Lord, all I ask of You is to dwell in my heart that I live for others33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday, 19th November 2024Rev 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 14:2-5; Lk 19:1-10 (Ps Wk I) Revelation is indeed a puzzling book; however, if we read carefully, there are important messages for us. The message…
Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts Peter & Paul 33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday, 18th November 2024Rev 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18: 35-43 (Ps Wk I) The blind man “sitting at the side of the road’’ – is an outcast, at the edge of society’s happenings. He is considered ‘useless’…
Lord, help me to stay focus on You, instead of being obsessed with the “when” and the “how”33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday, 17th November 2024 Dan 12:1-3; Ps 15:5, 8-11; Hebr 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32 (Ps Wk I) As we approach the end of the liturgical year, our scriptural readings point towards…
St Margaret of Scotland; St Gertrude, Virgin pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturiday, 16th November 2024 3 Jn 1:5-8; Ps 111:1-6; Lk 18:1-8 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus teaches us to pray always without cease. This invites us to reflect our attitudes towards prayer and God. Do we allocate certain moments of…
St Albert the Great, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday, 15th November 20242 Jn 1:4-9; Ps 118:1-2, 10-11, 17-18; Lk 17:26-37 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus compares the days of Noah and Lot to the slumbering days of people engrossed in the pleasures of daily life—unaware of the impending…
Lord, help me to live my life with generosity so people see Your work through me32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday, 14th November 2024 Phm 1:7-20; Ps 145:7-10; Lk 17:20-25 (Ps Wk IV) The letter to Philemon shows us Paul’s gentle and kindly side. There is that loving regard of Paul towards both…
Lord, help my heart and my life magnify You!32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday, 13th November 2024 Tit 3:1-7; Ps 22:1-6; Lk 17:11-19 (Ps Wk IV) When Jesus revealed His Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Jesus expressed a desire—that people thank Him for His love. Gratitude is important. ‘Thank you’ expresses…
St Josaphat, Bishop & Martyr, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday, 12th November 2024Tit 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 36:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29; Lk 17:7-10 (Ps Wk IV) The older generation are to set a good edifying example to the younger generation. On the other hand, the young should take the older…
St Martin of Tours, Bishop, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday, 11th November 2024Tit 1:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Lk 17:1-6 (Ps Wk IV) St Paul lists out the qualities required for leaders to be appointed in the Church. He instructs Titus, a fellow missionary disciple close to Paul’s heart, to exemplify and…
To serve God, is to give all to God!32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday, 10th November 20241 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 145:6-10; Hebr 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 (or 12:41-44) (Ps Wk IV) The scribes prided themselves on their religious learning and observances. As a result, they were respected and admired by the common people. In…