The Lord remembers His covenant forever27th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 9th October 2020Gal. 3:7-14; Ps. 110:1-2,3-4,5-6; Lk. 11:15-26 (Ps Wk III) What are the obstacles to the fuller coming of God’s Kingdom into our world? Frequently they are summarized as “the world, the flesh and the devil.” “The world” stands for external cultural…
Lord, grant us a spirit of perseverance in prayer27th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 8th October 2020Gal. 3:1-5; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:69-70,71-72, 73-75; Lk. 11:5-13 (Ps Wk III) Jesus consoles us with the promise: “Ask, and you will receive” then, in his parables, he equates “ask” with “seek” and “knock”. Some people can be…
Hail Mary, pray for us Our Lady of the Rosary : Wednesday 7th October 2020Acts 1:12-14; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:46-47,48-49, 50-51,52-53,54-55; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps Wk III) Today’s two readings remind us of the disposition a disciple of Jesus should have — one of total obedience and surrender to God’s will. This presupposes one has the…
St Bruno, priest, founder of Carthusians27th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 6th October 2020Gal. 1:13-24; Ps. 138:1-3,13-14,15; Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps Wk III) Just reading the Responsorial Psalm today, gives us the feeling of awe. God is the One Who has been with us from Day 1 — “You … created my being, knit me…
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…