God our Father, fill us with faith, hope and love.. for You & for your Son Jesus.10th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 8th June 20201 Kgs. 17: 1-7; Ps. 121(120):1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; Mt. 5:1-12 (Ps Wk II) As Moses went up Mount Sinai to encounter God and receive the Tablets of the Ten Commandments, so Jesus…
Father God, Jesus and Holy Spirit, be with us everyday of our lifeTHE MOST HOLY TRINITY : Sunday 7th June 2020Ex. 34:4-6,8-9; (R. Ps). Dan. 3:52,53,54,55, 56; 2 Cor. 13:11-13; Jn. 3:16-18 (Paslter proper) As we are invited today to reflect on the Holy Trinity, we know that we cannot fully comprehend this mystery but…
Lord, help us to be “believable” people of God.9th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 6th June 20202 Tim 4:1-8; Ps 71(70):8-9, 14-17, 22 Mk 12:38-44 (Ps Wk I) The first reading for today is the Apostle Paul’s words to his fellow worker, Timothy (who had served closely with him). It was written by him…
St Boniface, bishop & martyr9th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 5th June 20202 Tim. 3:10-17; Ps. 119(118):157,160,161, 165,166,168; Mk. 12:35-37 (Ps Wk I) As Paul neared the end of his life, he offered that life as a testimony to Timothy. All that he had accomplished and suffered was for the sake of the Gospel.…
Lord, make me know Your ways.9th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 4th June 20202 Tim. 2:8-15; Ps. 25(24):4-5,8-9,10,14; Mk. 12:28-34 (Ps Wk I) Not all the Pharisees and Scribes were hostile to Jesus. Here today we have a scribe who approaches Jesus with a hostile motive. He comes to ask a question which was…
Ss Charles Lwanga & Companions, martyrs9th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 3rd June 20202 Tim 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps. 123(122) 1-2, 2 Mk 12:18-27 (Ps Wk I) Probably not many readers of SHALOM here in Asia have any devotion to Saint Charles Lwanga and his Companions or even any knowledge about them. Yet there are…
Ss Marcellinus & Peter, martyrs9th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 2nd June 20202 Pt. 3:11-15A, 17-18; Ps. 90(89):2, 3-4, 10, 14,16; Mk. 12:13-17 (Ps Wk I) The Pharisees and Herodians came to “catch” Jesus, to get him to deny either one’s obedience to God or to the emperor. Instead, Jesus catches them by surprise.…
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and forever, AmenOur Lady, Mother of the Church : Monday 1st June 2020Gen. 3:9-15,20 or Acts 1:12-14; Ps. 87(86): 1-2,3,5,6-7; Jn. 19:25-34 (Ps Wk I) The Garden of Eden story teaches us a lot about our-selves. We are curious; we are impatient, and we do…
Come, Holy Spirit, in our day and age and guide us into the truthPENTECOST SUNDAY (A) : 31st May 2020Acts 2:1-11; Ps. 104(103):1,24,29-30, 31,34; 1 Cor. 12:3-7, 12-13; Jn. 20:19-23 (Psalter proper) St John speaks of Jesus breathing his last breath and dying in a simple but enigmatic and even mystical way. Expressed in this…
Lord, illuminate the path You have prepared for me7th Week of Easter : Saturday 30th May 2020Acts 28:16-20,30-31; Ps. 11(10):4,5,7; Jn. 21:20-15 (Ps Wk III) Sometimes our struggles and difficulties have a reason of which we are unaware. Paul had been harassed and persecuted. After his arrest, he appealed to the emperor, so he was…