It is wisdom which can lead us towards the kingdom of heaven17th Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 27th July 2026Jer 13:1-11; (Rp Ps) Dt 32:18-21; Mt 13:31-35 (Ps Wk I) Today Jesus offers two simple yet profound parables of the Kingdom of Heaven: a mustard seed and leaven. The mustard seed is among the…
It is wisdom which can lead us towards the kingdom of heaven17th Week in Ordinary Times : Sunday, 26th July 20261 Kg 3:5, 7-12; Ps 118 (119):57, 72, 76-77, 127-130; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52 (Ps Wk I) In today’s excerpt from St Paul’s letter to the Romans, we are given a beautiful assurance that God…
ST JAMES, Apostle, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 25th July 20262 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 125 (126):1-6; 5-7; Mt 20:20-28 (Ps Wk IV) In the first reading, the Apostle Paul speaks powerfully about suffering, weakness, and the sustaining power of God. We are like jars of clay – fragile, yet carrying a…
ST CHARBEL MAKHLOUF, Priest , pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 24th July 2026Jer 3:14-17; (Rp Ps) Jer 31:10-13; Mt 13:18-23 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus’ explanation of the Parable of the Sower suggests that the seed, being the Word of God, falls on four types of grounds – the path, rocky ground,…
ST BRIDGET OF SWEDEN, Religious, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 23rd July 2026Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Ps 35 (36):6-11; Mt 13:10-17 (Ps Wk IV) God spoke through Jeremiah to the Israelites, pleading with them to repent. God remembered Israel’s devotion in the past. But things had changed. God had given the…
ST MARY MAGDALENE, Apostle of the Apostles, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 22nd July 2026Sgs 3:1-4 or 2 Cor 5:14-17; Ps 62 (63):2-6, 8-9; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 (Ps Wk IV) Song of Songs is a dialogue of intense love between a man and a woman, the lover and the beloved. This…
ST LAURENCE OF BRINDISI, Priest & Doctor, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 21st July 2026Mic 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 84 (85):2-8; Mt 12:46-50 (Ps Wk IV) Today's incident described in Matthew is also accounted for in the other synoptic Gospels which lends strength to the historicity of this event. While the saying,…
ST APOLLINARIS, Bishop & Martyr, pray for us16th Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 20th July 2026Mic 6:1-4, 6-8; Ps 49 (50):5-6, 8-9, 16-17, 21, 23; Mt 12:38-42 (Ps Wk IV) Micah prophesied during the rising threat of the Assyrian Empire. Through Micah’s prophecy, the Lord was sharing His frustration with the people of Israel.…
Lord, help me to be compassionate like You16th Week in Ordinary Times : Sunday, 19th July 2026Wis 12:13, 16-19; Ps 85 (86):5-6, 9-10, 15-16; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 (Ps Wk IV) When we look at the world today, with its many voices and conflicting opinions, we may be tempted to think that God is so…
Lord, help me to serve You with sincerity of heart, and not for the praise of people15th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 18th July 2026Mic 2:1-5; Ps 9 (10):1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 (Ps Wk III) What kind of image comes to mind when we think of someone who is serving in the church,…