Lord, help me to be a generous and cheerful giver8th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 25th May 2021Sir. 35:1-15; Ps. 49:5-6,7-8,14,23; Mk. 10:28-31 (Ps Wk IV) Today’s readings describe the attitude a Christian must have with regards to money and possessions. In the first reading, the relationship between offering sacrifices and keeping the commandments…
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church 8th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 24th May 2021Gen. 3:9-15,20; or Acts 1:12-14; Ps. 86:1-2,3,5,6-7; Jn. 19:25-34 (Ps Wk IV) The story of the Garden of Eden is similar to the teaching stories used throughout the ancient world. Their purpose was to explain pain, suffering, and…
St Rita of Cascia, religiousPENTECOST SUNDAY (B) : 23rd May 2021Acts 2:1-11; Ps. 103:1ab,24ac,29-30,3,34; 1 Cor. 12:3-7,12-13; or Gal 5:16-25; (Psalter proper) It was a cosmopolitan crowd of people from many different nations and languages. On this day of the Jewish Pentecost (the 50th day after the Jewish Sabbath of the Passover week), the disciples…
St Rita of Cascia, religious7th Week of Easter (B) : Saturday 22nd May 2021Acts. 28:16-20,30-31; Ps. 10:4,5,7; Jn. 21:20-25 (Ps Wk III) The “follow Jesus” faithfully is what it means to be a disciple. The Gospel has shown us what is involved in following Jesus, which consists in carrying our own cross. However, each of…
Ss Christopher Magallanes, priest & Comps. martyrs7th Week of Easter (B) : Friday 21st May 2021Acts 26:13-21; Ps. 102:1-2,11-12,19-20; Jn. 21:15-19 (Ps Wk III) Forgiveness has in the past been very much a religious matter, perhaps even a specifically Christian concept. It was part of Jesus' teaching and entered into the Our Father, that prayer…
Lord, help me to love You and others with the love that You and the Father share7th Week of Easter (B) : Thursday 20th May 2021Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps. 15:1-2,5,7-8,9-10,11; Jn. 17:20-26 (Ps Wk III) Paul had been arrested. When the commander learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, he decided to bring him to…
Father in Heaven brings all of us, Your scattered children, to a true unity grounded in Your justice and peace7th Week of Easter (B) : Wednesday 19th May 2021Acts 20:28-38; Ps. 67:29-30,33-35; 36; Jn. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk III) At the Last Supper (Jn. 17), Jesus prayed that “all be one.” While this is often used…
St John I, Pope and martyr7th Week of Easter (B) : Tuesday 18th May 2021Acts 20:17-27; Ps. 67:10-11,20-21; Jn. 17:1-11 (Ps Wk III) Paul’s words to the elders of the Church of Ephesus contain an excellent principle for preaching the Gospel. “I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable and teaching…
Father in heaven, gather together all Your scattered children wherever we may be7th Week of Easter (B) : Monday 17th May 2021Acts 19:1-8; Ps. 67:2-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 16:29-33 (Ps Wk III) The Entrance Antiphon today contains one of the last promises of Jesus before the Ascension. It the promise of the Holy Spirit coming upon the…
Father in heaven, gather together all Your scattered children wherever we may be7th Sunday of Easter (B) : 16th May 2021Acts 1:15-17,20-26; Ps. 102:1-2,11-12,19-20; 1 Jn. 4:11-16; Jn. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk III) When Jesus prays that we may all be one, as he does in today’s Gospel reading, it is important to realise that he…