Jesus Lord, may I live in You alone!6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 18th February 2023Heb. 11:1-7; Ps. 144:2-5,10-11; Mk. 9:2-13 (Ps. Wk. II) The writer of the letter to the Hebrews presents a definition of faith. Then he gives a list of Old Testament figures whose lives illustrate some particular virtue…
Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 17th February 2023Gen. 11:1-9; Ps. 32:10-15; Mk. 8:34—9:1 (Ps. Wk. II) The story of the tower of Babel illustrates humanity’s desire to reach God – and to be as powerful as God – just as in the Garden of Eden.…
Lord, help us keep close to You6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Thursday 16th February 2023Gen. 9:1-13; Ps. 101:16-21,29,22-23; Mk. 8:27-33 (Ps. Wk. II) The Flood in Genesis chapters 6-8 happened because God saw that “human wickedness was great on the earth, and that human hearts contrived nothing but wicked schemes all day…
Lord Jesus, I want to see You more clearly. Help me to see You!6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Wednesday 15th February 2023Gen. 8:6-13,20-22; Ps. 115:12-15,18-19; Mk. 8:22-26 (Ps. Wk. II) When someone sick encounters Jesus, the person is usually healed immediately. Yet, today only after Jesus lays hands on the blind man…
Ss Cyril, monk, & Methodius, bishop6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 14th February 2023Gen. 6:5-8; 7:1-5,10; Ps. 29:1-4,9-10; Mk. 8:14-21 (Ps. Wk. II) How easy it is for us to miss the point about God. This seems to be the message in both readings today. In the first reading from the Book…
Our God is a God of Love - Lord, help me be a sign of your love to others6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 13th February 2023Gen. 4:1-15,25; Ps. 49:1,8,16-17,20-21; Mk. 8:11-13 (Ps. Wk. II) “The choice is yours.” This is how a priest ends his homilies. It should remind us that…
Lord, teach me the wisdom of God6th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 12th February 2023Sir. 15:15-20; Ps. 118:1-2,4-5,17-18,33-34; 1 Cor. 2:6-10; Mk. 5:17-37 (Ps. Wk. II) Often people make excuses for their failings and negative behaviour. They blame others – parents, society, heredity, and almost anything else. Sirach rejects this and insists…
Our Lady of Lourdes5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 11th February 2023Gen. 3:9-24; Ps. 89:2-6,12-13; Mk. 8:1-10 (Ps. Wk. I) The first reading (Genesis 3:9-24) tellingly reminds us of our fallen nature – the realisation of our own “nakedness” before God and the existential shame we have brought upon ourselves. This shame…
St Scholastica, Virgin5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 10th February 2023Gen. 3:1-8; Ps. 31:1-2,5-7; Mk. 7:31-37 (Ps. Wk. I) The first reading from Genesis relates the temptation of the first couple and how they follow the serpent’s wiles instead of obeying God’s command telling them not to eat the fruit of the…
Lord, grant me the grace to trust that You will give only what is good for me5th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Thursday 9th February 2023Gen. 2:18-25; Ps. 127:1-5; Mk. 7:24-30 (Ps. Wk. I) The word ‘snowflakes’ describes people who are self-entitled, emotionally fragile, and easily offended. They view the world through their…