Lord, help us to turn our hearts and minds back to You each day - It is our daily resurrection!Sixth Week of Easter : Wednesday, 8th May 2024Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps. 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn. 16:12-15 (Ps Wk II) We too listen to St Paul as he speaks about the nature of God before…
Lord, send us the Spirit of Truth, our Advocate; that we will be led and live by the Complete TruthSixth Week of Easter : Tuesday, 7th May 2024Acts 16:22-34; Ps. 137:1-3, 7-8; Jn. 16:5-11 (Ps Wk II) In the earthquake episode that shook the prison, perhaps, Paul, Silas and the gaoler would resonate with the…
Lord, help us to put aside our anger and intolerance, in our daily word, thought, and deedSixth Week of Easter : Monday, 6th May 2024Acts 16:11-15; Ps. 149:1-6, 9; Jn 15:26 — 16:4 (Ps Wk II) St Paul went to a stream outside the city of Philippi, and there he found many ‘God-fearers’ gathered to…
Lord, help us to remain in Christ as a true disciple and produce lasting fruitsSixth Week of Easter : Sunday, 5th May 2024Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps. 97:1-4; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-11 (Ps Wk II) The turning point in the Church’s mission to the pagans came when Peter, as head of the Apostles, acknowledged…
You are the Lord’s choice and that the best is yet to come!Fifth Week of Easter : Saturday, 4th May 2024Acts 16:1-10; Ps. 99:1-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 (Ps Wk I) That Jesus had to warn us about the possibility of the world hating us shows how much we do not belong to this world but…
Saints Philip and James, Apostles, pray for usFifth Week of Easter : Friday, 3rd May 20241 Cor. 15:1-8; Ps. 18:2-5; Jn. 14:6-14 (Ps Wk I) We are constantly bombarded with many versions of the truth. It is easy to be knocked off course and wander off in the wrong direction. St Paul called the Corinthian…
St Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor, pray for usFifth Week of Easter : Thursday, 2nd May 2024Acts 15:7-21; Ps. 95:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11 (Ps Wk I) In our theology on the Trinity, we believe that the Father loves so much that the love generates itself as the Son; and, following on that, the love between the…
St Joseph, the worker, please pray for us, workersSt Joseph the Worker : Wednesday, 1st May 2024Acts 15:1-6; Ps. 121:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 (Ps Wk I) St Joseph the Worker is an honour accorded to the husband of Mary and guardian of Jesus by Pius XII in 1955. As a worker, his work was his dignity.…
Jesus, Prince of Peace, will never abandon usFifth Week of Easter : Tuesday, 30th April 2024Acts 14:19-28; Ps. 114:10-13,21; Jn. 14:27-31 (Ps. Wk. I) Paul and Barnabas survived the stoning episode. And they even managed to win over hearts to join them and be part of the Early Church community. The work of Paul and…
St Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor, pray for usFifth Week of Easter : Monday, 29th April 2024Acts. 14:5-18; Ps. 113:1-4,15-16; Jn. 14:21-26 (Ps. Wk. I) “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We shall come to him and make Our home with him.” These words…