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ST JOSEPH, spouse of the B.V.M. : Tuesday 19th March 2024

Saint Joseph, pray for usST JOSEPH, spouse of the B.V.M. : Tuesday 19th March 20242 Sam 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; Ps. 88:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24 or Lk 2:41-51 (Psalter Proper) David wanted to build God a house, but God did not want one and had never asked for one.…

5th Week of Lent (B) : Monday 18th March 2024

Lord, knowing that You are our Shepherd, let nothing discourage us5th Week of Lent (B) : Monday 18th March 2024Dan 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62; Ps. 22:1-6; Jn 8:1-11 (Ps. Wk. I) Psalm 22 was accorded to David, a shepherd boy himself before Prophet Sameul anointed him as King (1 Sam 16:13). David knew what it was to be…

5th Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 17th March 2024

Dear Lord, grant us the grace to free ourselves from unnecessary concerns5th Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 17th March 2024Jer 31:31-34; Ps. 50:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 (Ps. Wk. I) In the first reading from the Prophet Jeremiah, the message from God to the House of Israel was about the renewal of the…

4th Week of Lent (B) : Saturday 16th March 2024

Dear Lord, You are the refuge of the innocent, let us never waiver to be compassionate4th Week of Lent (B) : Saturday 16th March 2024Jer 11:18-20; Ps. 7:2-3, 9-12; Jn 7:40-52 (Ps. Wk. IV) Prophet Jeremiah is well aware of  the impending scheme by his haters and their cohorts to annihilate him. He described this…

4th Week of Lent (B) : Friday 15th March 2024

Dear Lord, draw us to know You closer without reserve as Father, Son and Holy Spirit4th Week of Lent (B) : Friday 15th March 2024Wis 2:1, 12-22; Ps. 33:16, 18-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (Ps. Wk. IV) From the Book of Wisdom we see how godless people are misled by malice. To our practical…

4th Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 14th March 2024

Lord, may I always be faithful to You4th Week of Lent (B) : Thursday 14th March 2024Ex 32:7-14; Ps. 105:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 (Ps. Wk. IV) The Israelites had committed the ultimate sin – they had been unfaithful to God and had fashioned a god – the Golden Calf – which they now worshipped. God had…

4th Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 13th March 2024

Dear Lord, when troubles seem too heavy, let me feel Your care and intense love for me4th Week of Lent (B) : Wednesday 13th March 2024Is 49:8-15; Ps. 144:8-9, 13-14, 17-18 Jn 5:17-30 (Ps. Wk. IV) Do you ever feel that the troubles of life are just too much or that God does not seem…

4th Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 12th March 2024

Lord, help us be aware that You are with us in our dire situations4th Week of Lent (B) : Tuesday 12th March 2024Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps. 45:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-3, 5-16 (Ps. Wk. IV) Psalm 45 was written at a time of internal crises and recurring enemy invasion of Israel. Yet it was not…

4th Week of Lent (B) : Monday 11th March 2024

Increase my faith to see things anew in You, Lord!4th Week of Lent (B) : Monday 11th March 2024Is 65:17-21; Ps. 29:2, 4-6, 11-13; Jn 4:43-64 (Ps. Wk. IV) Lent is the time to encounter God Who reaches out to us and invites us from our self-absorbed life into a renewed relationship with Him. Prophet Isaiah…

4th Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 10th March 2024

Lord God, may I always live by Your grace and be drawn closer to Jesus, Your Son4th Week of Lent (B) : Sunday 10th March 20242 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps. 136:1-6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 (Ps. Wk. IV) Our Sunday readings today make it clear that to draw closer to God is to live in…