Lord, help me to wholeheartedly conform to Your will and wayTHIRD WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Thursday 19th December 2024Jdg. 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps. 70:3-6, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 (Ps. Wk. III) The Book of Judges relates to us that during the reign of the Philistines over the Israelites, an angel of the Lord came to visit…
Lord, purify our desires, that our actions truly be humane and holy THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Wednesday 18th December 2024Jer. 23:5-8; Ps. 71:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt. 1:18-24 (Ps. Wk. III) The prophet Jeremiah (prophesied between 626 - 586 B.C.) spoke about the raising up of a “...virtuous Branch {Messianic title — Is 4:2}...…
Lord, deepen our faith in YouTHIRD WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Tuesday 17th December 2024Gen 49: 1-2, 8-10; (Ps) 71: 1-4, 7-8, 17; Mt. 1: 1-17 (Ps. Wk. III) Have you ever been awed by the intricacy of your own ancestral roots? Reading the ancestry of Jesus in Advent gives us a richer and more…
God never cease to bless our day THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Monday 16th December 2024Num 24:2-7, 15-17; Ps. 24: 4-9; Mt. 21: 23-27 (Ps. Wk. III) Advent is also a season of awe and marvel because our eyes are opened to see the fulfillment of the many incidents and prophecies of the prophets…
ADVENT prepares our hearts to be more docile to gratitude - Give thanks!THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (C) : 15th December 2024Zeph 3:14-18; (R. Ps.) Is 12: 2-6; Phil 4: 4-7; Lk 3: 10-18 (Ps. Wk. III) The apparent delight of Prophet Zephaniah to proclaim that God will redeem Israel burst into his urging everyone to…
St John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor, pray for usSECOND WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Saturday, 14th December 2024Ecclus 48: 1-4, 9-11; Ps. 79: 2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Mt. 17: 10-13 (Ps. Wk. II) Prophet Elijah’s deeds were many. He performed many miracles and defended the religion of Israel against idolatry. Finally, rather than letting…
St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr, pray for usSECOND WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Friday, 13th December 2024Is. 48: 17-19; Ps. 1: 1-4, 6; Mt. 11:16-19 (Ps. Wk. II) During a conversation, have you ever felt that the other person is not listening? This can be frustrating. But the Lord knows this pain. Today Isaiah explains…
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for usSECOND WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Thursday, 12th December 2024Is. 41: 13-20; Ps. 144: 1, 9-13; Mt. 11: 11-15 (Ps. Wk. II) The passage from the Prophet Isaiah is that of God's people in exile in Babylon during the 6th century, B.C. That they are not in the best…
St Damasus I, Pope, pray for usSECOND WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Wednesday, 11th December 2024Is. 40: 25-31; Ps. 102: 1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11: 28-30 (Ps. Wk. II) To those who are overburdened with sin and become powerless in the face of life’s uncertainty after the destruction of Jerusalem, Propher Isaiah brings the message…
God as a shepherd who searches out the sheep that strays SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT (C) : Tuesday, 10th December 2024Is. 40:1-11; Ps. 95: 1-3, 10-13; Mt. 18:12-14 (Ps. Wk. II) Prophet Isaiah pronounces an oracle of the release of Israel from the Babylonian exile. The exile was God’s punishment on Israel for her sins.…