ST JOHN OF CAPESTRANO, Priest, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 23rd October 2025Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 12:49-53 (Ps Wk I) “I have come to bring fire to the earth and how I wish it were blazing already!”. In Scripture, fire has dual meaning. On one hand, a fire that…
ST JOHN PAUL II, Pope, pray for us29th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 22nd October 2025Rom 6:12-18; Ps 123 (124):1-8; Lk 12: 39-48 (Ps Wk I) After Jesus’ resurrection, the early Christians believed Jesus would return to judge the world. However, Jesus did not return immediately as anticipated. So, some Christians began to doubt…
To live each moment as if it were the moment to do one noble act: to forgive, to serve, to speak truth, to love boldly. No more delaying. Jesus is near!29th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 21st October 2025Rom 5:12, 15, 17-21; Ps 39 (40):7-10, 17; Lk 12:35-38 (Ps Wk I) St Paul speaks…
Do we ask for inheritance like the man in the crowd instead of intimacy with the closeness and providence of the Lord?29th Week in Ordinary Time : Monday 20th October 2025Ex 17:8-13; Ps 120 (121):1-8; 2 Tim 3:14—4:2; Lk 18:1-8 (Ps Wk I) Abraham’s faith was not transactional. He did not believe in God to…
MISSION SUNDAY29th Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 19th October 2025Ex 17:8-13; Ps 120 (121):1-8; 2 Tim 3:14—4:2; Lk 18:1-8 (Ps Wk I) Was there magic in the arms of Moses? Why did the Israelites only prevail against their enemy when he had his arms up? They were a sign of encouragement and a reminder…
ST LUKE EVANGELIST, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 18th October 20252 Tim 4:10-17; Ps 144 (145):10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9 (Ps Wk IV) On this Feast of St Luke the Evangelist, listen to the Gospel in which he himself recorded words that echo his own journey of discipleship. In Luke 10:1–9, Jesus…
ST IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, Bishop & Martyr, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 17th October 2025Rom 4:1-8; Ps 31 (32):1-2, 5, 11; Lk 12:1-7 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus speaks firmly to His disciples: “Do not fear those who kill the body, but fear the one who can destroy the soul.” These words…
ST HEDWIG, Religious ST MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, Virgin , pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Thursday 16th October 2025Rom 3:21-30; Ps 129 (130):1-6; Lk 11:47-54 (Ps Wk IV) Jesus laments the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, who build tombs for the very prophets their ancestors rejected. Their reverence is hollow, their hearts resistant to…
ST TERESA OF JESUS, Virgin & Doctor, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Wednesday 15th October 2025Rom 2:1-11; Ps 61 (62):2-3, 6-7, 9; Lk 11: 42-46 (Ps Wk IV) The readings propose to us themes of judgment, mercy, and the importance of true conversion beyond outward appearances. They invite us into a sacred…
ST CALLISTUS I, Pope & Martyr, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time : Tuesday 14th October 2025Rom 1:16-25; Ps 18 (19):2-5; Lk 11:37-41 (Ps Wk IV) Paul decided to sweep away the claims of all religions by putting humanity on trial. He insisted that God could be seen in creation – with the proper…