Jesus says : I am the living bread!THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) : Sunday 11th June 2023Deut. 8:2-3,14-16; Ps. 147:12-15,19-20; 1 Cor. 10:16-17; Jn. 6:51-58 (Psalter proper) The first reading has a verse, “Man does not live on bread alone, but that man lives on everything that comes from the…
St Ephrem, deacon and doctor9th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 10th June 2023Tob. 12:1,5-15,20; (R.Ps.) Tob. 13:2,6-8; Mt. 12:38-44 (Ps. Wk. I) At the end of the Book of Tobit, Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand ever ready in the presence of the glory of the Lord, reveals to Tobit and his…
St Ephrem, deacon and doctor9th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 9th June 2023Tob. 11:5-17; Ps. 145:2,7-10; Mk. 12:35-37 (Ps. Wk. I) Who do you say Jesus is to you? Ask this question, and we will get a range of subjective answers, from Jesus as a moral teacher who challenged the status quo and existing…
Lord, help me love my neighbour as I love You9th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 8th June 2023Tob. 6:10-11; 7:1,9-14; 8:4-9; Ps. 127:1-5; Mk. 12:28-34 (Ps. Wk. I) For some time, Jesus had faced a series of scheming and malicious questions from the Pharisees and scribes who intended to find fault with Him. Therefore,…
Lord, make me walk in Your truth, and teach me, for You are God, my Saviour9th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 7th June 2023Tob. 3:1-11,16-17; Ps. 24:2-9; Mk. 12:18-27 (Ps. Wk. I) “He is God, not of the dead, but of the living.” God restores life in abundance. Death seems to be liberation for…
St Norbert, bishop, Pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 6th June 2023Tob. 2:9-14; Ps. 111:1-2,7-9; Mk. 12:13-17 (Ps. Wk. I) What sort of descendants would a man have if he reveres the Lord, takes delight in God’s commands, and is upright (vv 1-2)? The Psalmist says, “his sons will be powerful on…
St Boniface, bishop and martyr, Pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 5th June 2023Tob. 1:3; 2:1-8; Ps. 111:1-6; Mk. 12:1-12 (Ps. Wk. I) Tobit was a generous and kind-hearted man. He wouldn’t think of enjoying his Pentecost feast without inviting a poor man to dine with him. When his son discovered one…
Ss Charles Lwanga & Comps. martyrs, Pray for usTHE MOST HOLY TRINITY (A) : Trinity Sunday 4th June 2023Ex. 34:4-6,8-9; (R. Ps.) Dan3:52-56; 2 Cor. 13:11-13; Jn. 3:16-18 (Ps. Wk. I) Making the sign of the cross is probably the first thing a child learns from the parent or caregiver at the start of a…
Ss Charles Lwanga & Comps. martyrs, Pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 3rd June 2023Sir. 51:12-20; Ps. 18:8-11; Mk. 11:27-33 (Ps. Wk. IV) To answer a question with another question is a smart move on the part of Jesus. He knows that the chief priests, scribes, and elders are trying to trap…
Ss Marcellinus & Peter, martyrs, Pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 2nd June 2023Sir. 44:1,9-13; Ps. 149:1-6,9; Mk. 11:11-25 (Ps. Wk. IV) In Today's Gospel reading, Mark combined two incidents: the cursing of the fig tree and the cleansing of the Temple. Both are prophetic actions, serving as symbolic signs of God’s warning…