Lord, help me to surrender my life completely over to You, My Lord and My God14th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 7th July 2022Hos. 11:1-4,8c-9; Ps. 79:2ac and 3bc,15-16; Mt. 10:7-15 (Ps Wk II) As Christians, we live with two theological experiences: ‘the already and the not yet’. With the Incarnation of God in…
St Maria Goretti, virgin & martyr14th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 6th July 2022Hos. 10:1-3,7-8,12; Ps. 104:2-3,4-5,6-7; Mt. 10:1-7 (Ps Wk II) The message prophesied by prophet Hosea may date to the early years of King Hoshea of Samaria. During this time, the land was again producing abundant fruit as it recovered from the…
Lord, help us be faithful to You in living out our missionary discipleship14th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 5th July 2022Hos. 8:4-7,11-13; Ps. 113b:3-4,5-6,7ab, and 8, 9-10; Mt. 9:32-38 (Ps Wk II) Today’s Gospel reading shows another miraculous deed of Jesus with the dumb demoniac (Mt.9:32-34). Matthew recorded the miracles of Jesus to present…
St Elizabeth of Portugal14th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 4th July 2022Hos. 2:16,17b-18,21-22; Ps. 144:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; Mt. 9:18-26 (Ps Wk II) God has established a covenant beyond usual expectations, and if we look carefully at the wording, it is a covenant not only with humanity, but with all creation. And all creation has a part…
The harvest is rich, but there is a shortage of workers14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Sunday 3rd July 2022Is. 66:10-14c; Ps. 65:1-3a,4-5,6-7a, 16 and 20; Gal. 6:14-18; Lk. 10:1-12, 17-20 (or 1-9) (Ps Wk II) Today’s Gospel speaks about the challenges, difficulties and rewards of discipleship. God is actively present in the here…
The Lord invites us to the peace He gives always... “Peace, I give to you"13th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 2nd July 2022Am. 9:11-15; Ps. 84:9,11-12,13-14; Mt. 9:14-17 (Ps Wk I) “The Lord speaks peace to His people,” exclaimed the psalmist. This is a very consoling and hopeful message. The Lord constantly reaches out…
St Matthew, pray for us13th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 1st July 2022Am. 8:4-6,9-12; Ps. 114:1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9; Mt. 9:9-13 (Ps Wk I) The measure of any nation’s religious health is not liturgical or theological correctness but how the poor, the weak and the vulnerable are treated. Here we have a situation where the religious establishment…
First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church13th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 30th June 2022Am. 7:10-17; Ps. 18:8,9,10,11; Mt. 9:1-8 (Ps Wk I) Amos was an unlikely prophet or missionary. He was not a member of the prophets’ union (there was one!) but a shepherd and dresser of trees. The professional prophets mocked him…
St Peter and St Paul, pray for usSolemnity of Staints Peter and Paul, Apostles : Wednesday 29th June 2022Acts 12:1-11; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9; 2 Tim. 4:6-8,17-18; Mt. 16:13-19 (Psalter proper) There is nothing greater than having heavenly help and protection, especially when one has been thrown into prison. After Peter’s arrest, he was freed from prison…
St Irenaeus, bishop and martyr13th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 28th June 2022Am. 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps. 5:5-6,7,8; Mt. 8:23-27 (Ps Wk I) The prophets of ancient Israel were always trying to convince the people to return to the ways of the Lord, and they often used fear and threats. When disasters occurred, they interpreted…