Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid5th Week of Easter (A) : Tuesday 9th May 2023Acts 14:19-28; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13,21 Jn. 14:27-31a (Ps. Wk. I) One of the most used slogans of the US anti-war movements in the 60s was ‘Give peace a chance.’ In an age beset by an extraordinary amount of conflict,…
Lord, help me discern Your true will for me5th Week of Easter (A) : Monday 8th May 2023Acts 14:5-18; Ps. 113B:1-2,3-4,15-16; Jn. 14:21-26 (Ps. Wk. I) How easily human beings are deceived when discerning what is of God and what is not. The passage from Acts narrates the incident where, in Lystra, Paul heals a…
Lord, help me to strive to make You known and announce to others Your goodness5th Sunday of Easter (A) : 7th May 2023Acts 6:1-7; Ps. 32:1-2,4-5,18-19; 1 Pt. 2:4-9; Jn. 14:1-12 (Ps. Wk. I) In the past, stone was essential in building a house meant to stand up to the elements. Christ Himself was rejected…
Lord, help me to bear witness to our faith by the way I Iive4th Week of Easter (A) : Saturday 6th May 2023Acts 13:44-52; Ps. 97:1,2-4; Jn. 14:7-14 (Ps. Wk. IV) The reading from Acts today happened during Paul’s First Missionary Journey (A.D. 46-48) at Antioch (in Pisidia). In an earlier Sabbath, Paul and Barnabas…
Lord, illuminate the path before me4th Week of Easter (A) : Friday 5th May 2023Acts 13:26-33; Ps. 2:6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 14:1-6 (Ps. Wk. IV) Paul and Barnabas were fighting an uphill battle when they proclaimed the Good News. While they were in the synagogue, they gave a rapid summary of the life, death, and resurrection of…
Lord, help me to remain faithful and share Your Words with others4th Week of Easter (A) : Thursday 4th May 2023Acts 13:13-25; Ps. 88:2-3,21-22,25,27; Jn. 13:16-20 (Ps Wk IV) Today’s first reading shows us the early Church in action. The Gospel, which continues on from the Washing of the Feet, presents us with a picture…
Saint Philip & Saint James, pray for usFeast of SS Philip and James, Apostles : Wedneday 3rd May 20231 Cor. 15:1-8; Ps. 18:2-3,4-5; Jn. 14:6-14 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus is the Way – Jesus calls us to the Father, “No one can come to the Father except through Me.” He does not just show us…
St Athanasius, Bishop & doctor4th Week of Easter (A) : Tuesday 2nd May 2023Acts 11:19-26; Ps. 86:1-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 10:22-30 (Ps Wk IV) “The Father and I are one.” Meditating on this verse helps us have a glimpse into the experience of the intimate relationship between Jesus and Father God. This spiritual exercise gives us the…
St Joseph, Patron Saint of Workers, Pray for usSt Joseph the Worker : Monday 1st May 2023Acts 11:1-18; Ps. 41:2-3; 42:3,4; Jn. 10:11-18 (Ps Wk IV) God has His own way of doing things and this usually does not fall with our way. God often shocks us, as Peter found out. The Spirit fell on…
St Catherine of Siena, virgin & doctor4th Sunday of Easter (A) : 30th April 2023Acts 2:36-41; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; 1 Pt. 2:20-25; Jn. 10:1-10 (Ps. Wk. IV) Those listening to Peter were cut to the heart. He had just informed them that they had killed the author of life and God’s emissary. They asked the obvious…