St Mary Faustina Kowalska, religious27th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 5th October 2020Gal. 1:6-12; Ps. 110:1-2,7-8,9,10; L. 10:25-37 (Ps Wk III) Paul was angry — some were preaching a gospel different from the one he gave his followers. He insisted that there was no other gospel. His gospel was one of release from sin’s…
Lord, may my life always bear fruit that is pleasing to You27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 4th October 2020Is. 5:1-7; Ps. 79:9,12,13-14,15-16,19-20; Phil. 4:6-9; Mt. 21:33-43 (Ps Wk III) Few people like to be reminded of their responsibilities, especially when they have not been living up to them. The two parables in Isaiah…
Great affliction are great opportunities and channel of God’s saving grace26th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 3rd October 2020Job 42:1-3,5-6,12-16; (Heb. 1-3,5-6,12-17); Ps. 118:66.71.75.91.125.130; Lk. 10:17-24 Lk 14:15-24 (Ps Wk II) “It is good for me that I have been afflicted”; not many of us will spontaneously agree with this sentiment of the Psalmist.…
The Holy Guardian Angels26th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 2nd October 2020Ex. 23:20-23; Ps. 90:1-2,3-4,5-6,10-11; Mt. 18:1-5,10 (Ps Wk II) The Catechism of the Catholic Church, in describing angels, states, “From the beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession”. (CCC, 336). This description of the angels in God’s…
St Therese of the Child Jesus26th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 1st October 2020Job 19:21-27; Ps. 26:7-9,13-14; Lk. 10:1-12 Many people are crushed by suffering, misfortune, and tribulation. Often, we cannot change what happens to us, but we can control how we respond to the situation. Job was such an individual — he did…
St Jerome, priest and doctor26th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 30th September 2020Job. 9:1-12,14-16; Ps. 87:10-11,12-13,14-15; Lk. 9:57-62 (Ps Wk II) Job wanted to argue with God. After all, he was innocent, so why should he suffer unjustly? Perhaps we have wanted to argue with God at times. The fact that the world is…
Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael - watch over usThe Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael : Tuesday 29th September 2020Dan. 7:9-10,13-14 or Rev. 12:7-12; Ps. 137:1-3,4-5; Jn. 1:47-51 (Ps Wk II) The role of the angels within God's creation can be seen in the names which the Bible gives them. Many names in the…
St Lawrence Ruiz and Comps. matyrs26th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 28th September 2020Job. 1:6-22; Ps. 16:1,2-3,6-7; Lk. 9:46-50 (Ps Wk II) The Psalmist is confident in the presence of God: there is no malice in him. In that, the Psalmist resembles Job. No matter what befell him, “Job did not sin nor did…
Lord, help me to be selfless26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) : 27th September 2020Ez. 18:25-28; Ps. 24:4-5,6-7,8-9; Phil. 2:1-11 (or 1-5); Mt. 21:28-32 (Ps Wk II) People sometimes accuse God of being unfair, but God insists that humans are the unfair ones. Just look at the injustice, greed, selfishness, and violence flowing from their…
SS Cosmas and Damian, martyrs25th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 26th September 2020Qoh. 11:9—12:8; Ps. 89:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; Lk. 9:43-45 (Ps Wk I) Ecclesiastes discovers God in the order of the world and says that the beauty of nature is a call to freedom which invites a person to be thankful and creative. He teaches people…