Jesus, I thank You for calling me to Your banquet28th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 15th October 2023Is. 25:6-10a; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Phil. 4:12-14,19-20; Mt. 22:1-14 (or 22:1-10) (Ps. Wk. IV) Do you like a good meal? Today the Scripture tells us what the Kingdom of Heaven is like—a banquet. Isaiah explains: “The Lord Almighty…
St Callistus I, Pope & martyr, pray for us27th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 14th October 2023Joel 4:12-21; Ps. 96:1-2,5-6,11-12; Lk. 11:27-28 (Ps. Wk. III) Blessed indeed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it well. Israel as a nation frequently went against what she knew to be God’s Will –…
Lord, may we often feel Your finger and find You27th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 13th October 2023Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps. 9:2-3,6 and 16,8-9; Lk. 11:15-26 (Ps. Wk. III) From today’s Gospel reading, we see that the opposition which Jesus encountered went much further than His frequent discussions with the Pharisees. Some people refused…
God hears and honours our prayers27th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 12th October 2023Mal. 3:13-20a; Ps. 1:1-2,3,4 and 6; Lk. 11:5-13 (Ps. Wk. III) The prophet Malachi was bringing a message from God. God was not pleased with the people. Many said there was no use in following God’s way because the evildoers were…
St John XXIII, Pope, pray for us27th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 11th October 2023Jona 4:1-11; Ps. 85:3-4,5-6,9-10; Lk. 11:1-4 (Ps. Wk. III) There is a difference between “willingness” and “wilfulness”. Both concern the will. The difference lies in the egocentric forces of wilfulness and the outward grace of willingness. Willingness notices this wonder…
O Lord, You are the sole purpose of my life. Help me to reach this purpose27th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 10th October 2023Jona. 3:1-10; Ps. 129:1-2,3-4,7bc-8; Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps. Wk. III) We, human beings, worry and fret over many things. However, today Jesus invites us to be anxious over only one, that is,…
SS. Denis, bishop & Companions, martyrs St John Leonardi, priest, pray for us 27th Week in Ordinary Time :Monday 9th October 2023Jona 1:1—2:1,11; (R. Ps.) Jona. 2:3,4,5,8; Lk.10:25-37 (Ps. Wk. III) Some say that though the distance from the head to the heart is the shortest, it is the longest journey. Having knowledge and translating…
Lord, help me to be faithful to You27th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 8th October 2023Is. 5:1-7; Ps. 79:9 and 12,13-14,15-16,19-20; Phil. 4:6-9; Mt. 21:33-44 (Ps. Wk. III) The first reading is a poem which takes the form of a parable. It describes the relationship between God and Israel. God has been faithful to…
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 7th October 2023Acts 1:12-14; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:46-47,48-49,50-51,52-53,54-55; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps.Wk. II) The disciples returned to Jesus, full of joy, for they had experienced the truth of what they had been sent out to do. They told Jesus what they had…
St Bruno, priest, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 6th October 2023Bar. 1:15-22; Ps.79(78):1-2,3-5,8,9; Lk. 10:13-16 (Ps. Wk. II) Psalm 79 is a community prayer to God for help during national distress. God’s land has been “invaded”… God’s holy temple has been “profaned”… Jerusalem is “a heap of ruins” (v 1). The…