St Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor17th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 30th July 2022Jer. 26:11-16,24; Ps. 68:15-16,30-31,33-34; Mt. 14:1-12 (Ps Wk I) Herod beheaded John the Baptist because he wanted to keep his promise. Similarly, John the Baptist was killed because he had kept his promise. Both of them persisted in keeping their promises,…
St Martha, Mary and Lazarus17th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 29th July 20221 Jn. 4:7-16; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9,10-11; Jn. 11:19-27 or Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps Wk I) The Lord commanded Jeremiah to speak to the cities of Judah. It was not an easy message for Jeremiah to deliver. Unless all the people listened to the prophets…
Lord, help me to be steadfast in my faith17th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 28th July 2022Jer. 18:1-6; Ps. 145:1-2,3-4,5-6ab; Mt. 13:47-53 (Ps Wk I) Behind Jeremiah’s imagery of the potter and his clay is the idea of Genesis – that God made Adam from clay. Unlike the potter breaking the pot that turns…
Lord, help me to be steadfast in my faith17th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 27th July 2022Jer. 15:10,16-21; Ps. 58:2-3,4-5a,10-11,17,18; Mt. 13:44-46 (Ps Wk I) Jeremiah was lamenting that others were cursing him, despite his innocence. He reflected on God’s word and found delight in it, yet he still suffered from a lack of…
SS Joachim and Anne, parents of the BVM17th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 26th July 2022Eccl/Sirach 44:1,10-15; Ps. 131:11,13-14,17-18; Mt. 13:16-17 (Ps Wk I) Pope Francis announced the Church-wide celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which is to be celebrated each year on the fourth Sunday of July, thus, remembering…
ST JAMES, APOSTLE - pray for usFEAST OF ST JAMES, APOSTLE : Monday 25th July 20222 Cor. 4:7-15; Ps. 125:1-2ab,2cd-3,4-5,6; Mt. 20:20-28 (Ps Wk I) Mt. 20:20-28 (Ps Wk I) Today we celebrate the Apostle James, son of Zebedee. He was the first Apostle to give his life in martyrdom for Jesus (Acts 12:1-2, approx.…
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly - Lord, Bless all Grandarents and the Elderly17th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 24th July 2022Gen. 18:20-32; Ps. 137:1-2a,2bcd-3,6-7ab,7c-8; Col. 2:12-14; Lk. 11:1-13 (Ps Wk I) In the narratives of the Bible, apart from the events described, there is teaching for us about how we should behave.…
St Bridget of Sweden, religious16th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 23rd July 2022Jer. 7:1-11; Ps. 83:3,4,5-6a and 8a,11; Mt. 13:24-30 (Ps Wk IV) Protection doesn’t come from the strength or magnificence of a building but from justice and integrity and walking in the ways of the Lord. There is nothing magical about a temple.…
ST MARY MAGDALENE, pray for usST MARY MAGDALENE, Apostle of the Apostles : Friday 22nd July 2022Songs 3:1-4a or 2 Cor. 5:14-17; Ps. 62:2abc,2d-4,5-6,8-9; Jn. 20:1-2,11-18 (Ps Wk IV) When Mary of Magdala goes to the tomb, she sees that the stone covering the entrance has been removed. She runs to Simon Peter and the…
St Lawrence of Brindisi, priest & doctor16th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 21st July 2022Jer. 2:1-3,7-8,12-13; Ps. 35:6-7ab,8-9; 10-11; Mt. 13:10-17 (Ps Wk IV) What do we do in the face of godlessness and wickedness confronting and challenging us in our daily living? Rather than expand unnecessarily and sap energy by focusing on the…