Jesus’ teaching guides along the right path in life, to bring us safely to our heavenly home16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : 18th July 2021Jer. 23:1-6; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Eph. 2:13-18; Mk. 6:30-34 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus saw the crowd and felt that they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach…
Lord, help me to remain faithful to You in every situation15th Week in Ordinary Time :Saturday 17th July 2021Ex. 12:37-42; Ps. 135:1,10-15,23-24 Mt. 12:14-21 (Ps Wk III) The passage taken from the Book of Exodus presents a scene where the people of Israel are preparing to depart from Egypt. After more than 430 years in…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel15th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 16th July 2021Ex. 11:10-12,14; Ps. 115:12-13,15,16,17-18; Mt. 12:1-8 (Ps Wk III) The value system of the Pharisees is strongly contrasted against the spirit of the Law as taught by Jesus. Jesus firmly reiterates that there is no law (Sabbath law, temple law, sacrificial law)…
St Bonaventure, bishop and doctor15th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 15th July 2021Ex. 3:13-20; Ps. 104:1,5,8-9,24-25,26-27; Mt. 11:28-30 (Ps Wk III) When Moses asked the name of God, the response was very vague and inexact: I am who I am. God refused a name, unlike all the pagan deities in their surrounding culture. When…
To enter the Kingdom of Heaven, we must become like little children15th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 14th July 2021Ex. 3:1-6,9-12; Ps. 102:1-2,3-4,6-7; Mt. 11:25-27 (Ps Wk III) Biblical scholars agree that the Gospel passage reads more like John’s Gospel than from the Synoptics. It is John who speaks more deeply of the intimate…
Lord, help me to listen to your voice to change my ways to grow closer to you15th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 13th July 2021Ex. 2:1-15; Ps. 68:3,14,30-31,33-34 Mt. 11:20-24 (Ps Wk III) In Exodus, we read Moses’ birth and upbringing as a Hebrew boy by his mother in his own birth family. Even…
Lord, help me to focus on You and Your Kingdom15th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 12th July 2021Ex. 1:8-14,22; Ps. 123:1-3,4-6,7-8; Mt. 10:34--11:1 (Ps Wk III) Today’s Gospel passage poses a great challenge for our understanding of Jesus as Jesus seems to be contradicting what any Jew, or indeed any human being, would expect…
Lord, help me live for Your glory15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : 11th July 2021Am. 7:12-15; Ps. 84:9,10,11-12,13-14; Eph. 1:3-14 (or 1:3-10); Mk. 6:7-13 (Ps Wk III) The disciples of Jesus had only the clothes on their backs, a staff and sandals on their feet when they were sent on mission by Jesus. They…
God is aware of our suffering14th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 10th July 2021Gen. 49:29-32; 50:15-26; Ps. 104:1-2,3-4,6-7; Mt. 10:24-33 (Ps Wk II) Jacob had a long and tumultuous life. As his death approached, Jacob blessed each of his sons. He was calling to mind their strengths and weaknesses, as well as their…
SS Augustine Zhao Rong, pries & Comps14th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 9th July 2021Gen. 46:1-7,28-30; Ps. 30:3-4,18-19,27-28,39-40; Mt. 10:16-23 (Ps Wk II) It is never easy for anyone to leave behind what is familiar or comfortable and venture into the unknown, especially to a far and foreign place. However, this is what…