Lord, may I always be faithful to You4th Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 14th March 2024Ex 32:7-14; Ps. 105:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Israelites had committed the ultimate sin – they had been unfaithful to God and had fashioned a god – the Golden Calf – which they now worshipped. God had…
Dear Lord, when troubles seem too heavy, let me feel Your care and intense love for me4th Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 13th March 2024Is 49:8-15; Ps. 144:8-9, 13-14, 17-18 Jn 5:17-30 (Ps. Wk. IV) Do you ever feel that the troubles of life are just too much or that God does not seem…
Lord, help us be aware that You are with us in our dire situations4th Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 12th March 2024Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps. 45:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-3, 5-16 (Ps. Wk. IV) Psalm 45 was written at a time of internal crises and recurring enemy invasion of Israel. Yet it was not…
Increase my faith to see things anew in You, Lord!4th Week of Lent (B) : Monday 11th March 2024Is 65:17-21; Ps. 29:2, 4-6, 11-13; Jn 4:43-64 (Ps. Wk. IV) Lent is the time to encounter God Who reaches out to us and invites us from our self-absorbed life into a renewed relationship with Him. Prophet Isaiah…
Lord God, may I always live by Your grace and be drawn closer to Jesus, Your Son4th Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 10th March 20242 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps. 136:1-6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 (Ps. Wk. IV) Our Sunday readings today make it clear that to draw closer to God is to live in…
Dear Lord, let our prayer truly reflect Your closeness3rd Week of Lent (B) : Saturday 9th March 2024Hos 5:15-6:6; Ps. 50:3-4, 18-21; Lk. 18:9-14 (Ps. Wk. III) The readings today bid us to reflect upon our own prayer. There is something comical in the way Jesus portrays the Pharisee that turns him into almost a…
Dear Lord, teach us to learn to return love for love3rd Week of Lent (B) : Friday 8th March 2024Hos 14:2-10; Ps. 80:6, 8-11, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 (Ps. Wk. III) Jesus’ response to the scribe’s question as which is the first of all commandments by quoting - Listen to the One Lord, you must…
Lord, You are our God, lead us by Your hand into gratitude3rd Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 7th March 2024Jer 7:23-28; Ps. 94:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 (Ps. Wk. III) “O that today you would listen to His voice! Harden not your hearts.” This exhortation is echoed daily in the Liturgy of the Hours. We…
Dear Lord, help me to follow Jesus’ teachings3rd Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 6th March 2024Deut 4:1, 5-9; Ps. 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 (Ps. Wk. III) God told Moses that Joshua would be leading the Israelites into the promised land. God then charged Moses with the responsibility of teaching the people the laws…
Dear Lord, help me to be merciful3rd Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 5th March 2024Dan 3:25, 34-43; Ps. 24:4-9; 2 Tim. 1:8-10; Mt. 18:21-35 (Ps. Wk. III) The Scripture readings today replete themes familiar to the Season of Lent – humanity’s state of sinfulness, the cry to God for mercy, and the willingness of…