Lord, may I always be ready to lead by serving others2nd Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 29th February 2024Jer. 17:5-10; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4,6; Lk. 16:19-31 (Ps. Wk. II) Dives is the name of the rich man who found the tables turned when he discovered too late that life and death are as different as heaven…
Lord, may I always be ready to lead by serving others2nd Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 28th February 2024Jer. 18:18-20; Ps. 30:5-6,14,15-16; Mt. 20:17-28 (Ps. Wk. II) In the first reading, we “hear” prophet Jeremiah crying out to God. He is angry that his enemies, who from persecuting him, are now plotting to kill…
Lord, let our actions speak of Your goodness to eveyryone2nd Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 27th February 2024Is. 1:10,16-20; Ps. 49:8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt. 23:1-12 (Ps. Wk. II) Surely, we often hear the phrase “practise what we preach” and not infrequently, as Christians in general, we are told that we never practise what we preach. Sadly,…
Lord, strengthen our hearts to carry out Your loving commands2nd Week of Lent (B) : Monday 26th February 2024Dan. 9:4b-10; Ps. 78:8,9,11,13; Lk. 6:36-38 (Ps. Wk. II) Our hearts are a battleground for good and evil; the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. Due to our concupiscent nature,…
Lord, help me to trust in You completely2nd Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 25th February 2024Gen. 22:1-2,9,10-13,15-18; Ps. 115:10,15,16-17,18-19; Rom. 8:31b-34; Mk. 9:2-10 (Ps. Wk. II) Sacrificing our children is something that would horrify people, and we could not imagine God asking this of us. But as the story goes, God asked Abraham to…
Lord, help me to transform myself to become a blessing for the people around me1st Week of Lent (B) : Saturday 24th February 2024Deut. 26:16-19; Ps. 118:1-2,4-5,7-8; Mt. 5:43-48 (Ps. Wk. I) Jesus says, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” To guide the disciples to a deeper understanding of the law,…
God is not in favour of ritual sacrifice and pious practices but in true renunciation and integrity to reconciliation1st Week of Lent (B) : Friday 23rd February 2024Ez. 18:21-28; Ps. 129:1-23-4,5-8; Mt. 5:20-26 (Ps. Wk. I) In the early passage of today’s Gospel, Jesus stresses to His disciples the need to have a deeper virtue…
Jesus, Son of the living God, I believe and place my trust in YouCHAIR OF ST PETER, The Apostle : Thursday 22nd February 20241 Pt. 5:1-4; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Mt. 16:13-19 (Ps. Wk. I) After declaring that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, Peter was astounded by Jesus’ response, “It was not…
Dear Lord, let not our status hinder our service for others today1st Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 21st February 2024Jona. 3:1-10; Ps. 50:3-4,12-13,18-19; Lk. 11:29-32 (Ps. Wk. I) Today’s Gospel passage includes Jesus’ second prediction of His passion and His reaction to the disciples who were arguing among themselves as to who was the…
In which areas of my life do I want the Lord to especially help me not fall into temptation?1st Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 20th February 2024Is. 55:10-11; Ps. 33:4-7,16-19; Mk. 6:7-15 (Ps. Wk. I) Cradle Christians would have prayed the ‘Our Father’ hundreds or thousands of times in their life, and the ‘Do…