St Leo the Great, pope & doctor32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 10th November 2021Wis. 6:1-11; Ps. 81:3-4,6-7; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps. Wk. IV) More will be required from those to whom much has been entrusted. Wisdom is very blunt: the leaders of nations and societies will be called by God to account for…
“Today salvation has come to this house” (Lk. 19:9)33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 16th November 20212 Mac. 6:18-31; Ps. 3:2-3,4-5,6-7; Lk. 19:1-10 (Ps. Wk. I) The story of Zacchaeus can serve as a parable of hope. His action of climbing the sycamore tree was, it seems, merely motivated by curiosity in wanting…
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 9th November 2021Ex. 47:1-2,8-9,12 or 1 Cor. 8;9-11,16-17; Ps. 45:2-3,5-6,8-9; Jn. 2:13-22 (Ps. Wk. IV) We are God’s people. Our stronghold is God, who is our refuge and strength. Ezekiel imagined God’s Temple as the source of a life-giving river. The river…
Lord, increase my faith and fill me with Your wisdom32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 8th November 2021Wis.1:1-7; Ps. 138:1-3,4-6,7-8,9-10; Lk. 17:1-6 (Ps. Wk. IV) Whether it is due to financial dishonesty, sexual abuse or some other wrongdoing, the scandal has hurt the Church deeply. Jesus knew that scandal could harm people and…
Lord, help me to be Your living witnesses wherever I am32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 7th November 20211 Kgs. 17:10-16; Ps. 145:6-7,8-10; Heb. 9:24-28; Mk. 12:38-44 (or 41-44) (Ps. Wk. IV) We are challenged by what Jesus said in today’s Gospel reading: “The wealthy gave out of their abundance. The widow put…
Lord, grant me the grace to love You without any motive of self-interest 31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 6th November 2021Rom. 16:3-9; 16:22-27; Ps. 144:2-3,4-5, 10-11; Lk. 16:9-15 (Ps. Wk. III) “… it appears to me, that a soul which, though not in a state of mortal sin, is worldly and preoccupied…
Lord, help me to grow in generosity31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 5th November 2021Rom. 15:14-21; Ps. 97:1,2-4; Lk. 16:1-8 (Ps. Wk. III) Paul recognised that the only way he could effectively proclaim the Gospel was to use his own life as an example. Actions speak far louder than words. There is a…
St Charles Borromeo, bishop31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 4th November 2021Rom. 14:7-12; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; Lk. 15:1-10 (Ps. Wk. III) The context of the Roman passage is the early Christians’ struggle with two issues – food and the observance of some religious days. On these two issues, the “weak’’ and the “strong’’ have…
St Martin de Porres, religious31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 3rd November 2021Rom. 13:8-10; Ps. 111:1-2,4-5,9; Lk. 14:25-33 (Ps. Wk. III) For the last few weeks, we have followed Jesus “resolutely on the way to Jerusalem” (cf. Luke 9:51). We have seen Jesus dealing with various questions on the Kingdom of God, its…
Jesus, we place all our hope in you!ALL SOULS DAY : Tuesday 2nd November 2021Is. 25:6-9; Ps. 27(26):1,4,7-9,13-14; Rom 5:5-11; Mt 15: 33-39 (Psalter proper) Today, the Church celebrates All Souls Day to commemorate the faithful departed. It is also an occasion to remind ourselves that death is not the end but a stage to…