Lord, grant me the grace of humility to receive your message of love, fully and wholeheartedly8th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 30th May 2026Jude 1:17, 20-25; Ps 62 (63):2-6; Mk 11:27-33 (Ps Wk IV) A Catch-22 situation is a paradoxical, no-win situation where a person cannot avoid a problem because of contradictory rules or…
ST PAUL VI, Pope, pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 29th May 20261 Pt 4:7-13; Ps 95 (96):10-13; Mk 11:11-26 (Ps Wk IV) Both readings today speak to us in very stark terms. In the first reading, St Peter states that the current state of the world, including its values and desires,…
Do you know what you want Jesus to do for you? Have you asked Jesus for this? And are you willing to follow Jesus? 8th Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 28th May 20261 Pt 2:2-5,9-12; Ps 99 (100):2-5; Mk 10:46-52 (Ps Wk IV) St Peter was writing to his scattered believers who were facing…
ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY, Bishop, pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 27th May 20261 Pt 1:18-25; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 10:32-45 (Ps Wk IV) St Peter reminds us that we belong to God at great cost — ransomed not with silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, the Lamb…
ST PHILIP NERI, Priest, pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 26th May 20261 Pt 1:10-16; Ps 97 (98):1-4; Mk 10:28-31 (Ps Wk IV) In today’s reading, St Peter talks about the salvation which the prophets of ancient times longed for and searched for with all their hearts. This salvation came to pass…
Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us8th Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 25th May 2026Gen 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14; Ps 86 (87):1-3, 5-7; Jn 19:25-34 (Ps Wk IV) In today’s first reading from Genesis, it is significant that Adam names his wife Eve, meaning “life” or “living.” Despite the fall and the…
Holy Spirit Lord! Help us live the Joy, Peace and Reconciliation of Pentecost every day of our livesPENTECOST SUNDAY : 24th May 2026Acts 2:1-11; Ps 103(104):1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23 (Ps Prop) Jesus’ first words to His disciples after His resurrection were a greeting as ancient as it is timeless:…
Lord, help me to continue to witness to Christ and to live out God’s love in our lives7th Week in Easter : Saturday, 23rd May 2026Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 10 (11):4-5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 (Ps Wk III) In Jerusalem, the Jewish leaders had laid charges against Paul. As Paul was a Roman citizen, he insisted…
ST RITA OF CASCIA, Religious, Martyrs, pray for us7th Week in Easter : Friday, 22nd May 2026Acts 25:13-21; Ps 102 (103):1-2, 11-12, 19-20; Jn 21:15-19 (Ps Wk III) Reconciliation takes great courage and may feel scary at first. Yet it leads to healing and new freedom. Today the Risen Lord meets Peter on the beach.…
ST CHRISTOPHER MAGALLANES AND COMPANIONS, Martyrs, pray for us7th Week in Easter : Thursday, 21st May 2026Acts 22:30, 23:6-11; Ps 15 (16):1-2, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 (Ps Wk III) In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus instructed His disciples to “be wise as serpents and innocent as doves” (Mt 10:16). The first reading shows how that…