Lord, help us to recognise what Jesus has done for each of us4th Week of Advent (C) : Wednesday 22nd December 20211 Sam. 1:24-28; (R. Ps.) 1 Sam. 2:1,4-5,6-7,8; Lk. 1:46-56 (Ps Wk IV) Perhaps the most beautiful prayer in the whole Bible is Mary’s song of praise to God, recorded in chapter 1 of…
Lord, teach us to serve others as eagerly as Mary did4th Week of Advent (C) : Tuesday 21st December 2021Songs 2:8-14 or Zeph. 3:14-18a; Ps. 32:2-3,11-12,20-21; Lk. 1:39-45 (Ps Wk IV) The more we meditate on Mary’s going in haste to visit Elizabeth, the more we understand the importance of the incident — to understand…
Lord, help us to trust You as Mary did4th Week of Advent (C) : Monday 20th December 2021Is. 7:10-14; Ps. 23:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps Wk IV) Isaiah confronted King Ahaz of Judea about the king’s decision to make an alliance with Assyria. Isaiah told Ahaz to trust only Yahweh and ask him for a sign,…
Lord, help me to learn to sense your Presence with me through out my life4th Sunday of Advent (C) : 19th December 2021Mic. 5:1-4; Ps. 79:2,3,15-16,18-19; Heb. 10:5-10; Lk. 1:39-45 (Ps Wk IV) The prophet Micah has been encouraging the people of Israel about their future. The temple will be raised high on a mountain,…
Come, Lord Jesus, Come3rd Week of Advent (C) : Saturday 18th December 2021Jer. 23:5-8; Ps. 71:1-2,12-13,18-19; Mt. 1:18-24 (Ps Wk III) Faith and expectation fill today’s Scripture. The faithful expectation is a central Advent theme. In Jeremiah and Joseph, we have persons of great faith; faith in their God amid the circumstances they found themselves…
Lord, help us to discover our role in Your plan of salvation3rd Week of Advent (C) : Friday 17th December 2021Gen. 49:1-2,8-10; Ps. 71:1-2,3-4,7-8,17; Mt. 1:1-17 (Ps Wk III) Today’s Gospel might seem almost odd at first glance. It’s a long list of genealogy, tracing the family tree of Jesus. It recounts the ancestry from…
Lord, sensitised us to notice and care about the suffering of others3rd Week of Advent (C) : Thursday 16th December 2021Is. 54:1-10; Ps. 29:2,4,5-6,11-12a,13b; Lk. 7:24-30 (Ps Wk III) The readings of today offer a different kind of hope. They offer us the opportunity to have hope based upon a sense of God’s fidelity, to…
Lord, help us to open our hearts to you3rd Week of Advent (C) : Wednesday 15th December 2021Is. 45:6-8, 18, 21-25; Ps. 84:9,10,11-12,13-14; Lk.7:19-23 (Ps Wk III) When John sent two of his disciples to ask Jesus the very important question: “Are you the one to come or do we look for someone else?” Jesus…
St John of the Cross, priest & doctor3rd Week of Advent (C) : Tuesday 14th December 2021Zeph. 3:1-2,9-13; Ps. 33:2-3,6-7,17-18, 19,23; Mt. 21:28-32 (Ps Wk III) During the Advent season, we are constantly challenged by the daily Scripture readings. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus said that those who were despised, rejected and condemned by the…
St Lucy, virgin & martyr3rd Week of Advent (C) : Monday 13th December 2021Num. 24:2-7,15-17; Ps. 24:4-5,6,7,8-9; Mt. 21:23-27 (Ps Wk III) Balaam, the pagan prophet, was sent by the king of Moab to curse Israel, but he could not. He was inspired by the spirit and realised that the Israelites were numerous and protected…