St John Bosco, priest, pray for us4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 31st January 20242 Sam. 24:2,9-17; Ps. 31:1-2,5-7; Mk. 6:1-6 (Ps. Wk. IV) What is wrong with taking a census? Modern nations do that all the time. They count their citizens for purposes of governance and taxation. But when David took…
Lord, grant us the grace so that our gestures of faith renew our relationship with others4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 30th January 20242 Sam. 18:9-10,14,24-25,31 --19:3; Ps. 85:1-6; Mk. 5:21-43 (Ps. Wk. IV) Though Absalom instigated a rebellion, King David commanded his followers not to kill him. Death was not the…
Lord, guide me in all trials to choose You, the source of Good4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 29th January 20242 Sam. 15:13-14,30 - 16:5-13; Ps. 3:2-7; Mk. 5:1-20 (Ps. Wk .IV) One cannot help but notice that both readings today depict a confrontation between good and evil and how God can…
Lord, help me to listen attentively to Your Word4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 28th January 2024Deut. 18:15-20; Ps. 94;1-2,6-9; 1 Cor. 7:32-35; Mk. 1:21-28 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Gospel passage describes the scene in the synagogue where Jesus is invited to teach. Later, He encounters and expels an “unclean spirit” which…
St Angela Merici, virgin, pray for us3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 27th January 20242 Sam. 12:1-7,10-17; Ps. 50:12-17; Mk. 4:35-41 (Ps. Wk. III) One of the great weaknesses of the human heart is to desire something without thinking of the consequences. The story of David and Uriah’s wife is a good…
Sts Timothy and Titus, Bishops, pray for us3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 26th January 20242 Tim 1:1-8 or Tit. 1:1-5; Ps. 95:1-3, 7-8,10; Lk. 10:1-9 (Ps. Wk. III) Cradle Catholics often recall with fondness the first person who taught them to pray and planted in them the love for God. Pope…
St Paul, Apostle, pray for usTHE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE : Thursday 25th January 2024Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps. 116:1,2; Mk. 16:15-18 (Ps. Wk. III) In the Book of Acts, the conversion of Paul is related three times, with a different twist each time. Clearly, it was a turning point not only…
St Francis de Sales, Bishop and doctor, pray for us3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 24th January 20242 Sam. 7:4-17; Ps. 88:4-5,27-30; Mk. 4:1-20 (Ps. Wk. III) The parable of ‘the sower and his seed’ is about four different kinds of ground — the ground at the edge of the path, the…
St Vincent, deacon & martyr, pray for me3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 23rd January 20242 Sam. 6:12-15,17-19; Ps. 23:7-10; Mk. 3:31-35 (Ps. Wk. III) This passage from Mark’s Gospel is something of a puzzle and unfortunately, and not infrequently, gives rise to anti-Marian explanations and sentiments. As a fervent Jew and…
Lord, let my heart, mind and life be docile to Your guidance today3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 22nd January 20242 Sam. 5:1-7, 10; Ps. 88:20-22,25-26; Mk. 3:22-30 (Ps. Wk. III In the Gospel passage, the scribes are so closed minded that they ascribe the exorcism that Jesus performed earlier to the…