Lord, help me to point people to You by the way I live my life3rd Week of Advent : Wednesday 16th December 2020Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Ps. 84:9-10,11-12,13-14; Lk 7:19-23 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah emphasizes that the Lord is the only God. The Lord created the entire universe — both good and evil, light and…
Lord, help me to be more aware of your Holy Presence in my life3rd Week of Advent : Tuesday 15th December 2020Zeph 3:1-2; 9-13; Ps. 33:2-3,6-7,16,18-19,23; Mt. 21: 28-32 (Ps Wk III) The parable in the Gospel illustrates two different kinds of people in their relationship with God. The Jewish leaders are those who said…
St John of the Cross3rd Week of Advent : Monday 14th December 2020Num. 24:2-7,15-17a; Ps. 24:4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 21:23-27 (Ps Wk III) Advent is a time when we see the fulfilment of many of the Old Testament incidents and prophecies that the early Church saw as pointing to Christ. In the first reading, King Balak had…
Lord, help me to discover what is my mission in life3rd Sunday of Advent (B) : 13th December 2020Is. 61:1-2,10-11; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:46-48,49-50, 53-54; 1 Thess. 5:16-24; Jn. 1:6-8,19-28 (Ps Wk III) When asked who he was, John the Baptist first of all affirmed who he was not. Eventually, he described himself in terms…
Lord, help me to change my ways and draw closer to you2nd Week of Advent : Saturday 12th December 2020Sir. 48:1-4,9-11; Ps. 79:2,3,15-16,18-19; Mt. 17:10-13 (Ps Wk II) What will it take for us to be convinced that God is truly present with His people and that He wants us to change our lives and…
Lord, lead us and help us to be alert to your teaching 2nd Week of Advent : Friday 11th December 2020Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4; Mt 11:16-19 (Ps Wk II) “If only you had been alert” — reading these words from Isaiah 48:18, brought me back to my first trip to Europe — Paris. When I…
Our Lady of Loreto 2nd Week of Advent : Thursday 10th December 2020Is 41:13-20; Ps. 144:1,9,10-11,12-13; Mt 11:11-15 (Ps Wk II) The Israelites had been going through exceedingly difficult times. God assured them that they had nothing to fear for God would be with them. The Lord God would be their Redeemer. In spite of…
Lord, help us to listen to you .... and stay close to you2nd Week of Advent : Wednesday 9th December 2020Is. 40:25-31; Ps. 102:1-2,3-4,8,10; Mt 11:28-30 (Ps Wk II) It has been suggested — and most people will probably agree that these words of Jesus in Matthew's Gospel (Mt 11:28-30) are the sweetest and most…
Mary Immaculate, Mother of Jesus, lead us to your son JesusSolemnity of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary : Tuesday 8th December 2020Gen 3:9-15,20; Ps. 97:1,2-3,3-4; Eph 1:3-6,11-12; Lk 1:26-38 (Ps Wk II) “Before the foundation of the world, God chose us in Christ to be holy and spotless and to live through love…
St Ambrose, bishop & doctor2nd Week of Advent : Monday 7th December 2020Is. 35:1-10; Ps. 84:9-10,11-12,13-14; Lk.5: 17-26 (Ps Wk II) In the Gospel reading, we see the cure of physical sickness being connected with the forgiveness of sin. This was what Jesus did as He manifested His power to forgive sin through a cure.…