St Bartholomew, Apostle, pray for usST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE : Thursday 24th August 2023Rev. 21:9b-14; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13ab, 17-18; Jn. 1:45-51 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Heavenly Jerusalem is not a place or a thing. It is the inner illumination of the mind and soul of believers that they received after passing through the challenges and struggles of…
St Rose of Lima, virgin, pray for us20th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 23rd August 2023Jdg. 9:6-15; Ps. 20:2-7; Mt. 20:1-16 (Ps. Wk. IV) Jesus tells this story of the ‘workers in the vineyard’ to shed light on the kingdom of heaven. The focus of the story is on the first and the last…
The Queenship of the B. V. Mary20th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 22nd August 2023Is. 9:1-6; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps. Wk. IV) In the history of humanity, many kings, queens and rulers were in power and impacted our history. Their power and authority enable them to be in control. They often maintained their…
St Pius X, Pope, pray for us20th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 21st August 2023Jdg. 2:11-19; Ps. 105:34-37,39-40,43-44; Mt. 19:16-22 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Book of Judges in today’s reading narrates the story of the people of Israel who shuttled back and forth between true worship to Yahweh and the practicing of idolatry serving…
Lord, help me to recognise Your Presence in all people20th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 20th August 2023Is. 56:1, 6-7; Ps. 66:2-3,5-6,8; Rom. 11:13-15,29-32; Mt. 15:21-28 (P.s Wk. IV) God envisioned a time when the temple would be a house of prayer for all peoples. Even foreigners who did what was right and loved…
St John Eudes, priest, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 19th August 2023Josh. 24:14-29; Ps. 15:1-2,5,7-8,11; Mt. 19:13-15 (Ps. Wk. III) “Do not hinder them”. Little children’s role in the life and teaching of Jesus calls for prayerful reflection. Matthew does not say who brought the children for Jesus’ blessing, but we…
Lord, may I always listen to Your voice19th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 18th August 2023Josh. 24:1-13; Ps. 135:1-3,16-18,21-22,24; Mt. 19:3-12 (Ps. Wk. III) The central part of Joshua’s address to all the tribes gathered at Shechem is a recitation of Israel’s history from the time of the patriarchs to the period of the…
Lord, help me to forgive others as You have forgiven me19th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 17th August 2023Josh 3:7-11,13-17; Ps. 113A:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Mt. 18:21 —19:1 (Ps .Wk. III) Moses led the Hebrews from Egypt and then through the wilderness for forty years, but he died before entering the promised land. God chose Joshua to…
St Stephen of Hungary, pray for us19th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 16th August 2023Deut. 34:1-12; Ps. 65:1-3,5,16-17; Mt. 18:15-20 (Ps .Wk. III ) Jesus is addressing a sensitive problem in the life of the Church. Certain members simply do not belong to the community because they show, by what they say or do,…
Mother Mary, pray for usTHE ASSUMPTION OF THE B. V. MARY : Tuesday 15th August 2023Rev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a,10ab; Ps. 44:10,11,12, 15b-16; 1 Cor. 15:20-26; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter proper) Today we celebrate the Assumption of Mary. In 1950 Pope Pius XII declared: Mary, at the end of her life on earth, was assumed body and soul…