Lord, help me to truly love You with all my heart, mind and soulWednesday of Holy Week : 5th April 2023Is. 50:4-9a; Ps. 68:8-10,21-22,31,33-34; Mt. 26:14-25 (Ps. Wk. II) What allows prophets and messiahs to suffer and die for the truth? The Suffering Servant in Isaiah is portrayed as listening intently and constantly to God…
Lord, help me to truly love You with all my heart, mind and soulTuesday of Holy Week : 4th April 2023Is. 49:1-7; Ps. 70:1-6,15,17; Jn. 13:21-33,36-38 (Ps. Wk. II) For the last two weeks, the Gospel reading from St John has been painting a picture of growing hostility to Jesus, suggesting even the possibility of…
Lord, help me to remove human selfishness, fear, and greed from my heartMonday of Holy Week : 3rd April 2023Ez. 37:21-28; (R. Ps.) Jer. 31:10-13; Jn. 11:45-56 (Ps. Wk. I) Without hope, we cannot live. Dreams and visions feed our hearts and souls, giving us the strength and courage to continue. The exiled people in…
Lord. lead and guide me this Holy Week to follow You thru your Passion, Death and ResurrectionPALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD (A) : 2nd April 2023Is. 50:4-7; Ps. 21:8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24; Phil. 2:6-11; Mt. 26:14—27:66 (or 27:11-54) (Ps. Wk. II) As we enter into the celebration of the Holy Week, the Scripture texts help…
Lord, help me to remove human selfishness, fear, and greed from my heart5th Week of Lent : Saturday 1st April 2023Ez. 37:21-28; (R. Ps.) Jer. 31:10-13; Jn. 11:45-56 (Ps. Wk. I) Without hope, we cannot live. Dreams and visions feed our hearts and souls, giving us the strength and courage to continue. The exiled people…
Lord, help us to be like You and accompany people who are suffering5th Week of Lent : Friday 31st March 2023Jer. 20:10-13; Ps. 17:2-7; Jn. 10:31-42 (Ps. Wk. I) In this Reading, Jeremiah is in an argument with God. Events have been going against him. He wonders why he even took up the Lord’s cause.…
Lord, help me to love and serve You with my whole heart5th Week of Lent : Thursday 30th March 2023Gen. 17:3-9; Ps. 104:4-9; Jn. 8:51-59 (Ps. Wk. I) God made a covenant with Abram. A covenant lasts forever – even if one person breaks the covenant, it remains binding on the other person. The relationship…
Lord, let Your truth always be heard in my life5th Week of Lent : Wednesday 29th March 2023Dan. 3:14-20,24-25,28; (R. Ps.) Dan. 3:52-56; Jn. 8:31-42 (Ps. Wk. I) Since the 4th week of Lent, we have heard passages from the Gospel of John which trace the growing conflict between Jesus and those who opposed Him.…
Lord, teach me and help me to follow Your will5th Week of Lent : Tuesday 28th March 2023Num. 21:4-9; Ps. 101:2-3,16-18,91-21; Jn. 8:21-30 (Ps. Wk. I) The Hebrew people grumbled and complained about God and Moses. The judgement for this was an infestation of poisonous serpents. The people repented, but the snakes remained; God gave…
Lord, mould us to become more compassionate and merciful as You are5th Week of Lent : Monday 27th March 2023Dan. 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62 (or 13:41c-62); Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Jn. 8:1-11 (Ps. Wk. I) Jesus not only forgives but frees the sinner. Where do we stand? How would we have judged this woman brought before him in shame and…