St Monica21st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 27th August 20221 Thess. 4:1-8; Ps. 96:1 and 2b,5-6,10, 11-12; Mt. 25:14-30 (Ps Wk I) Paul had been addressing the seeming foolishness of the cross to those who did not believe. He continued by reminding the Corinthians that God had chosen them, although they were not the…
Faith needs patience and perseverance21st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 26th August 20221 Cor. 1:17-25; Ps. 32:1-2,4-5,10-11; Mt. 25:1-13 (Ps Wk I) “To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” –Thomas Aquinas Faith is a gift from God, and we receive it freely. And most…
St Joseph Calasanz, priest21st Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 25th August 20221 Cor. 1:1-9; Ps. 144:2-3,4-5,6-7; Mt. 24:42-51 (Ps Wk I) Today’s Gospel is clear and challenging: be ready for the end of all things, the second coming of Christ. Jesus describes two servants. One servant is hard-working, responsible, wise, faithful and cares for…
ST BARTHOLOMEW, PRAY FOR USST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE : Wednesday 24th August 2022Rev. 21:9b-14; Ps. 144:10-11,12-13ab,17-18; Jn. 1:45-51 (Ps Wk I) The Book of Revelation or Apocalypse was written in a style that is different from that of the other books of the New Testament. Although we may find it difficult to understand, this literary style…
St Rose of Lima, virgin21st Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 23rd August 20222 Thess. 2:1-3a,14-17; Ps. 95:10,11-12a,12b-13; Mt. 23:23-26 (Ps Wk I) There was a doctrinal issue in the church at Thessalonica – many believed that the day of the Lord had already arrived. After clarifying that this was not the case, they thanked…
The Queenship of the B. V. Mary21st Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 22nd August 2022Is. 9:1-6; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps Wk I) The first reading presents the famous “messianic” prophecy of the birth of a child. It describes an ideal king whose reign is still in the future. The titles were given to…
Lord, help me to be holy like You are Holy21st Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 21st August 2022Is. 66:18-21; Ps. 116:1,2; Heb. 12:5-7,11-13; Lk. 13:22-30 (Ps Wk I) What does it feel like to be disciplined by God? Once, a young man was looking forward to his first- ever strip tease show in the…
St Bernard, Abbot and doctor20th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 20th August 2022Ez. 43:1-7a; Ps. 84:9ab and 10,11-12, 13-14; Mt. 23:1-12 (Ps Wk IV) During Jesus’ time, the scribes were seen as religious intellectuals skilled in interpreting and applying the Scriptures to everyday life. The Pharisees, meanwhile, were mainly pious laymen belonging to a…
St John Eudes, priest20th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 19th August 2022Ez. 37:1-14; Ps. 106:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 22:34-40 (Ps Wk IV) Ezekiel was a prophet of the Lord while the Israelites were in exile in Babylon. In this passage, Ezekiel prophesied that the people of Israel would be restored to their homeland. It would be…
Lord, may I be a good shepherd like You20th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 18th August 2022Ez. 36:23-28; Ps. 50:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mt. 22:1-14 (Ps Wk IV) “You shall be my people, and I shall be your God.” (Ez. 36: 28) Meditating on this verse gives one a sense of intimacy with the Lord. This is…