2:12-22; Ps 84:9-14 Lk 12:35-38 (Ps Wk I) When we have people who are so different from us, and whom we dislike tremendously, St Paul reminds us today that Jesus the Christ brings those, who used to…