Lord, fill me with your wisdom and love and trust in your care.28th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 13th October 2024Wis 7:7-11; Ps 89:12-17; Hebr 4:12-13 Mk 10:17-30 (or 10:17-27) (Ps Wk IV) Has Jesus ever surprised you? Today, the Gospel describes an encounter; a man kneels before Jesus. This person has done…
Lord, I trust and believe in your promise that you will never abandon us27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 12th October 2024Gal 3:22-29; Ps 104:2-7; Lk 11:27-38 (Ps Wk III) St Paul’s epistle to the Galatians was written in the 1st Century. Now, we are in the 21st Century. We praise God for…
St John XXIII, Pope, pray for us27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 11th October 2024Gal 3:7-14; Ps 110:1-6; Lk 11:15-26 (Ps Wk III) Pope Saint John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council on 11 October 1962, opening the doors of the Catholic church to dialogue with the modern world. This historical and significant…
Lord God, increase our persistence in prayer and our compassion towards others 27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 10th October 2024Gal 3:1-5; Ps Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 (Ps Wk III) Jesus is actually persistent in His teaching of God’s timely response. The parable of the midnight visitor depicts God’s response without fail to…
SS Denis, Bishop and companions, Martyrs St John Leonardi, Priest, pray for us 27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 9th October 2024Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 116:1-2; Lk 11:1-4 (Ps Wk III) Jesus’ teachings today are the need for persistence and discernment. To highlight his point, He uses imagery based upon our own human…
Lord, in the midst of distractions, help me to listen to You and hear You27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 8th October 2024Gal 1:13-24; Ps 138:1-3, 13-15; Lk 10:38-42 (Ps Wk III) A Christian can never cease to be in awe with creation. For beneath the surface of things, a quiet force of…
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 7th October 2024Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1-2, 7-10; Lk 10:25-37 (Ps Wk III) The fickleness of the Galatians astonished Paul, who were so easily swayed by a different version of the Gospel. He clearly makes the point that the Good News…
Treat others as kindly as you would like to be treated27th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 6th October 2024Gen 2:18-24; Ps 127:1-6; Hebr 2:9-11 Mk 10:2-16 (or 10:2-12) (Ps Wk III) The verse, "it is not good for man to be alone" applies to everyone. The innate desire for generative relationships says it…
St Mary Faustina Kowalska, Virgin, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 5th October 2024Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-16; Ps 118:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24 (Ps Wk II) The joy of the Gospel is a liberating force of mission. The joy that the seventy-two disciples felt when they returned from…
St Francis of Assisi, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 4th October 2024Job 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 138:1-3, 7-10, 13-14; Lk 10:13-16 (Ps Wk II) St. Francis of Assisi heard God’s call to repair a dilapidated church. He only realised later that God was asking for the Church to be healed…