Lord, help many who are closed to you, to open their heart and mind to YouBAPTISM OF THE LORD (C) : Sunday 12th January 2025Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 103:1-4, 24-25, 27-30 Tit 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 (Psalter proper) Jesus’ baptism utters “Ephatha”! It connects us to the healing of the deaf and dumb (Mk…
Lord, help me to appreciate others who build Your kingdom, and not see them as rivalsSaturday after Epiphany : 11th January 20251 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6, 9; Jn 3:22-30 (Ps Wk II) Listen to the response of John the Baptist to his disciples, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him…
The Word of God is ever active and living -Listen to The Word!Friday after Epiphany : 10th January 20251 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 (Ps Wk II) Both the first reading and the Gospel emphasise the importance of staying connected to God through prayer. Jesus often withdrew Himself to a lonely place and…
The Word of God is ever active and living -Listen to The Word!Thursday after Epiphany : 9th January 20251 Jn 4:19 – 5:4; Ps 71:1-2, 14-15, 17; Lk 4:14-22 (Ps Wk II) The Word of God is ever active and living (Heb 4:12). Hence, procrastination is not the nature of God’s Word. In the Synagogue…
Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of St John the EvangelistWednesday after Epiphany : 8th January 20251 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 71:1-2, 10-13; Mk 6:45-52 (Ps Wk II) Our love is perfect only when the Triune God becomes the centre of our relationship. God the Father, through the Son, shows us what perfect love is…
St Raymond of Penyafort, Priest, pray for usTuesday after Epiphany : 7th January 20251 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 71:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 (Ps Wk II) Epiphany prepares us for the Baptism of the Lord. But first, the first letter of St. John points to the love of God for us. The Gospel then points to this…
To be a Christian – believe in the name of Jesus Christ and love one anotherMonday after Epiphany : 6th January 20251 Jn 3:22 – 4:6; Ps 2:7-8, 10-11; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 (Ps Wk II) The First Letter of John summarised what it means to be a Christian – believe in the name of Jesus…
Dear Jesus, we come to adore You, our Lord and our King!EPIPHANY OF THE LORD (C) : Sunday, 5th January 2025Is 60:1-6; Ps 71:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 (Ps Wk II) Epiphany is a benevolent disclosure of God’s closeness to us and to all creation that He has pitched His tent…
Dear Jesus, thank you for coming to us in the EucharistWeekday of Christmas : Saturday, 4th January 20251 Jn. 3:7-10; Ps. 97:1,7-9; Jn. 1:35-42 (Ps. Wk. I) At every celebration of the Holy Eucharist, the prominent part comes when the priest lifts up the consecrated species and shows them to the congregation and then incants,…
Most HoyName of Jesus, we adore theeWeekday of Christmas – The Most Holy Name of Jesus : Friday, 3rd January 20251 Jn. 2:29—3:6; Ps. 97:1, 3-6; Jn. 1:29-34 (Ps. Wk. II) Are we not all children of God? St John in his first letter does not seem to think so. A child of God is…