Fourth World Day of the Poor33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 15th November 2020Prov. 31:10-13,19-20,30-31; Ps. 127:1-2,3,4-5; 1 Thess. 5:1-6; Mt. 25:14-30 (or 14-15,19-20) (Ps Wk I) Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians reminds us much of the Covid-19 pandemic which ‘came like a thief in the night.’ We were neither prepared and nor guarded…
Faith is the gift from God, but we need to nurture it through our prayer life and good works32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 14th November 20202 Jn. 5-8; Ps. 111:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 18:1-8 (Ps Wk IV) Often when we hear the success stories of the athletes who achieve great results, we realize that their…
Lord, teach me to love You..and the people around me32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 13th November 20202 Jn. 4-9; Ps. 118:1,2,11,17,18; Lk. 17:26-37 (Ps Wk IV) The author of 2 John insists that those who do not abide in the teaching of Christ or who go beyond it have cut themselves off from…
St Josaphat, bishop & martyr32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 12th November 2020Phm. 7-20; Ps. 145:6-7,8-10; Lk. 17:20-25 (Ps Wk IV) Paul’s writes to Philemon to persuade him to accept a person named Onesimus into his household. The problem here is that Onesimus was once a slave to Philemon, but had run away. No…
St Martin of Tours, Bishop32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 11th November 2020Tit. 3:1-7; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk IV) Titus was one of Paul’s convert. He had worked briefly with St Paul in Crete. The epistle, among other concerns, gave instructions to the Cretan believers, about faith and conduct. As they read…
St Leo the Great, pope & doctor32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 10th November 2020Tit. 2:1-8,11-14; Ps. 36:3-4,18,23,27,29; Lk. 17:7-10 (Ps Wk IV) The letter to Timothy is filled with descriptions of 'correct' behaviour. Some of it might not fit in with the way we think today. Wives are not necessarily submissive to their…
Lord, help those who are lost... to return back to youThe Dedication of the Lateran Basilica : Monday 9th November 2020Ex. 47:1-2,8-9,12 or 1 Cor. 8;9-11,16-17; Ps. 45:2-3,5-6,8-9; Jn. 2:13-22 (Ps Wk IV) In the case of the Bishop of Rome, the Pope has his own Cathedral Church which is thus the chief church of…
Lord, help those who are lost... to return back to you32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 8th November 2020Wis. 6:12-16; Ps. 62:2-4,5-6,7-8; 1 Thess. 4:13-18 (or 13-14); Mt. 25:1-13 (Ps Wk IV) If we use what the New Testament says about Jesus as a key to understanding the deepest meaning of the Old Testament,…
God sees our human heart!31st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 7th November 2020Phil. 4:10-19; Ps. 111:1-2,5-6,8,9; Lk. 16:9-15 (Ps Wk III) Today’s Gospel reading reminds us of the danger of placing wealth before God. Yet materialism has crept into our lives that we fall prey to its attraction and otherworldly pleasures. Often, we do…
What is your “rule of life” ? What is your lifestyle? 31st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 6th November 2020Phil. 3:17--4:1; Ps. 121:1-2,3-5; Lk. 16:1-8 (Ps Wk III) What do we regularly experience when we go on social media (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, YouTube)? Many of these captured moments have recurring themes of people presenting…