Lord, open my eyes to see that every human crisis is an opportunity to love1st Week of Lent (C) : Saturday 15th March 2025Deut 26:16-19; Ps 118 (119):1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 (Ps Wk I) During the Hebrews’ wandering, somehow God expressed His love through promise and covenants. When Moses proclaimed the laws which God had…
Lord, help me to be in the right relationship with You and other people1st Week of Lent (C) : Friday 14th March 2025Ez 18:21-28; Ps 129 (130):1-8; Mt 5:20-26 (Ps Wk I) Ezekiel the prophet was encouraging the Israelites to turn away from a life of sin, to repent, and to live as God would have…
Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis1st Week of Lent (C) : Thursday 13th March 2025Est 4:17; Ps 137 (138):1-3, 7-8; Mt 7:7-12 (Ps Wk I) Prayer is a non-negotiable act in the life of a believer. In her distress and care for her people, Esther plans and places all her might and trust in prayer…
Lord, grant me a changed heart that submits to You, not demanding of You1st Week of Lent (C) : Wednesday 12th March 2025Jona 3:1-10; Ps 50 (51):3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 (Ps Wk I) Jonah the reluctant prophet was called a second time and he obeyed God’s instruction. He travelled to the great city of Nineveh…
Lord, teach us to be true disciples of prayer1st Week of Lent (C) : Tuesday 11th March 2025Is 55:10-11; Ps 33 (34):4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 (Ps Wk I) We are social beings. We communicate by words and body language. Words have the power to heal and comfort the broken hearted, give hope to the troubled soul,…
Holiness is not just about personal devotion but about how we act and react toward others1st Week of Lent (C) : Monday 10th March 2025Lev 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 18 (19):8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 (Ps Wk I) The readings for Monday of the First Week of Lent offer profound insights into the Christian life, focusing on themes…
Our Lenten journey - towards a deeper relationship with the Lord1st Sunday of Lent (C) : Sunday 9th March 2025Deut 26:4-10; Ps 90 (91):1-2, 10-15; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13 (Ps Wk I) After Jesus' baptism, He was ‘led by the Spirit into the desert’ where He was tempted by the devil. He passed through undistracted. Our…
St John of God, Religious, pray for usSaturday after Ash Wednesday : 8th March 2025Is 58:9-14; Ps 85 (86):1-6; Lk 5:27-32 (Ps Wk IV) Isaiah comments on complaints being made by people that, though they are fasting, God is not taking any notice of them. The reason, says Isaiah, is because while they are virtuously fasting,…
Sts. Perpetua & Felicity, Martyrs, pray for usFriday after Ash Wednesday : 7th March 2025Is 58:1-9; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 (Ps Wk IV) The Entrance Antiphon in Latin sets us into a period of quiet gratitude: “Audivit Dominus, et misertus est mihi, Dominus factus est adiutor meus”. (The Lord heard and had mercy on…
God asks us to be faithful - to listen and to heed His voiceThursday after Ash Wednesday : 6th March 2025Deut 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 (Ps Wk IV) In the passage from Deuteronomy, God is encouraging the Israelites to choose life. How were they to do that? They were to follow the laws that…