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…
All ye Angels and Saints of God, pray for us!SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS (B) : Monday 1st November 2021Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps.24(23): 1-2, 3-4ab,5-6; 1 Jn.3:1-3; Mt.5:1-12a (Psalter proper) There is plenty of room in heaven, far more than the 144,000 indicated by the passage in Revelation. This is a symbolic number – a multiple…
Lord, help me to deepen my ability to love31st Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 31st October 2021Deut. 6:2-6; Ps. 17:2-4,47,51; Heb. 7:23-28; Mk. 12:28-34 (Ps Wk III) You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and strength. This was Israel’s creed – its fundamental belief – and was the…
Jesus says: All who exalted themselves would be humbled, and those who humbled themselves would be exalted30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 30th October 2021Rom. 11:1-2,11-12,25-29; Ps. 93:12-13, 14-15,17-18; Lk. 14:1,7-11 (Ps Wk II) Paul was emphatic that God had not rejected his people, the Israelites. As an Israelite himself, Paul has evidence…
Jesus says: Only one commandment “Love one another as I have loved you.” All other laws take second place30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 29th October 2021Rom. 9:1-5; Ps. 147:12-13,14-15,19-20; Lk. 14:1-6 (Ps Wk II) Jesus has accepted an invitation to eat in the house of a leading Pharisee on a Sabbath. Jesus…
Feast of Ss Simon and Jude, Apostles30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 28th October 2021Eph. 2:19-22; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Lk. 6:12-19 (Psalter proper or feast) Do you recognise yourself in today’s first reading? Even though Paul was writing to the Church in Ephesus, he also had the wider Church in mind. We can consider…
Lord, help us with self-discipline and self-denial so as to enter the Kingdom of God through the narrow door30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 27th October 2021Rom. 8:26-30; Ps. 12:4-5,6; Lk. 13:22-30 (Ps Wk II) Today’s Gospel reading spells out what is required for one to enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus tells…
Lord, help me not to be discouraged by the world’s suffering30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 26th October 2021Rom. 8:18-25; Ps. 125:1-3,4-5,6; Lk. 13:18-21 (Ps Wk II) We usually think of redemption or salvation only in human terms. Paul tells us that we are part of creation, and all creation was groaning with…
Lord, help me to live by the Spirit and thus find peace and joy30th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 25th October 2021Rom. 8:12-17; Ps. 67:2,4,6-7,20-21; Lk. 13:10-17 (Ps Wk II) The gospel passage today highlights the hypocrisy that may exist among religious leaders. Feeling compassion for the woman possessed by a spirit for…