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…
Lord, may I be a good shepherd like You20th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 17th August 2022Ez. 34:1-11; Ps. 22:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Mt. 20:1-16a (Ps Wk IV) In the parable of the shepherds found in the first reading, the Prophet Ezekiel speaks about the wicked rulers who reigned over Israel but did not carry out their…
St Stephen of Hungary20th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 16th August 2022Ez 28:1-10; (R. Ps.) Deut. 32:26-27ab, 27cd-28,30,35cd-36ab; Mt. 19:23-30 (Ps Wk IV) Rich man, poor man, camel passing through the eye of a needle, the kingdom of heaven … “Lord, who can be saved?’ Jesus’ answer is: those who follow Him will be…
Mother Mary, Pray for usTHE ASSUMPTION OF THE B. V. MARY : Monday 15th August 2022Rev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a,10ab; Ps. 44:10,11,12, 15b-16; 1 Cor. 15:20-27; Lk. 1:39-56 (Psalter proper) The birth of a child is a positive sign of hope and continuing life. The woman clothed with the sun – Mary – gave birth to a…
Lord, help me to keep my focus on You20th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 14th August 2022Jer. 38:4,6,8-10; Ps. 39:2,3,4,18; Heb. 12:1-4; Lk. 12:49-53 (Ps Wk IV) In today’s Gospel, it seems like Jesus is feeling disappointment, and His distress is great. He wishes the fire is already blazing, but it is not. He…
SS. Pontian, pope, and Hippolytus, priest, martyrs19th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 13th August 2022Ez. 18:1-10,13b,30-32; Ps. 50:12-13,14-15,18-19; Mt. 19:13-15 (Ps Wk III) It was a Jewish custom to present the children to the rabbis so that they would bless them. But in today’s Gospel, the Apostles thought that the children were abusing the…