Lord, help me to take up my cross, which means putting aside self and all the demands of my ego, and becoming the servant of all13th Week in Ordinary Times : Sunday, 28th June 20262 Kgs 4:8-11, 13-16; Ps 88 (89):2-3, 16-19; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42 (Ps Wk I) Kindness always comes back to…
ST CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA, Bishop, Doctor, pray for us12th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 27th June 2026Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 73 (74):1-7, 20-21; Mt 8:5-17 (Ps Wk IV) There are moments when life feels like the pages of Lamentations, raw and unfiltered – when the Lord seems to have “shattered” our “strongholds.” In…
Turn to Christ who has seen and experienced all the sorrows of life12th Week in Ordinary Times :Friday, 26th June 20262 Kgs 25:1-12; Ps 136 (137):1-6; Mt 8:1-4 (Ps Wk IV) The deportation of the Israelites from their land marked one of the most traumatic and tragic moments in their history. Not only were they…
Are we building our lives, our relationship with God, on rocks or on sand? 12th Week in Ordinary Times :Thursday, 25th June 20262 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 78 (79):1-5, 8-9; Mt 7:21-29 (Ps Wk IV) The story in 2 Kings 24:8-17 describes the Babylonian exile, which is seen as the result of long-term unfaithfulness of the…
NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST 12th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 24th June 2026Is 49:1-6; Ps 138 (139):1-3, 13-15; Act 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 (Ps Prop) The birth of John the Baptist stands out for a number of reasons. Firstly, John is one of 3 persons who have the privilege of 2 dedicated…
Lord, help me to follow your teaching and trust in Your mighty power to protect me12th Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 23rd June 20262 Kgs 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-36; Ps 47 (48):2-4, 10-11; Mt 7:6, 12-14 (Ps Wk IV) King Hezekiah of Judah was warned that King Sennacherib of Assyria had been conquering many nations,…
SS JOHN FISHER, Bishop, AND THOMAS MORE, Martyrs, pray for us12th Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 22nd June 20262 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15, 18; Ps 59 (60):3-5, 12-13; Mt 7:1-5 (Ps Wk IV) Today we hear about a painful event in Israel’s history. In approximately 721BC, the Assyrians conquered the city of Samaria and took…
God is the only one we fear and in God we entrust and surrender our lives12th Week in Ordinary Times : Sunday, 21st June 2026Jer 20:10-13; Ps 68 (69):8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33 (Ps Wk IV) What do we fear most as a human being? Ultimately, is it not the fear of…
We are called to love God and our neighbour and to trust in God’s goodness11th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 20th June 20262 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 88 (89):4-5, 29-34; Mt 6:24-34 (Ps Wk III) When Jehoiada the priest died, the king and the officials of Judah disobeyed God by abandoning the house of the…
SS PHILIP MINH, Priest, AND COMPANIONS, Martyrs, pray for us11th Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 19th June 20262 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Ps 131 (132):11-14, 17-18; Mt 6:19-23 (Ps Wk III) In the Gospel today, Jesus calls us to turn our hearts away from the things of the world and to set our sights…