God sees, God hears, God answers. Take heart!1st Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 23rd February 2021Is. 55:10-11; Ps. 33:4-5,6-7,16-17,18-19; Mt. 6:7-15 (Ps Wk I) Psalm 34 was written by David after his deliverance from a life-threatening situation (1 Samuel 21:10-15). Sharing his joy of deliverance by the Lord, David urges the people of God…
To follow this Messiah, we must also be willing to take up our cross. Who is Jesus to you?Chair of Saint Peter, the Apostle : Monday 22nd February 20211 Pt. 5:1-4; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Mt. 16:13-19 (Ps Wk I) The advice in Peter’s Letter is valid at all times. He urges those in positions of authority…
The future belongs to God and those who walk in God's ways... whom do you serve?1st Sunday of Lent (B) : 21st February 2021Gen. 9:8-15; Ps. 24:4-5,6,7,8-9; 1 Pt. 3:18-22; Mk. 1:12-15 (Ps Wk I) The beautiful rainbow is a perpetual sign of God’s covenant with all humanity. God seemed reconciled to human weakness and…
Jesus came to call sinners to him ... and that includes you and me!Saturday after Ash Wednesday : 20th February 2021Is. 58:9b-14; Ps. 85:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 5:27-32 (Ps Wk IV) Isaiah was sharing the Lord's message with the people. God would restore the people if they followed his conditions. It was a call to repentance and…
Lord, help me not to focus on laws and traditions but on true needs of ...Friday after Ash Wednesday : 19th February 2021Is. 58:1-9; Ps. 50:3-4,5-6,18-19; Mt. 9:14-15 (Ps Wk IV) Fasting, almsgiving and prayer are three practices we are used to during Lent. But all these works of piety can easily preoccupy us to…
Lord, Lord, I place my life in Your handsThursday after Ash Wednesday : 18th February 2021Deut. 30:15-20; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 9:22-25 (Ps Wk IV) Lent is a time to step back and look at the bigger picture. In life, some things seem attractive at first but end up leaving us feeling empty. What is it…
Lord, put in me “a steadfast spirit” this Lent ... that I may grow closer to YouASH WEDNESDAY (B) : 17th February 2021JOEL 2:12-18; pS. 50:3-4,5-6,12-13, 14,17; 2 Cor. 5:20—6:2; Mt. 6:1-6,16-18 (Ps Wk IV) Today is Ash Wednesday and is the beginning of Lent. Lent is the 40 days of intensified prayer, fasting, and…
Lord, help me to focus on You, my Divine Provider, and not on the gifts6th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 16th February 2021Gen. 6:5-8; 7:1-5,10; Ps. 1,2,3-4,9-10; Mk. 8:14-21 (Ps Wk II) How easy it is for us to miss the point about God. This seems to be the message in both readings…
Lord, help me to keep my focus on Your Holy Presence with me throughout the day6th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 15th February 2021Gen. 4:1-15,25; Ps. 49:1,8,16-17,20-21; Mk. 8:11-13 (Ps Wk II) Today’s readings have to do with “signs”. In the first reading Cain, who has murdered his brother Abel, is condemned by…
Lord, make my heart clean of self-centredness and self-righteous6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) : 14th February 2021Lev. 13:1-2,44-46; Ps. 31:1-2,5,11; 1 Cor. 10:31—11:1; MK. 1:40-45 (Ps Wk II) The essence of Jesus’ mission was to restore humanity in the glory of God, His Father. True to His identity, He felt compassion for the outcast…