Lord, teach me to be poor in spirit and an instrument of Your love4th Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 29th January 2023Zeph. 2:3; 3:12-13; Ps. 145:6c-7, 8-9a,9bc-10; 1 Cor. 1:26-31; Mk. 5:1-12a (Ps. Wk .IV) Fame, power and success are values ordinarily pursued in our society. While these things can be attractive,…
St Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 28th January 2023Heb. 11:1-2,8-19; (R. Ps). Lk. 1:69-70,71-72,73-75; Mk. 4:35-41 (Ps. Wk. III) How do we navigate life if we cannot see the road ahead? Faith is the answer! Faith is not belief in doctrines or dogmas but absolute trust in…
St Angela Merici, virgin3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 27th January 2023Heb. 10:32-39; Ps. 36:3-4,5-6,23-34,39-40; Mk. 4:26-34 (Ps. Wk. III) Two short parables of how God’s reign spreads throughout the world. They are messages to bolster the confidence of the early Christian communities, often cut off from each other and surrounded by…
Sts Timothy and Titus, Bishops3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Thursday 26th January 20232 Tim 1:1-8 or Tit. 1:1-5; Ps. 95:1-3,7-8,10; Lk. 10:1-9 (Ps. Wk. III) “The Church is an evangelizer but she begins by being evangelized herself.” (Evangelii Nuntiandi no: 14). How profound is this statement, especially in today’s context with the…
St Francis de Sales, Bishop and doctorTHE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE : Wednesday 25th January 2023Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps. 116:1,2; Mk. 16:15-18 (Ps. Wk. III) The passage from Acts of the Apostles is the first of several apologetic or defence speeches for Paul’s missionary work among the Jews. Having been brought…
St Francis de Sales, Bishop and doctor3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Tuesday 24th January 2023Heb.10:1-10; Ps. 39:2 and 4ab,7-8a,10,11; Mk. 3:31-35 (Ps. Wk. III) In the religions of the ancient world, animal sacrifices were a regular and accepted part of divine worship. It was at the centre of Israel’s worship, but the…
Lord, protect me from all evil3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Monday 23rd January 2023Is. 8:23b—9:3; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; 1 Cor. 1:10-13,17; Mk. 4:12-23 (Ps. Wk. III) Jesus allows Himself to be criticised by those who do not understand Him. In His time many Pharisees of good faith and the teachers of the law…
Lord, draw us to greater intimacy with You3rd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Sunday 22nd January 2023Is. 8:23b—9:3; Ps. 26:1,4,13-14; 1 Cor. 1:10-13,17; Mk. 4:12-23 (Ps. Wk. III) According to Matthew, as soon as Jesus began to preach the Gospel, He started gathering disciples around Him. These four disciples did not constitute a…
St Agnes, virgin & Martyr2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Saturday 21st January 2023Heb. 9:2-3,11-14; Ps. 46:2-3,6-7.8-9; Mk. 3:20-21 (Ps. Wk. II) As we enter the scene of today’s Gospel reading of Mark, we may experience the feelings and thoughts that come from Jesus, His family members, and the crowd that gathered around…
St Fabian, Pope & martyr, and St Sebastian martyr 2nd Week in Ordinary Time (Year A) : Friday 20th January 2023Heb. 8:6-13; Ps. 84:8 and 10,11-12,13-14; Mk. 3:13-19 (Ps. Wk. II) The Letter to the Hebrews sees Jesus as fulfilling the promise in Jeremiah 32. God was going to establish a new covenant and write…