Prayer for the Sanctification of Priestly Life Lord Jesus Christ, eternal High Priest, you offered yourself to the Father on the altar of the Cross and through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, gave your priestly people a share in your redeeming sacrifice. Hear our prayer for the sanctification of our priests. Grant that all…
Lord, teach us Your ways!10th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 10th June 20261 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 15 (16):1-2, 4-5, 8, 11; Mt 5:17-19 (Ps Wk II) We go to Mass. We listen to the readings. We hear the Word of God day in, day out; year in, year out. What is our attitude towards…
Love That Repairs Scripture: Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. (Mt 18:21-22) Reflection: The Sacred Heart calls us to console and…
ST EPHREM OF SYRIA, Deacon, Doctor, pray for us10th Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 9th June 20261 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-5, 7-8; Mt 5:13-16 (Ps Wk II) Salt of the earth and light of the world – the two images that Jesus expressly used to characterise Christian living in the world but not of…
Remembering His Love Scripture: Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. (Rom 12:11) Reflection: To remember the love of Christ is to keep it alive. Forgetfulness leads to coldness, but remembrance rekindles devotion. The Church gives us devotions to the Sacred Heart so that we do not forget how deeply…
Lord Jesus, help me to live the Beatitudes each day10th Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 8th June 20261 Kgs 17:1-6; Ps 120 (121):1-8; Mt 5:1-12 (Ps Wk II) Elijah prophesied a severe drought throughout the land. It gripped the land for three years and a half, and brought famine with it. Many people were…
A Heart Open to All Scripture: Jesus says, “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never cast out.” (Jn 6:37) Reflection: The Heart of Christ is never closed. It welcomes sinners, strangers, the marginalised, the forgotten. There are no barriers in His love. We are challenged…
Jesus, My Lord and My God! I believe in Your Real Presence in the EucharistTHE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (A) : Sunday, 7th June 2026Dt 8:2-3, 14-16; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58 (Ps Prop) Today’s feast presents to us three important elements of our faith. First is that God…
The Quiet Language of the Heart Scripture: And after the fire, the sound of a low whisper. And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. (1 Kg 19:12-13) Reflection: Not all love is expressed in words. The Heart of Jesus…
ST NORBERT, Bishop, pray for us9th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 6th June 20262 Tim 4:1-8; Ps 70 (71):8-9, 14-17, 22; Mk 12:38-44 (Ps Wk I) The scribes were very concerned with externals, with their image and positions. In contrast, a poor widow was a model of generosity in giving everything she had, not…