SS COSMAS AND DAMIAN, Martyrs , pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 26th September 2026Ecc 11:9—12:8; Ps 89(90):3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:43-45 (Ps Wk I) The words in the first reading from Ecclesiastes (The Preacher) today seem so bleak. Life when we are younger seems full of energy. When we grow older,…
Someday our eyes will be opened to see Jesus walking with us through the ups and downs of life25th Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 25th September 2026Ecc 3:1-11; Ps 143 (144):1-4; Lk 9:18-22 (Ps Wk I) The first reading reflects on the nature of life, with everything having its place under the seasons of…
ST PIUS OF PIETRELCINA (Padre Pio), Priest, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 24th September 2026Ecc 1:2-11; Ps 89(90):3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:7-9 (Ps Wk I) The failure of Herod Antipas lies in his inability to recognise the long-awaited Messiah in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. His execution of John the…
ST PIUS OF PIETRELCINA (Padre Pio), Priest, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 23rd September 2026Pr 30:5-9; Ps 118 (119):28, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163; Lk 9:1-6 (Ps Wk I) The writer of Proverbs was sharing some wisdom with the people of Israel – wisdom that is applicable to today as well.…
We can talk honestly to Jesus about our fears and trust Jesus to give us what we need to follow Him25th Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 22nd September 2026Pr 21:1-6, 10-13; Ps 118 (119):1, 27,30, 34-35, 44; Lk 8:19-21 (Ps Wk I) Jesus’ family is looking for Him. Jesus replies, “My mother and my…
ST MATTHEW, Apostle & Evangelist, pray for us25th Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 21st September 2026Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 18 (19):2-5; Mt 9:9-13 (Ps Prop) In “The Chosen” (drama series about the life of Jesus of Nazareth through the eyes of those who met Him), Matthew is cast as a financially astute but shy,…
We all labour in God’s vineyard for the kingdom of God – no one gets more than another, no one is more deserving than another25th Week in Ordinary Times : Sunday, 20th September 2026Is 55:6-9; Ps 144 (145):2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Phil 1:20-24, 27; Mt 20:1-16 (Ps Wk I) In so many ways God is not…
ST JANUARIUS, Bishop & Martyr, pray for us24th Week in Ordinary Times :Saturday, 19th September 20261 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49; Ps 55(56):10-14; Lk 8:4-15 (Ps Wk IV) The readings today remind us that being a follower of Christ requires us to make changes in our lives. In the first reading, St Paul uses the image of…
Do we also follow Jesus, and have faith in Him Who is the Resurrection and the Life?24th Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 18th September 20261 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 16(17):1, 6-8, 15; Lk 8:1-3 (Ps Wk IV) The question of life after death has been one that has fascinated and occupied the minds of humanity…
ST ROBERT BELLARMINE, Bishop & Doctor ST HILDEGARD OF BINGEN, Virgin & Doctor, pray for us24th Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 17th September 20261 Cor 15:1-11; Ps 117 (118):1-2, 15-17, 28; Lk 7:36-50 (Ps Wk IV) Our readings today are full of references to posture. In the Gospel, we are told that Jesus ‘reclined…