St John Pope XXIII, pray for us28th Week in Ordinary Time (C) : Tuesday 11th October 2022Gal. 5:1-6; Ps. 118:41,43,44,45,47,48; Lk. 11:37-41 (Ps Wk IV) We should be encouraged by Paul’s proclamation, “For freedom Christ set us free.” It calls us to authentic living. Honestly speaking, everyone wants to be free. Some want to get…
Lord, strengthen our faith to withstand our own stubbornness28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Monday 10th October 2022Gal. 4:22-24,26-27,31—5:1; Ps. 112:1-2,3-4,5a and 6-7; Lk. 11:29-32 (Ps Wk IV) The stubborn and self-willed Galatians who wanted to cling to the old Jewish Law refused to accept in toto that Christ was the salvation for both…
Lord, Your words are spirit, and they are life. You have the message of eternal life28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Sunday 9th October 20222 Kgs. 5:14-17; Ps. 97:1,2-3ab,3cd-4; 2 Tim. 2:8-13; Lk. 17:11-19 (Ps Wk IV) Second Timothy was an epistle St Paul wrote to his young assistant, Timothy. It was a pastoral…
Lord, grant me the freedom of a child of God27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Saturday 8th October 2022 Gal. 3:22-29; Ps. 104:2-3,4-5,6-7; Lk. 11:27-28 (Ps Wk III) Paul insists that until the coming of Christ, all people were enslaved to sin. There was no way out of the enslavement. So the Law was…
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Friday 7th October 2022Acts 1:12-14; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:46-47,48-49,50-51,52-53,54-55; Lk. 1:26-38 (Ps Wk III) “She was deeply disturbed…”. Mary though immaculately conceived, was also human; she must have felt perplexed and fearful. But instead of letting fear paralyse her, she accepted…
St Bruno (priest), pray for us27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Thursday 6th October 2022Gal. 3:1-5; (R. Ps.) Lk. 1:69-70,71-72, 73-75; Lk. 11:5-13 (Ps Wk III) The passage in the Gospel reading follows immediately after Jesus has taught the disciples the “Lord’s Prayer”. The prayer begins with the disciples addressing God as “Father” and…
St Mary Faustina Kowalska, pray for us27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Wednesday 5th October 2022Gal. 2:1-2,7-14; Ps. 116:1,2; Lk. 11:1-4 (Ps Wk III) The ‘Our Father’ prayer in the Gospel reading reflects the relationship between God and us through prayer. God is intimately close to us as a father to his child. God…
St Francis of Assisi27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Tuesday 4th October 2022Gal. 1:13-24; Ps. 138:1-3,13-14,15; Lk. 10:38-42 (Ps Wk III) Many, if not most of us, have done things in our lives that we deeply regret. We cannot erase the past, but we can allow the past to teach and guide us in…
Lord, teach us to love as You love27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Monday 3rd October 2022Gal. 1:6-12; Ps. 110:1-2,7-8,9 and 10c; Lk. 10:25-37 (Ps Wk III) We are pretty familiar with the story of the Good Samaritan in today’s Gospel of Luke. We pray for the grace that the spirit of the Good…
Lord, increase my faith and bring me closer to You27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) : Sunday 2nd October 2022Hab. 1:2-3; 2:2-4; Ps. 94:1-2,6-7,8-9; 2 Tim. 1:6-8,13-14; Lk. 17:5-10 (Ps Wk III) I have realised that my relationship with God depends on my faith and trust in Him. Constantly, I need to remind myself to…