TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD 18th Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 6th August 2026Dan 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 96 (97):1-2, 5-6, 9; Mt 17:1-9 (Ps Prop) The Transfiguration reminds believers that they are destined for resurrection and glory in Christ. It offers a moment of hope to prepare for life's challenges. The whole scene resonates with…
DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF ST MARY MAJOR18th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 5th August 2026Jer 31:1-7; (Ps) Jer 31:10-12 Mt 15:21-28 (Ps Wk II) At first glance, the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15 seems to have nothing in common with the exiled people of Israel in Jeremiah 31. In fact, they are the…
ST JOHN MARY VIANNEY, Priest, pray for us18th Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 4th August 2026Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 101(102):16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 (Ps Wk II) The first reading today introduces a section that has been called the Book of Consolation in Jeremiah. The passage opens with a command from God…
God does not give up on us. God pulls us out when we are in stormy waters18th Week in Ordinary Times : Monday, 3rd August 2026Jer 28:1-17; Ps 118 (119):29, 43, 79-80, 95, 102; Mt 14:22-36 (Ps Wk II) God-fearing prophets in the Old Testament called God’s people to remain obedient to God’s instructions, even…
God is exceedingly generous, especially with his grace and mercy18th Week in Ordinary Times : Sunday, 2nd August 2026Is 55:1-3; Ps 144 (145):8-9, 15-18; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21 (Ps Wk II) God is exceedingly generous. We are invited to come to the waters to drink freely and eat the banquet prepared for us. And…
ST ALPHONSUS LIGUORI, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Times : Saturday, 1st August 2026Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 68 (69):15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12 (Ps Wk I) Today’s Gospel presents a tragic contrast: the fearless witness of John the Baptist and the fearful weakness of Herod. John speaks truth without compromise, and…
ST IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, Priest, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Times : Friday, 31st July 2026Jer 26:1-9; Ps 68 (69):5, 8-10, 14; Mt 13:54-58 (Ps Wk I) Jeremiah was asked by God to go to the Temple and speak to the people. He was told to warn them about the disasters which would come…
ST PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, Bishop & Doctor, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Times : Thursday, 30th July 2026Jer 18:1-6; Ps 145 (146):2-6; Mt 13:47-53 (Ps Wk I) ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,’ goes an idiom that encourages us never to give up. This helps us when applied to the challenges that…
SS MARTHA, MARY AND LAZARUS, pray for us17th Week in Ordinary Times : Wednesday, 29th July 20261 Jn 4:7-16; Ps 33 (34):2-11; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 (Ps Wk I) On this memorial of the sibling saints, Martha, Mary and Lazarus, we encounter a home where love is both tender and tested. In John 11,…
Lord, help me to be strong and to live out God’s Word in spite of challenges17th Week in Ordinary Times : Tuesday, 28th July 2026Jer 14:17-22; Ps 78 (79):8-9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43 (Ps Wk I) The lament of the people of Israel was loud and long. Why are we suffering so severely? War, famine,…