St Clement I, Pope & Martyr; St. Columban, Abbot , pray for us33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday, 23rd November 2024Rev 11:4-12; Ps 143:1-2, 9-10; Lk 20:27-40 (Ps Wk I) The two olive trees and lampstands in the Book of Revelation represent resilient peace and light. Some scholars would refer to them as…
St Cecilia, Virgin & Martyr, pray for us33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday, 22nd November 2024 Rev 10:8-11; Ps 118:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131 Lk 19:45-48 (Ps Wk I) In the Gospel, when the leadership of the religious and civil authority alike tries to do away with Jesus, they cannot, because the…
Dearest Mother Mary, pray for us33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B)-The Presentation of the B.V.M. : Thursday, 21st November 2024Zec 2:14-17; Ps Lk 1:46-55; Mt 12:46-50 (Psalter Proper) The first mention of The Presentation was a reference to a church dedicated to Mary in Jerusalem in the mid-sixth century, but did not enter the liturgical…
Dear Lord, let whatever You entrust upon my hands be put to the benefits of all who seek You33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday, 20th November 2024 Rev 4:1-11; Ps 150:1-6; Lk 19:11-28 (Ps Wk I) The Parable of the Ten Gold Coins challenges us to reflect on how we use the gifts…
Lord, all I ask of You is to dwell in my heart that I live for others33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday, 19th November 2024Rev 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 14:2-5; Lk 19:1-10 (Ps Wk I) Revelation is indeed a puzzling book; however, if we read carefully, there are important messages for us. The message…
Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts Peter & Paul 33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday, 18th November 2024Rev 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18: 35-43 (Ps Wk I) The blind man “sitting at the side of the road’’ – is an outcast, at the edge of society’s happenings. He is considered ‘useless’…
Lord, help me to stay focus on You, instead of being obsessed with the “when” and the “how”33rd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday, 17th November 2024 Dan 12:1-3; Ps 15:5, 8-11; Hebr 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32 (Ps Wk I) As we approach the end of the liturgical year, our scriptural readings point towards…
St Margaret of Scotland; St Gertrude, Virgin pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturiday, 16th November 2024 3 Jn 1:5-8; Ps 111:1-6; Lk 18:1-8 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus teaches us to pray always without cease. This invites us to reflect our attitudes towards prayer and God. Do we allocate certain moments of…
St Albert the Great, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday, 15th November 20242 Jn 1:4-9; Ps 118:1-2, 10-11, 17-18; Lk 17:26-37 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus compares the days of Noah and Lot to the slumbering days of people engrossed in the pleasures of daily life—unaware of the impending…
Lord, help me to live my life with generosity so people see Your work through me32nd Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday, 14th November 2024 Phm 1:7-20; Ps 145:7-10; Lk 17:20-25 (Ps Wk IV) The letter to Philemon shows us Paul’s gentle and kindly side. There is that loving regard of Paul towards both…