St Francis of Assisi, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 4th October 2024Job 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 138:1-3, 7-10, 13-14; Lk 10:13-16 (Ps Wk II) St. Francis of Assisi heard God’s call to repair a dilapidated church. He only realised later that God was asking for the Church to be healed…
Lord, make us instruments of your will, with patience in word and deed26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Thursday 3rd October 2024Job 19:21-27; Ps 26:7-9, 13-14 Lk 10:1-12 (Ps Wk II) We have all heard the expression ‘the patience of Job.’ This virtue is profoundly uttered in, “I know that my redeemer lives, and…
The Holy Guardian Angels, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 2nd October 2024Ex 23:20-23; Ps 90: 1-6, 10-11 Mt 18:1-5, 10 (Ps Wk II) Today, Jesus says to us, “Unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” His words are not a mere…
St Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Tuesday 1st October 2024Is 66:10-14; Ps 130; Mt 18:1-5 (Ps Wk II) “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus’ response to this question would have stunned his disciples when, beckoning a child to come…
St Jerome, Priest & Doctor, pray for us26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Monday 30th September 2024Job 1:6-22; Ps 16:1-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 (Ps Wk II) It is unavoidable that arguments arise when we allow our ego and pride to enter the arena of dialogue. What is the deepest desire in our hearts? To…
WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS & REFUGEES26th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Sunday 29th September 2024Num 11:25-29; Ps 18:8, 10, 12-14 Jm 5:1-6; Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 (Ps Wk II) “Anyone who is not against us is for us” Jesus tells the disciples. Our inclination to form cliques inevitably gives rise to a situation of…
St. Wenceslaus, Martyr & Sts. Lawrence Ruiz & Companions, Martyrs, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Saturday 28th September 2024Eccl 11:9—12:8; Ps 89:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:43-45 (Ps Wk I) Today’s passage in Luke follows upon the episode of Jesus’ healing the epileptic boy. The people were amazed by the miracle. The…
St. Vincent de Paul, Priest, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Friday 27th September 2024Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 143:1-4; Lk 9:18-22 (Ps Wk I) The name of St. Vincent de Paul is synonymous with works of charity. But is charity all there is to this saint? Out of his many quotes, this particular…
Sts. Cosmas & Damian, Martyrs, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) :Thursday 26th September 2024Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 89:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:7-9 (Ps Wk I) In Ecclesiastes, the preacher takes a long hard look at life. He judges everything to be vanity - fleeting, empty and meaningless. The temporal goods he acquires are…
Lord, help me to put my total trust in You25th Week in Ordinary Time (B) : Wednesday 25th September 2024Prov 30:5-9; Ps 118:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163 Lk 9:1-6 (Ps Wk I) After insisting that the Word of God is true, the author of Proverbs warned the reader not to add to God’s words.…