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…
The ash on our head is powerful - it is an emblem for ambassadors of compassionASH WEDNESDAY : 5th March 2025Joel 2:12-18; Ps 50 (51):3-6, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 — 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (Ps Wk IV) The ash on our forehead is a profound sign of our faith in a compassionate God, despite…
Lord, make me a joyful disciple in my engagement with others8th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Tuesday 4th March 2025Sir 35:1-12; Ps 49 (50):5-8, 14, 23; Mk 10:28-31 (Ps Wk IV) What is the price and prize of discipleship? This is possibly what was in St. Peter’s mind when he asked the Lord, “What about…