Lord God, may I always live by Your grace and be drawn closer to Jesus, Your Son4th Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 10th March 20242 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps. 136:1-6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 (Ps. Wk. IV) Our Sunday readings today make it clear that to draw closer to God is to live in…
Dear Lord, let our prayer truly reflect Your closeness3rd Week of Lent (B) : Saturday 9th March 2024Hos 5:15-6:6; Ps. 50:3-4, 18-21; Lk. 18:9-14 (Ps. Wk. III) The readings today bid us to reflect upon our own prayer. There is something comical in the way Jesus portrays the Pharisee that turns him into almost a…
Dear Lord, teach us to learn to return love for love3rd Week of Lent (B) : Friday 8th March 2024Hos 14:2-10; Ps. 80:6, 8-11, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 (Ps. Wk. III) Jesus’ response to the scribe’s question as which is the first of all commandments by quoting - Listen to the One Lord, you must…
Lord, You are our God, lead us by Your hand into gratitude3rd Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 7th March 2024Jer 7:23-28; Ps. 94:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 (Ps. Wk. III) “O that today you would listen to His voice! Harden not your hearts.” This exhortation is echoed daily in the Liturgy of the Hours. We…
Dear Lord, help me to follow Jesus’ teachings3rd Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 6th March 2024Deut 4:1, 5-9; Ps. 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 (Ps. Wk. III) God told Moses that Joshua would be leading the Israelites into the promised land. God then charged Moses with the responsibility of teaching the people the laws…
Dear Lord, help me to be merciful3rd Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 5th March 2024Dan 3:25, 34-43; Ps. 24:4-9; 2 Tim. 1:8-10; Mt. 18:21-35 (Ps. Wk. III) The Scripture readings today replete themes familiar to the Season of Lent – humanity’s state of sinfulness, the cry to God for mercy, and the willingness of…
Dear Lord, may we humbly accept the truth that confronts our slumbering faith3rd Week of Lent (B) : Monday 4th March 20242 Kgs 5:1-15; Ps. 41:2-3, 42:3-4; Lk 4:24-30 (Ps. Wk. III) Jesus’ unfortunate rejection by the people of His own hometown raises a few questions: why did they reject Him? Would Jesus have been…
Lord, may I dwell always in Your temple3rd Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 3rd March 2024Ex 20:1-17; Ps. 18:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn. 2:13-25 (Ps. Wk. III) The Ten Commandments are not obsolete, although the language could stand for a little adjustment. They are just as valid – and sorely needed – today as…
Dear Lord, grant me that repentant grace to turn back to You, each time I sin against You2nd Week of Lent (B) : Saturday 2nd March 2024Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps. 102:1-4,9-12; Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32 (Ps. Wk. II) Prophet Micah prays earnestly to God Who is incomparable in pardoning faults and showing mercy. Concordantly, the psalmist…
Dear Lord, may we never turn our back on others when truth and trust demand it2nd Week of Lent (B) : Friday 1st March 2024Gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Ps. 104:16-21; Mt. 21:33-43, 45-46 (Ps. Wk. II) In Genesis, Joseph, ‘the man of dreams’, almost becomes a martyr to his own siblings. Unwanted and sold for…