Lord, help me to abide in You and to learn Your will and way for my life5th Week of Easter : Wednesday 5th May 2021Acts 15:1-6; Ps. 121:1-2,3-5; Jn. 15:1-8 (Ps Wk I) After a missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch and learned that some Pharisees who were followers of Jesus had been…
Lord Jesus, help me to persevere in the faith in the midst of hardships5th Week of Easter : Tuesday 4th May 2021Acts 14:19-28; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13,21; Jn. 14:27-31 (Ps Wk I) In the first reading, Paul is on his First Missionary Journey around 46-48 AD. In Acts 14:10, Paul had healed a man who had been…
Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles of Christ, pray for usSaints Philip and James, Apostles : Monday 3rd May 20211 Cor. 15:1-8; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Jn. 14:6-14 (Ps Wk I) Have you ever spent time looking for something and finally discovered that it was sitting in front of you all along? Philip requests something both profound…
Lord Jesus, help me to remain in You5th Sunday of Easter (B) : Sunday 2nd May 2021Acts 9:26-31; Ps. 21:26-27,28,30-32; 1 Jn. 3:18-24; Jn. 15:1-8 (Ps Wk I) Today, the Gospel passage images describe the relationship between God the Father and Jesus the Son, between Jesus and the disciples and between the disciples themselves. The…
St Joseph the Worker, pray for usFeast of St Joseph the Worker : Saturday 1st May 2021Gen. 1:26—2:3; Col 3:14-15,17,23-24; Ps. 89:2,3-4,12-13,14,16; Mt. 13:54-58 (Psalter proper) Today the Church is honouring St Joseph, the “just man”, who by the work of his own hands, in the humility of the shop in Nazareth provided support for…
St Pius V, Pope4th Week of Easter : Friday 30th April 2021Acts 13:26-33; Ps. 2:6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 14:1-6 (Ps Wk IV) Paul was speaking in the synagogue to the Jewish community and to the Gentiles (the God-fearing) among them. Paul reminded the people of the events leading up to the death of Jesus — how the…
St Catharine of Siena, virgin & doctor4th Week of Easter : Thursday 29th April 2021Acts 13:13-25; Ps. 88:2-3,21-22,25,27; Jn. 13:16-20 (Ps Wk IV) In today’s Gospel, Jesus has just washed his disciples’ feet (Jn.13:16). This was an extraordinary act of service. Now he is beginning to share his thoughts with them before he leaves them.…
St Peter Chanel, Priest & martyr4th Week of Easter : Wednesday 28th April 2021Acts 12:24--13:5; Ps. 66:2-3,5,6,8; Jn. 12:44-50 (Ps Wk IV) No one owns or controls the Holy Spirit. In the reading from the Acts, we have an insight into life in the Christian community in the 1st century. The community as a whole…
Lord, may our Easter promises bring us closer to God to reflect God’s love in Actions4th Week of Easter : Tuesday 27th April 2021Acts 11:19-26; Ps. 86:1-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 10:22-30 (Ps Wk IV) “The Father and I are one.” (Jn.10: 30). This reflects the intimate relationship between Jesus and Father God! This is what we, as…
Lord Jesus, let me hear Your voice more keenly so that I may open my heart for You4th Week of Easter : Monday 26th April 2021Acts 11:1-18; Ps. 41:2-3; 42:3,4; Jn. 10:1-10 (Ps Wk IV) Deep prayers of reflection and a keen awareness that Christ lives in me are necessary for me to see the…