Lord, come and animate our community to be of one mind and heartSecond Week of Easter : Tuesday 9th April 2024Acts 4:32-37; Ps. 93:1-2,5; Jn. 3:7-15 (Ps. Wk. II) Our reading today offers us a beautiful vision of what the early Christian community was like — perhaps too ideal! In any case, it offers us…
Lord, instill in us today, like Mary, the humility that we are all recipients to Your living wordSOLEMNITY OF THE ANUNCIATION OF THE LORD : Monday 8th April 2024Is. 7:10-14,8:10; Ps. 39:7-11; Heb. 10:4-10; Lk. 1:26-38 (Psalter proper) On today’s Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, we are presented with two different responses to…
Lord, may we never cease to give thanks to You, for Your love has no end”DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (B) : 7th April 2024Acts 4:32-35; Ps. 118:2-4,16-18,22-24; 1 Jn. 5:1-6; Jn. 20:19-31 We have been begotten by God because we believe in Jesus. God wants more than our friendship. God declares we are His special children.…
Thank You, Lord, for the gift of faith that never ceases to astonish usSaturday within Easter Octave : 6th April 2024Acts 4:13-21; Ps. 117:1,14-21; Mk. 16:9-15 Peter and John had healed a lame man and then had been questioned and arrested by the temple authorities. The next day Peter and John explained their actions to…
Lord, help me to become a “fisher of men”Friday within Easter Octave : 5th April 2024Acts 4:1-12; Ps. 117:1-2,4,22-27; Jn. 21:1-14 (Psalter Proper) In today’s Gospel scene, Jesus’ risen presence to the disciples was by the lakeside. It shows the intimacy and ease that Jesus shares in His relationship with the disciples, reminiscent of the…
Lord, open our minds to understand that Christ Jesus, the Splendour of Your Word, is alive and present in our midst todayThursday within Easter Octave : 4th April 2024Acts 3:11-26; Ps. 8:2,5-9; Lk. 24:35-48 (Psalter Proper) That Jesus is mistaken for a ghost by His own disciples suggests their human difficulty in understanding who their…
Lord, open my eyes and my heart to see things anewWednesday within Easter Octave : 3rd April 2024Acts 3:1-10; Ps. 104:1-4,6-9; Lk. 24:13-35 (Psalter Proper) The crippled man lying by the Beautiful Gate was hoping for alms from Peter. He did not receive alms, but he certainly was not disappointed. Peter gave him what is…
Risen Jesus, change my heart like unto Your heart so that I may see You with Your eyes rather than with my own eyes.Tuesday within Easter Octave : 2nd April 2024Acts 2:36-41; Ps. 32:4-5,18-20,22; Jn. 20:11-18 (Psalter Proper) After hearing the fiery preaching of Peter on the day of Pentecost, the people were cut to…
Lord, let our faith raise the dignity of others and not despise anyoneMonday within Easter Octave : 1st April 2024Acts 2:14,22-33; Ps. 15:1-2,5,7-11; Mt. 28:8-15 (Psalter Proper) “God raised this man Jesus to life, all of us are witnesses to that.” Peter’s bold proclamation on Pentecost to the huge crowd of nations has echoed through…
Dear Lord, we are Your Easter people, Alluelia!EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S RESURRECTION : 31st March 2024Acts 10:34,37-43; Ps. 117:1-2,16-17,22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 John’s Gospel recounts that Christ Jesus’ resurrection is inseparable from the intent of God dwelling among us, albeit the contra events of the fall…