Feast St Andrew, Apostle 1st Sunday of Advent (C) : Tuesday 30th November 2021Rom. 10:9-18; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Mt. 4:18-22 (Ps Wk I) It is not enough just to keep our faith in Jesus to ourselves. Paul insists that we have to proclaim Him too. This does not mean forcing our religion on others or shouting…
Lord, fill all our hearts with Your peace and joy1st Sunday of Advent (C) : Monday 29th November 2021Is. 2:1-5; Ps. 121:1-2,3-4,8-9 Mt. 8:5-11 (Ps. Wk. I) In today’s opening prayer, we ask that Christ may find us waiting eagerly in joyful prayer at his coming. Eagerness is not generally treated as a Christian virtue,…
Lord, help me to live a life of grace and holiness, centred on You1st Sunday of Advent (C) : Sunday 28th November 2021Jer. 33:14-16; Ps. 24:4-5,8-9,10,14; 1 Th. 3:12—4:2; Lk. 21:25-28,34-36 (Ps. Wk. I) The Psalmist teaches us that God’s ways are faithfulness and love. Love frequently expresses itself in promises, and promises demand faithful…
Lord, lead and guide me through Your Holy Spirit in our daily life34th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 27th November 2021Dan. 7:15-27; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:82,83,84; 85,86,87; Lk. 21:34-36 (Ps. Wk. II) Just after the “Parable of the Fig Tree” (Lk. 21: 29-33), Jesus reminded his disciples to be prepared for the coming…
Lord, help me see the signs of your working today in my life and the world around me34th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 26th November 2021Dan. 7:2-14; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:75,76,77,78,79.80,81; Lk. 21:29-33 (Ps. Wk. II) The prophets of the Old Testament times spoke in a rather obscure way that all nations of…
St Catharine of Alexandria, virgin & martyr34th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 25th November 2021Dan. 6:12-28; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:68,69,70,71, 72,73,74; Lk. 21:20-28 (Ps. Wk. II) The passage in Daniel is a story involving King Darius, Daniel and the officers of the court. Even though Daniel is aware that anyone who petitions a…
Ss Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and comps34th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 24th November 2021Dan. 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:62,63,64,65,66,67; Lk. 21:12-19 (Ps. Wk. II) King Belshazzar and his guests drank from vessels stolen from the temple in Jerusalem. Immediately some human fingers appeared and began writing on the wall. No one could interpret…
St Clement I, pope & martyr34th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 23rd November 2021Dan. 2:31-45; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:57-58,59, 60, 61; Lk. 21:5-11 (Ps. Wk. II) Since the pandemic, some Christians have seriously gone on to study the last book of the Bible, Revelation. Why? They see the pandemic as one sign of…
St Cecilia, virgin & martyr34th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 22nd November 2021Dan. 1:1-6,8-20; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:52,53,54, 55,56; Lk. 21:1-4 (Ps. Wk. II) Today’s readings give us great examples of trust in the Lord in order to teach us how to deepen our own trust in God’s providence. The situation of those…
All Glory and Honour to Jesus Christ our KingSolemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (B) : Sunday 21st November 2021Dan. 7:13-14; Ps. 92:1-2,5; Rev. 1:5-8; Jn. 18:33-37 (Ps. Wk. II) Today, the Scripture readings speak about the kingship of Jesus, although in different ways. In the first reading, Daniel describes his…